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Nepal seeks stronger recognition of mountain issues in UN climate process

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In the wake of its recent glacial flooding disaster, Nepal and the kingdom of Bhutan have proposed a new...

Turkey must make COP31 a turning point for global climate action

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Özgür Özel is the leader of Turkey's main opposition “New Party” and a member of parliament from Manisa.The world...

Interactive: Tracking negotiating texts at the COP31 climate summit

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COP31 Briefing: What to expect from the Antalya climate summit?

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Here's an overview of issues to watch as governments, businesses and civil society head to the Turkish seaside resort...

Clean power shields China from oil shock more than any other country

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China’s rapidly-expanding clean energy generation and deepening electrification has made the country more resilient to energy shocks, bolstering its...

COP31 must deliver finance for Africa or there will be no implementation

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Nana Antwi-Boasiako Amoah is chair of the African Group of Negotiators on Climate Change. Charles Wanguhu is director of...

Q&A: What is the Brazil-led ‘deforestation roadmap’?

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What’s on the climate calendar for November 2026?

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This is a republication of November's edition of The Climate Agenda - a subscriber-only newsletter designed to keep you...

Editor’s Desk: COP reform is happening quietly, behind the headlines

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In the thick of the COP29 climate summit in Azerbaijan in 2024, the UN climate talks were rattled by...

Africa wants adaptation finance on COP31 agenda, raising risk of a fight

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African negotiators have asked the UN to open a formal space at COP31 for contentious talks on adaptation finance...

Tensions set to flare over trade at COP31 as China makes it a priority

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Trade measures that impose tariffs and penalties on cleantech and emissions-intensive goods are poised to re-emerge as a challenging...

Early speakers’ list suggests few powerful leaders will attend COP31

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Other than the Australian and Turkish co-hosts, the only G20 nations to address the COP31 leaders' summit with speakers...