Category: United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change

Indigenous People Take the Stage at COP30 Climate Talks in Belém, Brazil

This summit is unlike any of its predecessors in at least one significant way: The Indigenous presence is palpable and strong.
The Global Climate Leadership Vacuum

The United States is largely absent from the United Nations climate negations in Brazil. So who is stepping up?
Missing at U.N.’s Climate Meeting: American Executives

Many business leaders are skipping the annual United Nations climate summit in Belém, Brazil, or are attending events in other cities.
Leaders at Davos Economic Forum Vow to ‘Stay the Course’ on Climate Action

Officials and business executives at the annual gathering in Switzerland said the fight against global would continue with or without the United States.
Saudi Arabia and Russia Block Mention of Fossil Fuel Exit in Climate Resolution

A handful of oil-producing nations ensured that a United Nations General Assembly resolution on climate change steered clear of a call to transition away from fossil fuels.
At COP29, Tourism Gets Its Day. How Has It Fared With Climate Goals?

The tourism industry will be officially recognized at COP29 on Wednesday. Industry leaders signed a climate accord in 2021 to make travel more sustainable, but the results so far are meager.
A Loss and Damage Fund Is Taking Shape at COP Climate Talks

The U.N. climate summit in Azerbaijan has cleared the for way aid to flow when lower-income countries are hit.
Exxon Chief to Trump: Don’t Withdraw From Paris Climate Deal

Darren Woods was one of only a few Western oil executives attending a global climate conference in Baku, Azerbaijan.
Banks Made Big Climate Promises. A New Study Doubts They Work.

Using European Central Bank lending data, researchers said there was not evidence that voluntary commitments were effective in reducing emissions.
Blue Carbon Is One of Many Companies Inking Carbon Market Deals

An Emirati company wants to broker a nascent market in which nations trade emission reductions even before regulations are agreed upon.
John Kerry on the COP28 Agreement and What Comes Next

John Kerry said major oil-exporting countries’ willingness to acknowledge that the era of fossil fuels must come to an end underscored the “urgency” of the deal.
Oil Producers Back Climate Deal Despite Fossil Fuel Language

At the United Nations climate conference, the final statement included elements that pleased oil and gas producers.