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COP30 highlights growing need of countries for resilience to storms, flood and fires 12/11/2025
COP30 highlights growing need of countries for resilience to storms, flood and fires With typhoons tearing across Southeast Asia this week while areas of Jamaica and Brazil are still clearing debris from damaging storms, delegates at Brazil's COP30 summit began grappling with how best to help the vulnerable withstand worsening weather and other climate extremes. ...more
Latest U.N. analysis shows climate pledges cutting emissions by 12% 12/11/2025
Latest U.N. analysis shows climate pledges cutting emissions by 12% The yearly amount of planet-warming gases added to the atmosphere will decrease 12% by 2035 from 2019 levels, according to a new analysis published Monday by the U.N. climate change secretariat (UNFCCC). ...more
EU agrees to relax green rules in farming subsidy reform 12/11/2025
EU agrees to relax green rules in farming subsidy reform EU member states and the European Parliament have reached a provisional agreement on an overhaul of the EU's huge farming subsidies, weakening environmental standards as part of plans to cut back regulations and paperwork for farmers. ...more
India could miss 2030 green hydrogen production goals, top official says 12/11/2025
India could miss 2030 green hydrogen production goals, top official says Some export-focused green hydrogen projects in India are likely to start later than originally planned due to global policy uncertainties, potentially delaying the country's clean fuel ambitions, a senior government official said on Tuesday. ...more
China's CO2 emissions haven't risen for 18 months, analysis finds 12/11/2025
China's CO2 emissions haven't risen for 18 months, analysis finds China's carbon dioxide emissions were flat year-on-year in the third quarter, extending a now 18-month streak of flat or falling emissions, an analysis for climate publication Carbon Brief found. ...more
Climate talks start with call for faster action and more togetherness, but without the US 11/11/2025
Climate talks start with call for faster action and more togetherness, but without the US U.N. climate negotiations were expected to begin Monday at a meeting on the edge of the Brazilian Amazon, with leaders pushing for urgency, cooperation and acceleration after more than 30 years fighting to curb global warming by drastically reducing the carbon pollution that causes it. ...more
UN warns of millions displaced by climate change as COP30 opens in Brazil 11/11/2025
UN warns of millions displaced by climate change as COP30 opens in Brazil Weather-related disasters have forced a quarter of a billion people to flee in the last decade, says UNHCR. ...more
Safeguarding clean water access as climate threats rise 11/11/2025
Safeguarding clean water access as climate threats rise As health emergencies multiply linked to the climate crisis, governments are joining forces with the UN to protect access to clean water, while data indicates that 118 million people in Europe alone live near healthcare facilities lacking basic sanitation.   ...more
Commission unveils nearly €3bn to scale up green fuels for aviation and maritime transport 11/11/2025
Commission unveils nearly €3bn to scale up green fuels for aviation and maritime transport The plan to step up financing for sustainable fuels in shipping and aviation by 2027 comes as the bloc is falling short of decarbonising heavy transport by 2050. ...more
Growth in global demand for ‘green’ office buildings slows amid Trump policies 11/11/2025
Growth in global demand for ‘green’ office buildings slows amid Trump policies Fall reported by Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors as UN calls for accelerated action in buildings sector to meet global climate goals. ...more
 
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