At the UN, Lula voiced hope that the U.S. will commit funds to the Tropical Forest Forever Facility. Get the details here. buff.ly/9jBaheD

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“The US is absent. China and the EU have not raised ambition enough” buff.ly/9XKUin4

UN this week, the Forest & Climate Leaders’ Partnership unveiled a six-point plan to halt deforestation by 2030 — with Brazil’s rainforest fund at the center. buff.ly/724kmQZ

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Lula is betting big on U.S. support for the new rainforest fund. Will it happen? 🌍 Read here. buff.ly/9jBaheD

34 nations — including both forest-rich and donor countries — have backed Brazil’s rainforest finance plan, the Tropical Forest Forever Facility, set to launch at COP30 in Belém.

#COP30 s credibility rests on how it confronts this ambition gap. For @climatechangenews.com I write why a cover decision is the best-placed procedural vehicle to balance different elements of the ambition package at @cop30brazil.bsky.social. www.climatechangenews.com/2025/09/25/w...

Despite recent trade tensions, Lula struck a conciliatory tone with President Trump, saying both countries share industrial and scientific interests — and could cooperate on climate. buff.ly/9jBaheD

Comment: A cover decision is no magic bullet to solve negotiation challenges, but it offers the best-placed procedural vehicle to balance different elements of the ambition package. buff.ly/QFp6AlD

With the US pulling back, hopes rested on China and the EU to raise ambition at the UN climate summit. Their pledges fell short. buff.ly/9XKUin4

Comment: Fragmented pledges from China, the EU and others show why campaigners are demanding a strong cover decision to raise ambition. buff.ly/QFp6AlD

Lula pledged $1 billion from Brazil to the new Tropical Forest Forever Facility, and challenged the US to follow: “If Brazil can pledge $1 billion, how much could the U.S. present?” buff.ly/9jBaheD

I wrote for @climatechangenews.com why #COP30 needs a #coverdecision to succeed COP30’s credibility rests on how it confronts this ambition gap. If #COP30 must respond to this ambition gap, a cover decision emerges as the most credible path forward. www.climatechangenews.com/2025/09/25/w...

Comment: At the UN climate summit, experts warned that without a clear cover decision tying new pledges together, the 1.5C goal will keep slipping away.

China pledged to cut emissions 7–10% by 2035. Experts called the goal “timid” given its rapid growth in renewables.

Brazil’s Lula says he is “optimistic” the US will support the new Tropical Forest Forever Facility, a global fund to keep rainforests standing through investment returns.

Experts warn China’s target falls short. To align with the Paris 1.5°C limit, the country would need around a 30% cut by 2035, not 7–10%. buff.ly/5k1HEcQ

China announced a new target: reduce economy-wide emissions by 7–10% by 2035, compared to its “peak” levels. But the peak year was not clarified. buff.ly/5k1HEcQ

UN chief António Guterres urged world leaders to act “much further, much faster” if they want to keep the 1.5°C goal alive.

Brazil’s President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva said on Wednesday he is “optimistic” about a potential donation from the United States to the Tropical Forest Forever Facility (TFFF), a new international instrument to channel money for forest protection. www.climatechangenews.com/2025/09/25/l...

Experts say China’s new 2035 goal to cut emissions by 7-10% from “peak levels” does not fully reflect its expansion of clean energy on the ground www.climatechangenews.com/2025/09/24/c...

The US president’s outspoken speech was littered with a string of misleading or false statements – many about efforts to fight climate change. @climatechangenews.com team is here with a fact check: www.climatechangenews.com/2025/09/24/f...

🚨 LIVE COVERAGE FROM UNSG: At the climate summit, UN chief António Guterres urges countries to go “much further, much faster” on NDCs www.climatechangenews.com/2025/09/24/a...

Vanuatu, vulnerable to climate change due to its wide spread of islands, is using unique Indigenous techniques and fresh solutions to shield its population and rebuild its economic future. www.climatechangenews.com/2025/09/23/h...

The US president’s outspoken speech was littered with a string of misleading or false statements – many about efforts to fight climate change www.climatechangenews.com/2025/09/24/f...

“There is a lot of baggage with the intertwining issues of trade and climate, and it is unclear if a new forum will resolve old tensions.” buff.ly/5JOaGbi

Brazil’s COP30 president has called for governments to set up a new forum to discuss trade issues, but his proposal received a lukewarm response from governments. “It remains unclear how creating this additional forum would add value to the existing processes”

President Lula da Silva just pledged $1bn to the Tropical Forest Forever Facility (TFFF). But how would the rainforest fund actually work? www.climatechangenews.com/2025/09/23/e...

The Tropical Forest Forever Facility (TFFF) is expected to be launched at COP30 and pay rainforest countries directly. We break down how the fund would work. www.climatechangenews.com/2025/09/23/e...

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Edelman, the COP30 PR firm, relies on work with oil and gas firms like Shell and Chevron for a higher percentage of its income than any other PR agency, a new report found www.climatechangenews.com/2025/09/23/c...

After disputes over whether to include thorny trade issues on the agenda of global climate talks, the COP30 presidency proposes a separate arena to discuss them www.climatechangenews.com/2025/09/23/b...

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The government of Colombia has announced it will host the first international conference on phasing out fossil fuels in April 2026, with the aim of providing countries with a global platform for co-operating on a transition away from planet-heating coal, oil and gas.

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The Pacific island nation of Vanuatu said on Monday that it is drafting a UN resolution to turn a landmark judicial opinion on states’ legal responsibilities to tackle climate change from words into “political action”.

As major emitters like China, India and the EU are still to present climate plans, UN climate chief Simon Stiell said talks should focus on improving plans and delivering results

Australian firm Source Certain traces minerals back to the exact point where they were extracted from the Earth – a technique that could help make cleantech supply chains more accountable

The High Seas Treaty, now signed into law by 60 countries, is seen as crucial to achieving a global goal of protecting 30% of land and sea ecosystems by 2030

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The science is clear: fossil fuels worsen health inequalities and increase vulnerability in already at-risk populations. buff.ly/DMdmYf1

The EU’s delay means it won’t submit its 2035 target in time for the UN synthesis of national climate plans in late October — a key stocktake ahead of #COP30. buff.ly/fKPrYzY

Health professionals say the impacts of fossil fuels are measured not in CO2 tons but in lives. “This is a public health emergency.” buff.ly/DMdmYf1

Comment: Member states will decide in October whether to adopt the IMO’s Net-Zero Framework. Industry is urging governments not to delay. buff.ly/tB0vUn7

Comment: For the first time, the IMO framework links a mandatory fuel standard with a global pricing mechanism — a multilateral breakthrough. buff.ly/tB0vUn7

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With opposition from several Eastern European nations, EU ministers left Brussels with only a “statement of intent” to cut emissions buff.ly/fKPrYzY