Cop returns to its Brazilian roots and attempts to map a path to crucial emissions cuts that navigates financial, scientific and ethical aspects of the climate crisis

Brazil’s André Corrêa do Lago says countries should follow China’s lead on clean energy as conference begins

Cop returns to its Brazilian roots and attempts to map a path to crucial emissions cuts that navigates financial, scientific and ethical aspects of the climate crisis

Brief explanations of 19 key terms likely to be heard at the Cop30 summit in Brazil

Ministers and high-ranking officials from nearly 200 countries have gathered in the Amazonian city of Belem, with Brazil insisting this will be “the Cop of implementation”.

The most vulnerable countries, backed by European nations, pushed for more ambitious goals to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Other countries, led by China and India, sought to…