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COP30 Brazil

This year's UN climate summit is taking place in Belem, in the Brazilian Amazon. Negotiators will discuss climate finance, the worsening impacts of rising global temperatures and the need for greater action.

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November 1, 2025

COP30: US not sending any high-level officials — White House

October 31, 2025

Ahead of UN climate talks, Brazil says deforestation is down

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heads of state at the launch of the Tropical Forest Forever Facility at the COP30

Brazil pushes for Tropical Forests Forever Facility

Brazil pushes for Tropical Forests Forever Facility

Brazilian President Lula da Silva is boosting a fund that would pay developing countries to keep their trees standing.
ClimateNovember 8, 202501:58 min
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Chancellor Merz: 'Important countries missing' at COP30

Chancellor Merz: 'Important countries missing' at COP30

Chancellor Friedrich Merz confirmed Germany's commitment to international cooperation on the environment at COP30.
ClimateNovember 8, 202501:11 min
Belem just before COP30 in 2025

Cautious hopes for Brazil as host of COP30 climate talks

Cautious hopes for Brazil as host of COP30 climate talks

With a mixed environmental record, can Brazil help push through vital action as host of the UN's COP30 climate summit?
Nature and EnvironmentNovember 8, 2025
Aerial view of rainforest surrounding Combu creek, on Combu Island on the banks of the Guama River, Brazil

Brazil's $125 billion plan to save the world's rainforests

Brazil's $125 billion plan to save the world's rainforests

Brazil has launched a new global fund that could change how the world fights deforestation.
Nature and EnvironmentNovember 7, 202509:30 min
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Merz at COP30: 'Let us seize this opportunity'

Merz at COP30: 'Let us seize this opportunity'

Germany's chancellor tells climate conference delegates in Brazil that his country can be relied upon.
PoliticsNovember 7, 202505:36 min
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Is Germany straying from climate goals ahead of COP30?

Is Germany straying from climate goals ahead of COP30?

Some worry that the government might seize on the stagnant economy to steer Germany from its stated climate goals.
ClimateNovember 7, 202503:02 min
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Making forest protection more lucrative than destruction

From the Amazon to the Congo, rain forests are vital ecosystems long plundered to make way for mining or agriculture.
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With just weeks to go until the international climate conference, nations are stepping up to submit new climate targets.
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Amid severe heat wave, EU pitches flexible 2040 climate goal

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Fact check: Suspicious accounts influencing COP29 debates

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COP29 host Azerbaijan intensifies repression

Host nation Azerbaijan hís cracking down on dissent ahead of the UN climate conference.
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