World's richest countries fuelling deforestation beyond their borders
17 Mar 2025
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The world’s wealthiest nations collectively caused 15 times more biodiversity loss internationally than domestically, driving deforestation to satisfy agricultural and forestry demand.
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Fossil fuel lobbyists outnumber all COP30 delegations except Brazil, report says
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One in every 25 participants at 2025 UN climate summit is a fossil fuel lobbyist, according to Kick Big Polluters Out.
A crucial system of ocean currents may be on course to collapse. This country just declared it a national security threat
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As evidence mounts these currents could be on course for collapse, Iceland’s government has made the unusual move of designating the risk a national security threat.
A fossil fuel fight brews at COP30 as delegates draft road map
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Brazil’s President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva surprised many at the opening ceremony of the COP30 leaders summit in Belém last week when he called for world leaders to prepare a road map to “overcome dependence on fossil fuels.”
South Korean growers sue state power utility, blaming climate change for crop damage
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Five South Korean farmers recently sued the state utility Korea Electric Power Corporation and its power-generating subsidiaries, alleging that their reliance on coal and other fossil fuels has accelerated climate change and damaged their crops.
World oil market faces even larger 2026 surplus, IEA says
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The global oil market faces an even bigger surplus next year of as much as 4.09 million barrels per day as OPEC+ producers and rivals lift output and demand growth slows, the International Energy Agency said on Thursday.
Despite record turnout, only 14% of Indigenous Brazilians are expected to access decision-making spaces at Cop30
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The Coalition of Indigenous Peoples of Brazil (APIB) estimates 2,500 Indigenous people from across Brazil have gathered in Belém. Leaders are demanding a bigger role in the negotiations and the inclusion of land demarcation as climate policy.
Australia's green energy push, Pacific ties face setback from COP31 impasse
Fri 14 Nov 2025
Australia risks undermining efforts to establish itself as a leader in the green energy transition and letting down its vulnerable Pacific island neighbours if its bid to host next year's biggest climate summit fails, diplomats and analysts say.
World still on track for catastrophic 2.6C temperature rise, report finds
Fri 14 Nov 2025
Fossil fuel emissions have hit a record high while many nations have done too little to avert deadly global heating.
COP30: Brazil tries to find a home for tricky issues
Fri 14 Nov 2025
Brazil is trying to craft a compromise package on several contentious issues and has dismissed the idea of a roadmap away from fossil fuels.
Fossil fuel emissions rise again – but renewables boom offers hope for climate
Fri 14 Nov 2025
The world's burning of fossil fuels is set to release more planet-warming carbon dioxide than ever before this year, new figures show.
