Tag Archives: COP30

COMMENT | Johanna Sydow & Nsama Chikwanka | The environmental and human toll of mineral extraction is becoming clearer – and more alarming – by the day. Roughly 60% of Ghana’s waterways are now heavily polluted due to gold mining along riverbanks. In Peru, many communities have lost access to safe drinking water after environmental …

African nations lead in global soil-carbon capture as new report flags major omissions elsewhere. SPECIAL REPORT | BIRD AGENCY | African governments are moving faster than most of the world to put soil health at the centre of climate action, according to a new analysis that highlights a major blind …

BEIJING, CHINA | Xinhua | In a world increasingly moving towards multipolarity, two major international gatherings held in recent days have captured global attention, with significant agreements reached in the absence of the United States. The 30th Conference of the Parties (COP30) of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate …

CAPE TOWN | Xinhua |  South Africa has welcomed the outcomes of the recently concluded 30th Conference of the Parties (COP30) of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change. In a statement released on Tuesday, the country’s Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment said that COP30 resulted in …

How they reached the final deal COVER STORY | AGENCIES | It was the showdown nobody wanted. But in the end, it saved the climate summit. As the clock ticked past the deadline of 6pm on Friday in Belem, Brazil, the issue that, rightly or wrongly, came to define this year’s …

At the forum, African climate envoys rejected one-size-fits-all fixes that push the cost of climate adaptation to developing nations. Their insistence on fairness over uniform fixes underscores the fight for equity. SPECIAL REPORT | BIRD AGENCY | A determined African bloc mounted a formidable challenge at the latest round of …

SÃO PAULO | Laura Carvalho |  With the United Nations Climate Conference (COP30) in Belém, Brazil, underway, it is clear that the world’s widely shared commitment to a just energy transition is falling by the wayside. In the year since governments signed on to the agreement at COP29 to scale up climate …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda Development Bank Limited (UDB) has announced its role as the lead sponsor of the Ugandan Pavilion at the upcoming United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP30), set to take place from November 10 to 21 in Belém, Brazil. The pavilion will serve as the …

BELEM, Brazil | Xinhua | The 30th United Nations climate change conference, commonly known as COP30, opened Monday in Belem, Brazil, with the aim of putting the fight against climate change back in the center of international priorities, according to local authorities. At the opening ceremony, COP29 President Mukhtar Babayev …

London, UK | THE INDEPENDENT |  With fewer than five years remaining to achieve the 2030 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and only 6% currently on track in Africa, the continent faces a dual challenge by being among the least responsible for climate change yet the most vulnerable to its impacts, contributing …