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COP30 Diary (November 14, 2025): New draft text on Just Transition Work Programme; Indigenous protestors block main entrance

India, Nov. 15 -- The 30th Conference of the Parties (COP30) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) in Belem, Brazil, began November 10, 2025. Here's a look at what happ... Read More


COP30: First Global Climate-Health Adaptation Plan unveiled amid major financing gaps

India, Nov. 14 -- The COP30 Presidency launched the Belem Health Action Plan (BHAP), the first international climate adaptation framework dedicated specifically to health, on November 13. As climate ... Read More


COP30 Diary (November 13, 2025): Parties seek more clarity as Presidential Consultations continue for fourth day

India, Nov. 14 -- The 30th Conference of the Parties (COP30) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) in Belem, Brazil, began November 10, 2025. Here's a look at what happ... Read More


COP30 Diary (November 13, 2025): Divisions emerge among Parties over Article 9.1 as Presidential Consultations continue for fourth day

India, Nov. 14 -- The 30th Conference of the Parties (COP30) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) in Belem, Brazil, began November 10, 2025. Here's a look at what happ... Read More


Unresolved issues on finance & unilateral trade measures loom over COP30

India, Nov. 13 -- Negotiators at COP30 have spent eight hours behind closed doors with no breakthrough on four unresolved issues. Finance under Article 9.1, unilateral trade measures, NDC synthesis, ... Read More


COP30 Diary (November 11, 2025):India urges developed countries to meet finance obligations, prioritising adaptation and measurable GGA outcomes

India, Nov. 12 -- The 30th Conference of the Parties (COP30) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) in Belem, Brazil, began November 10, 2025. Here's a look at what happ... Read More


India among countries with highest yield loss due to human-induced land degradation

India, Nov. 4 -- FAO's 2025 report highlights a global crisis of land degradation affecting 1.7 billion people, threatening food security and ecosystems. Agricultural expansion drives deforestation, ... Read More


Centre's claims about gene-edited rice varieties don't match up, analysis of ICAR data shows

India, Oct. 30 -- Raising fresh questions about the performance of the two gene-edited rice varieties released by the Union Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, a new analysis of Indian Counci... Read More


Killing the forest, killing itself: Brazil faces coffee paradox as it prepares for COP30

India, Oct. 24 -- A new Coffee Watch report finds coffee caused direct forest loss of over 300,000 hectares in Brazil's Atlantic Forest. Once spanning 1.2 million sq km, less than 10% of this unique ... Read More


Can a food tax save lives while also providing climate benefits? A new study highlights how this could be possible

India, Oct. 24 -- A study from Chalmers University suggests that implementing a food tax shift could save 700 lives annually in Sweden. It shows that removing VAT from healthy foods and taxing climat... Read More