Coal will be a central pillar of COP31, wherever it’s held
In the shadows of COP29, two of the world’s most coal-dependent countries are still bidding to host the UN climate summit in 2026, offering what could be a unique moment to renew focus on coal, write two climate analysts
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INC-5: What to look out for at plastics treaty talks in Busan
Nations gather in South Korea this month for a final meeting on curbing plastic pollution. Who are the key players – and is a deal likely?
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As Brazil’s Amazon grows drier, Indigenous people feel the squeeze
The Waurá people are fighting to restore degraded springs, with historic droughts increasing the vulnerability of waters and ways of life in the Xingu Basin
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We need radical action on climate finance at COP29
The New Collective Quantified Goal needs a human rights-based approach to loss and damage – and we need to talk about the military, writes Maria Syed
COP29: Latin America and Caribbean face huge hurdles to sustainable finance
The region receives 19 times more in revenue from activities linked to fossil fuel exports than it does in climate and biodiversity funding, write sustainable finance researchers
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
Analysis: Pakistan’s COP29 priorities
The key issue at the UN climate change conference in Azerbaijan will be financing adaptation and mitigation, argues Shafqat Kakakhel
