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It's been three decades of COP talks - and as most of the climate metrics get worse, questions about whether the summits are working have become impossible to ignore. This year, approximately 40,000 ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Climate change, renewables and systems research. Nov 24, 2024, 06:52am EST Apr 30, 2025, 03:52am EDT Columbian activist Gina ...

The annual UN climate change conference held in Brazil last year, known as COP30, concluded without a clear roadmap to phase out fossil fuels. It also laid bare a question that has long haunted ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Helping you to understand and thrive in our changing world With global temperatures nearing 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels this ...

After hosting the last climate summit, the South American country raised doubts about the 30-year-old paradigm based on consensus. Brazil, the host of last year’s COP30 climate summit, is pushing for ...

Acting alone, these countries have limited leverage and resources to combat climate change. Crucially, the UN’s multilateral ...

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BAKU, Azerbaijan—Calls to reform the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change negotiations grew louder last week as former high-level UNFCCC officials, leading scientists and other ...

The legitimacy of COP31 presidency rests on capability, fairness, and inclusivity—principles to which Türkiye points in ...

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. More than 1,600 fossil fuel lobbyists are registered for the COP30 ...