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Climate

Tracking global efforts to curb carbon emissions and adapt to climate change impacts and extreme weather

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Culture

Dialogue Earth’s best photo stories of 2025
Standout shots from a year of reporting across the globe, from Ghana’s remaining old-growth forests to Uruguay’s polluted Río Negro and beyond
Indigenous participants gathering with attire and traditional instruments at a march Article
Indigenous peoples

‘They invite us to speak, but not to decide’
A person waters rows of young plants in a desert agricultural setting Article
China in the world

How can the world engage with China to strengthen global environmental governance?
A panoramic view of a coastal city with red-roofed buildings, a harbor with boats, and mountains in the background Article
Climate diplomacy

How Türkiye and Australia could lead climate diplomacy at COP31
Workers installing solar panels in a sandy area Article
China in the world

Q&A: ‘China can offer new, lower-cost financing channels’
people walking on misty street Article
Heat adaptation

Roundtable: Did COP30 do enough for health?
Three weaver birds perch on a reddish-brown rock Article
Climate impacts

Highlights from 2025 on Dialogue Earth
people stabding near and climbing collapsed building Article
Disasters

Rise in mild Karachi earthquakes prompts calls for disaster preparedness
Huang Ruiqiu addresses an audience at the China Pavilion during COP30 Article
Negotiations

How can China meet its climate adaptation challenges?

In focus

Donald Trump on stage Article
Elections

Roundtable: What does the second Trump presidency mean for global climate action?
Climate experts from China, India, Kenya, South Africa, Colombia and Mexico react to the US presidential election results
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Negotiations

Imbalance of power: Women at international climate negotiations
Women’s representation at UN climate conferences has barely improved in 30 years, particularly women from South Asia
Article
Carbon emissions

Interactive: Can CCS help Asia reach its climate goals?
Deploying CCS without ramping up renewables could compromise the ‘just transition’ of Southeast Asian countries
Opinion
Negotiations

Riding the 2024 COPs wave: Ocean issues connect everything
Ocean issues cut across all three major UN conferences taking place at the end of 2024, says Felipe Cárcamo Moreno
cauliflower coral (Pocillopora verrucosa) Article
Global heating

Could freezing coral larvae protect reefs from ocean warming?
Two men transferring yellow sacks of commodities from the riverbank to a boat Article
Food security

Climate disasters deepen food insecurity in the Punjab region
Two women fetch water from a well in a dirt field Opinion
Loss and damage

Climate ‘loss and damage’ should include supply chain impacts
A diverse group of people waves Ethiopian flags during a COP30 event Article
Negotiations

Roundtable: African experts appraise the Belém climate conference
COP30 president André Corrêa do Lago during a demonstration by the Munduruku Indigenous people Article
Negotiations

COP30: Climate talks in Brazil wrap up in overtime, not addressing fossil fuels
A woman wearing a blue dress holds a basket over her head Article
Gender

Indigenous Shuar women are protecting the Ecuadorian Amazon
World leaders seated at a roundtable during the COP30 Brasil Climate Summit Article
Negotiations

COP30: Calls for a ‘roadmap’ to end fossil fuels gain momentum
two women wipe the sweat from their faces in front of a store Opinion
Health

The health impact of humid heat demands attention
A diverse crowd at a protest holds a cardboard sign reading "CO2 FOR SYSTEM CHANGE" Article
Negotiations

Q&A: ‘Communities drown in the sea as governments drown in bureaucracy’
A woman walks beside tents at an evacuation center Opinion
Negotiations

The global goal on adaptation must respond to actual needs
Gabriel Boric and Lula da Silva greet each other in front of a backdrop that reads “Brasil COP30 Amazonia” Article
Negotiations

COP30: Latin American leaders set the tone for crucial climate summit
boats moving along river in heavily forested area Article
Negotiations

COP30: What to expect from the global summit on climate change

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