As the serious negotiations get underway in Belém, the path that the presidency wants to take is becoming clearer: negotiate four controversial issues as a package, with a COP decision for the rest.
By Bernhard Pötter
Denmark has announced a new climate target at COP30. The country wants to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions by 82% by 2035, which is higher than the overall EU target.
By Lukas Knigge
Church institutions in Germany are launching the largest divestment initiative from fossil fuels to date. Over 1,700 organizations worldwide have already withdrawn from investments in coal, oil and gas.
By Lisa Kuner
A global methane agreement faces a number of hurdles: Fossil-fuel countries are already resisting regulations, and methane reduction in the fossil fuel industry and agriculture is not as easy to implement as is often assumed.
By Nico Beckert
Germany will continue to provide EUR 60 million for the Adaptation Fund in 2025. However, this does not resolve the dispute over adaptation funding at COP30. And the adaptation target could be postponed further into the future.
By Alexandra Endres
Week one of the first-ever climate conference without an official US delegation passed off without any glitches. Behind the scenes, though, tasks and areas of activity at COP and in terms of global climate policy are being redistributed.
By Bernhard Pötter and Lukas Knigge
In the ten years since the Paris Climate Agreement, civil society has made a decisive contribution to tackling climate change. However, activists around the world are currently under pressure, with limited opportunities for action and increasing setbacks.
By Lisa Kuner
The first week of negotiations in Belém is over. The quiet start to the conference came at a price: negotiations on four contentious issues are dragging on into the week two and will likely define COP30 until the end.
By Lukas Knigge
Tens of thousands of people have taken to the streets in Belém to march for climate justice. They are demanding a fair transition to renewable energy and more rights for indigenous peoples.
By Lisa Kuner
At COP30, the Powering Past Coal Alliance presented an action plan to accelerate the phase-out of coal in developing and emerging countries. With 13 action points, it aims to achieve a socially just energy transition.
By Nico Beckert
