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
In just three months, Greece's power sector consumed 44% of its available carbon budget for 2025, while emissions from fossil gas plants were the highest in a decade.
The EU's GDP remained stable with a marginal 0.2% increase in fourth quarter of 2023.
Three geoengineering projects seek to alter the chemistry of the atmosphere and the ocean. Critics warn of unintended consequences.