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.