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From WW1 to COP31, next year’s co-presidency could provide the creative diplomacy and bridge-building climate negotiations need.

The fact that the Philippines requires flood control measures is beyond dispute. But the problem goes far deeper.

COP30 needs a dedicated political commitment addressing how to put the global goal into action, write two climate diplomacy experts.

At COP30, Taiwan brought its experience in public-private collaboration for digital and green transition to the international dialogue.

A new global fund meant to reward tropical countries for protecting forests could instead drive deforestation and deepen debt in the developing world, civil society groups warn.

The continued financing of oil and gas extraction in the Amazon comes amid a wider rollback of banks’ sustainability pledges and an increase in fossil fuel financing globally.

The lack of trees in one of the Amazon’s most revered cities, especially in poor neighborhoods, contributes to projections that Belém will face 222 days of extreme heat by 2050.

Civil society and affected groups are pushing for Indonesia to pass a Climate Justice Bill, which would enshrine climate justice as a constitutional right and protect vulnerable communities through coordinate national policy.

Governments of the Amazon are reaffirming their goals of pursuing green investment – all while expanding fossil fuel exploration and mining.

Indonesia is moving to designate 17 seagrass habitats as national strategic areas for blue carbon, a plan that promises climate and community benefits but raises concerns over safeguards.