India supports the transition, but the question of who pays for it remains unresolved..."It is not a costless transition. It requires resources. When the Ukraine crisis triggered an energy crisis, many champions of climate action quickly went back to fossil fuels." www.msn.com/en-in/news/w...

"Looking ahead, rebuilding trust will require a more coherent European strategy & deeper engagement with the Global South. These relationships, Clausen said, must be genuinely reciprocal — "not just some kind of donor-recipient relationship" www.theparliamentmagazine.eu/news/article... #EU #COP30

As PhD students that have passed through @interpolaber.bsky.social know, the IPRS can be a pretty daunting experience. But this was actually the perfect opportunity to explore the connections between seemingly very different projects on #IPCC #Science #Politics and @camamazon.bsky.social. Thank you!

Marina Silva, #Brazil Environment Minister diagnosing the outcome of #COP30 and what needs to change “Something is wrong. And it’s not just wrong with the dynamics of multilateralism. It’s wrong with the ethical values ​​that are guiding our decisions." www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Reminder: PhD studentships available! Are you interested in studying for a PhD in the department? Funding is available from the ESRC through the Wales Graduate School for the Social Sciences. The application deadline is 11 December. See the link below for details www.aber.ac.uk/en/interpol/...

🚨LAST CHANCE for our Environment and Climate Politics Working Group event tomorrow!🚨 'Alternative ecological futures: Art, climate change and the radical imagination' the role of art and creativity in imagining alternative ecological futures 🌟 Register now 👉 https://ow.ly/2tPJ50XxVaE

Really looking forward to chairing and listening into this @bisa-ecpwg.bsky.social conversation on the role of art and creativity in imagining alternative ecological futures :-)

This event is a roundtable where participants will discuss the role of art and creativity in imagining alternative ecological futures. Chaired by @hannahhughes.bsky.social, there are four speakers: Carl Death, @audralmitchell.bsky.social, Farai Chipato & @caraberger.bsky.social

The memories carried in trees theconversation.com/what-do-tree...

Good. I'm glad this is the headline. This is the real story. Thank you to the BBC.

A possible subtext for Marina Silva: why are we celebrating the adoption of this weak text?

The #COP30 drama continues to unfold

The temporary world I’ve travelled through for the last two weeks is coming to a close today, let’s hope something is left behind from here that’s good for all the other worlds #Belém #COP30 #Brazil

“With no agreement in sight, most delegates left the venue in the evening, pending updates to the schedule. Consultations on the “Mutirão” continued into the night”

Trump is present and represented at #COP30 in #Belem as The Orange Plague and The King of Injustice

It’s good that we’ve got to see much of the dynamic climate politics in the city of Belém because it’s been very difficult for observers to follow the inside preparation of final texts this second week

"Alice Wong, ‘luminary’ writer and disability rights activist, dies aged 51 Daughter of immigrants advocated for people with disabilities to have full autonomy over their lives" "Ho called her friend a “luminary of the disability justice movement” www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

We are here!

Listening to the children’s view at the Peoples Summit - they want people to care for the planet as if they were children, plant more trees everywhere, clean rivers and sea, care for the animals, teach about the environment, environment about #politics, listen to communities, real participation!

If following #UNFCCC #COP30 Global Stocktake #GST: twn.my/title2/clima...

Protesters lay outside the #COP30 climate summit in Brazil covered in white sheets, to call attention to the deaths of activists and journalists killed while "defending land, territories and natural resources."

🎙️Yesterday @hannahhughes.bsky.social was interviewed from Brazil on the BBC Radio Wales programme Sunday Supplement about the COP meeting that starts there today, giving a real feel for the atmosphere and the issues at stake. The interview starts at 28:40 in the recording www.bbc.com/audio/play/m...

In this blog, I try to give a flavour of the arrival of #COP30 from the perspective of #Belem residents ➡️https://camamazon.aber.ac.uk/2025/11/10/cop30-in-the-heart-of-belem/

Even rationing might not be enough to prevent a disaster, and if rationing doesn't work? The threat of evacuating Tehran over water shortage www.bbc.com/news/article...

#COP30 AGENDA FIGHT: Battle looms over which issues to discuss at COP30 (an "agenda fight") Proposed late additions to agenda: * trade * finance * deforestation * ambition * reporting Hence, now on 4th version of agenda (!) This must be resolved before negotiations begin 🧵 1/

Need a catch up on the UN #climate negotiations #COP30 #Belém before they officially open tomorrow? Read the @uk.theconversation.com article by @hannahhughes.bsky.social and @vkgoncalves.bsky.social theconversation.com/brazils-upco...

#Climate cooperation is a legal obligation www.theguardian.com/environment/...

How do you feel about climate change – and how can we best talk to one another about global warming? 🗣️ Scientist drkatemarvel.bsky.social studies the physics of the planet using computational models. But climate change is happening in the real world, to us. 🔗 Register: https://bit.ly/4ofYCs3

It seems that everyone in #Belém is working to make #COP30. My host gave me a tour of the city and a behind the scenes look at the green zone, which really is very green this year!

A red moon over the city of #Belém tonight

I’ve made it to Belém! So good to be back in this beautiful, special city for #COP30

The awkward issues lingering over #COP30 - US absence - Brazil's recent approval of oil drilling near the mouth of the Amazon River - unanswered call for a wave of ambitious new climate pledges ahead of COP30 www.france24.com/en/environme...

President Lula’s statement ahead of Cop30 and leader’s summit. Includes proposal for a new #climate governance structure with “force and legitimacy to ensure that countries deliver on their promises” #cop30 #Belém #Brazil www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

In a new article, Dr Hannah Hughes explains how the Brazilian COP30 presidency has a critical role to play to increase governments' ambition. 🖱 tinyurl.com/4kuu7sum @interpolaber.bsky.social #cop30 #brazil #climatechange #government

Lasting anxiety after the hurricane passes theconversation.com/the-psycholo...

I wonder what #US absence will look like in practice at #COP30? earth.org/us-will-not-...

As #COP30 begins, questions remain about who will host #COP31 www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

CAMAMAZON project members @hannahhughes.bsky.social and @vkgoncalves.bsky.social article in @uk.theconversation.com surveys government action ahead of the #climate negotiations at #COP30 in #Belém

Writing in the @uk.theconversation.com, @vkgoncalves.bsky.social and I reflect on the lay of the land heading in to the #climate negotiations, and what it might mean for #COP30 in Belém theconversation.com/brazils-upco...

In the latest blog on the CAMAMAZON website, project RA Matthaeus Menezes Assef takes a look at Brazil's COP30 Presidency strategy. This is part of a broader MA dissertation study by Matthaeus on climate leadership: camamazon.aber.ac.uk/2025/10/31/t...

A new article in @irjournal.bsky.social on #climate obstructionism

'Alternative ecological futures: Art climate change & the radical imagination' new event with Environment and Climate Politics Working Group 🌳 Bringing together Carl Death, Audra Mitchell, Farai Chipato & Cara Berger Hannah Hughes at this roundtable to discuss 🌟 Sign up 👉 https://ow.ly/Y56j50XjGl9

It is hard to make sense of this decision and it’s timing when we’re wishing for Brazilian #climate leadership at #COP30. This article offers a nice blend of reality and hope for those struggling to hold on to their wishes…

I am really looking forward to tasting this form of Indigenous diplomacy in Belém “Throughout #COP30, we are building a space of ancestral diplomacy, making it clear that recognising the link between Indigenous and local communities and food sovereignty is urgent” news.un.org/en/story/202...

China supports Brazil in #COP30 efforts and emphasises the importance of multilateralism and #climate leadership by and for Global South moderndiplomacy.eu/2025/10/25/c...

Brilliant research and cooperation among scientists that has increased understanding of cooling role of mountain glaciers and how this will fade in next decade. A short window to develop water plans… www.sciencedaily.com/releases/202...

International Relations is excited to welcome Professor Bridget Anderson to @interpolaber.bsky.social for the E. H. Carr Annual Memorial Lecture

New online first article available #OpenAccess: ‘Active non-alignment’ in outer space: Brazil’s hedging strategy in the Sino-American space race Authored by Luis da Vinha and Vinicius Guedes Gonçalves de Oliveira journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/... #Brazil #Space #China #America #IR

We are delighted to welcome Professor Bridget Anderson from Bristol University to the department to deliver the 2025 EH Carr Memorial lecture - join us if you are in Aber on Thursday, 23 October at 6pm in the Main Hall.

Important policy recommendations based on research by @hannahhughes.bsky.social