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Beachgoers flock to Ipanema beach to beat the extreme heat in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, September 24, 2023
THE United Arab Emirates, Azerbaijan and Brazil joined forces today to push for an international agreement to limit global warming to 1.5°C.
The three nations are the former and future hosts of the United Nations climate summits.
Sultan Al Jaber, Emirati president of last year’s Cop28 negotiations, said it would form a “troika” to focus on ensuring that more ambitious CO2-cutting pledges are made ahead of a deadline at the Cop30 summit to be held in 2025 in Belem, Brazil.
The glacier collapse in Nepal is yet another warning that a warming planet is making Himalayan disasters more frequent and destructive – but the countries facing the greatest risks are often those least responsible, says LI YANG
From summit to summit, imperialist companies and governments cut, delay or water down their commitments, warn the Communist Parties of Britain, France, Portugal and Spain and the Workers Party of Belgium in a joint statement on Cop30
Reaching co-operation is supposed to be the beginning, not the end, of global climate governance, argues LISA VANHALA
