COP30 in Belém came to a close amid dramatic last-minute negotiations, deep divisions over fossil fuels, and unresolved disputes on climate finance, pushing talks into overtime and leaving the world without a clear mandate for phasing out fossil fuels. While the...

A fire broke out Thursday afternoon at the COP30 climate summit venue in Belém, Brazil,forcing the immediate evacuation of thousands of delegates and disrupting the criticalfinal phase of global climate negotiations. The fire erupted shortly after 2 p.m. local time in...

Turkey will host the COP31 climate conference in Antalya in November 2026 after Australiastepped back from its long-running bid to stage the event in Adelaide. The decisionfollows intensive negotiations at COP30 in Belém and ends a prolonged standoff betweenthe two...

New draft texts were released after overnight negotiations, including a proposal called the“Global Mutirão” — an effort to unite the world in a common push against climate change.The COP 30 Presidency is pushing hard to finish negotiations very quickly, but...

The COP30 climate conference has now entered its second and most decisive week, and countries are moving into high-level political negotiations. Over the weekend and into today, ministers from around the world have arrived in Belém to take over the talks from...