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COP30 had one job: to demonstrate real global cooperation against the climate crisis. Where this summit needed to accelerate action, not merely reaffirm intentions
More than 1,600 fossil fuel lobbyists, outnumbering delegates from most countries, are attending COP30 in Belém, Brazil, highlighting a stark imbalance that risks corporate influence.
More than 1,600 fossil fuel lobbyists, outnumbering delegates from most countries, are attending COP30 in Belém, Brazil, highlighting a stark imbalance that risks corporate influence.
The COP30 climate summit has drawn to a close after two weeks in the Amazonian city of Belem, where protests, street marches and even a fire caused unexpected moments of drama.
Less than half of the committed adaptation funds in Africa were actually disbursed between 2014 and 2018, with the problem being failure of delivery.
African civil society groups warn they will reject any COP30 deal that forces the continent to pay for a crisis it did not create, issuing a seven-point ultimatum.
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