UN summit hopes accord will demonstrate global unity in addressing climate change

UN conference's draft text also called for global efforts to triple financing available to help nations adapt to climate change by 2030

Disputes over leftover money, old scheme deadline among issues raised at COP30 climate summit

Only unified approach via ICAO can deliver effective climate results for sector

Indigenous demonstrators demand forest protection as world leaders gather to discuss climate change

Accelerating global temperatures, marine heatwave threats to warm-water corals, frequent wildfires among planetary challenges

New goal would let members buy foreign carbon credits to contribute to emissions cut benchmark

Ministers to first agree on 2040 goal before deriving emissions pledge for 2035

Anwar's meeting with sec-gen Guterres also discussed Thai-Cambodian peace negotiations, advancing inclusive dialogue efforts in Myanmar

Brazil continues resisting calls to move climate change conference out of Amazonian city of Belem

Exorbitant hotel prices leave govt delegations scrambling to find rooms within their budgets

Cooperation can foster mutual learning, adapt proven solutions to local contexts, says Nga

Event president says ‘no Plan B’ for annual summit to be held elsewhere but Belem.

BRUSSELS, July 30 — The United Nations’ climate bureau held an urgent meeting yesterday over concerns that sky-high accommodation prices for this year’s COP30 climate summit in Brazil could price poorer countries out of the negotiations, according to diplomats and a document seen by Reuters.

BRUSSELS, July 2 — The European Commission has proposed a legally binding target to cut the European Union’s (EU) net greenhouse gas emissions by 90 per cent by 2040, compared to 1990 levels.

KUALA LUMPUR, April 24 — Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has reiterated Malaysia's commitment to reduce carbon intensity by 45 per cent by 2030 and achieve net-zero carbon by 2050.

BERLIN, March 27 — Accelerated climate action could boost global gross domestic product (GDP) by 0.2 per cent by 2040 compared with current policies, a study showed on Tuesday, as delegates from 40 countries meet in Berlin to shape the agenda for the COP30 summit in Brazil later this year.

BRASILIA, Feb 19 — Brazil announced yesterday its decision to join Opec+, a bloc that gathers members of the Organisation of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (Opec) and observer nations, reported Xinhua.

NEW YORK, Sept 24 — Developing nations yesterday pleaded at the United Nations General Assembly for the world’s richest to do more to help them cope with the hardships they face from climate extremes.