Given what is done and what ultimately is not done at the level of countries and leadership, Dr. Hayhoe states: “I am not optimistic. But I do maintain hope [...] Because if we all lose hope, if we consider the game completely lost, we will simply sink into despair.

A compromise deal reached at COP30 will see Turkey staging next year’s UN climate summit while Australia leads government negotiations, easing a long-running standoff over hosting rights and keeping Pacific concerns in the spotlight

In her book, Kolbert connects scientific research with the history of human presence on Earth and, through vivid descriptions, highlights the delicate balance between progress and destruction

At a time when artificial intelligence requires massive cheap energy, we are doubling down on dirty, expensive energy sources and canceling domestic projects that could provide much cheaper energy.

While negotiations in Belém focus on mutually acceptable mechanisms for safeguarding climate resilience, Typhoon Kalmaegi is killing hundreds in Southeast Asia, while Fung-wong forces over a million people to flee their homes

Demonstrators breached security barriers at the U.N. climate summit in Belem to demand stronger forest protections and Indigenous land rights, prompting brief chaos before order was restored

After years of summits, roadmaps, and declarations, this year’s conference must deliver something tangible: a credible pathway for funding the green transition—especially in developing and emerging economies.

As extreme storms, floods, and wildfires rise, COP30 highlights the urgent need for developing nations to boost resilience, with new UN funds and development bank pledges aiming to bridge the adaptation finance gap

As COP30 begins in Belém, Brazil, the Paris Agreement faces its most difficult test yet — rising emissions, record heat, and geopolitical divisions that threaten the future of global climate cooperation

Maria Damanaki on Greece’s green transition, energy politics, and the risks of inertia in the Aegean

The latest UNEP Emissions Gap Report, released ahead of the COP30 opening, shows the world heading for 2.8°C of warming under current policies.

During the past ten years, addressing climate change has been systematically at the center of international politics. This was not the case, at least not to the same degree, either before the Paris Agreement (2015) or today. Policies to combat the effects of climate change seem once again to be entering a period where they […]

COP30 opens in Brazil as climate unity weakens, the U.S. steps back, the EU softens its 2040 goals, and Brazil launches a major tropical forests fund.

A report on global climate progress finds key indicators off track, an increase in fossil fuel use and deforestation, and widening political divisions

EU ministers set COP30 negotiating stance and adopted conclusions on Europe’s water resilience strategy at Tuesday's EU Environment Council meeting

The EU Environment Council meets in Luxembourg to set COP30 goals and discuss EU water resilience and ocean sustainability strategies.

"As we approach COP30 in Brazil, Europe must lead with an integrated vision that unites decarbonization and resilience, ensuring no region or community is left behind."- Phoebe Koundouri

Environmental experts and policymakers highlight that state-level climate initiatives and even the U.S.'s membership at the UNFCCC may be in jeopardy.

Once seen as Ursula von der Leyen’s defining legacy, support for climate ambition at the EP has increasingly shifted from the EPP to the Left.