Live blog - US looms over #COP30 talks despite absence as protests at venue continue - Day three at the Belém summit is expected to see more protests as crucial climate negotiations begin in earnest #climatecrisis www.theguardian.com/environment/...

The World’s Largest Wind Turbine Will Smash Previous Records - planned supersized floating wind turbine has two spinning heads and rival the Empire State Building in height HT @carbonbrief.org www.scientificamerican.com/article/the-...

Meanwhile, in China more than half of new vehicle sales in October were electric or PHEV for the first time HT @carbonbrief.org www.chinadaily.com.cn/a/202511/11/...

California governor calls Trump ‘an invasive species’ at #COP30 climate talks - Gavin Newsom is most senior US politician at annual UN talks, heading alternate delegation in Trump’s absence www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Removing CO2 from atmosphere vital to avoid catastrophic tipping points, leading scientist says - 10bn tonnes must be captured from the air per year to limit global heating to 1.7C, says Johan Rockström #COP30 #climatecrisis Story @jonathan-watts.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Supply boom in cheaper renewables will seal end of fossil fuel era, says @iea.org - Report says rise in low-carbon electricity will make transition ‘inevitable’, despite Trump’s calls to carry on drilling #COP30 #climatecrisis www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Tussles break out between protesters and security at #COP30 in Brazil - Dozens storm venue at climate conference that has encouraged NGOs and Indigenous groups to play unprecedented role in talks www.theguardian.com/environment/...

For the first time ever the US has not sent a single official delegate to the UN climate summit - The US joins Afghanistan, Myanmar and San Marino with no-one at #Cop30 @carbonbrief.org #climatecrisis www.theguardian.com/environment/...

‘Ciao, bambino!’: Paris agreement architect says absence of US is good for #COP30 - live blog #climatecrisis www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Plenty to complain about COPs. But there is an unmitigated joy I experience every time I walk through the main hallway, seeing people from every country on the planet, speaking their language and often wearing something from home. There isn't a celebration of humanity like this happening each year.

#COP30 live blog An alternative US delegation arrives to show that many in the country still favour ambitious action, inc Californian governor Gavin Newsom and New Mexico governor Michelle Lujan Grisham #climatecrisis www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Big Tech And Big Carbon Fueling #COP30 Misinformation, Groups Claim #climatecrisis @caadcoalition.bsky.social www.forbes.com/sites/emmawo...

"The problem isn’t a collapse in public support [for climate action] — it is the growing disconnect between people and politics, which is being fueled by powerful interests & misinformation" write Laurence Tubiana et al #COP30 #climatecrisis HT @carbonbrief.org 1/2 www.politico.eu/article/cop3...

US TV networks absent at #COP30: a “tragic abdication” of civic responsibility, says Mark Hertsgaard @coveringclimatenow.org #climatecrisis www.theguardian.com/environment/...

China’s CO2 emissions have been flat or falling for past 18 months, analysis finds - World’s biggest polluter on track to hit peak emissions target early but miss goal for cutting carbon intensity #COP30 #climatecrisis @carbonbrief.org www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...

‘It will never be forgiven’: UN climate chief warns world to act or face disaster - “Not one single nation among you can afford this, as climate disasters rip double digits off GDP" says Simon Stiell #COP30 #climatecrisis www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Our "This is climate breakdown" series is back for #COP30 Personal testimonies of the impacts This is Bilal’s story: ‘I would give all my life for my brother to come back for one second’ #climatecrisis www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Could a cold war emerge between fossil-fuel-rich petrostates and renewable-powered electrostates? Some observers think so and a quiet deal made on the eve of #COP30 hints in that direction #climatecrisis Post by me www.theguardian.com/environment/...

And we're live .... #COP30 live blog: crucial climate talks begin in Brazil as hosts insist summit must lead to ‘implementation’ #climatecrisis www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Drax received logs from cutblocks in BC containing 90% old growth forest, a Canadian investigation found. So it’s receiving £2m a day in UK green energy subsidies to burn old growth forest 🤔 www.theguardian.com/business/202...

Cutting home insulation funding will imperil UK’s climate goals, Reeves told - Energy firms and charities urge chancellor to avoid short-term fix that could also harm low-income households #UKbudget www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Earth Can No Longer Sustain Intensive Fossil Fuel Use, President Lula tells #COP30 #climatecrisis HT @carbonbrief.org www.barrons.com/news/earth-c...

Two dead and more than a million displaced after super #TyphoonFung-wong slams the Philippines #climatecrisis www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...

Climate disasters displaced 250 million people in past 10 years, UN report finds #climatecrisis #COP30 Story by @ninalakhani.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Ongoing failure to agree assessment report timeline is ‘unprecedented’ in IPCC history - certain countries’ opposition is a “clear tactic for playing down the importance of climate science" #climatecrisis By @ayeshatandon.carbonbrief.org et al www.carbonbrief.org/ongoing-fail...

Denmark is bringing "plant-based diplomacy" to #COP30, building on its efforts at home to increase plants in diets and reduce meat (some background in post below) 1/2 vegetarisk.dk/cop30/

‘Existential and urgent’: what impact will ICJ climate ruling have on #COP30? - Decision by international court of justice hailed as a gamechanger for climate justice and accountability Story by @ninalakhani.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/environment/...

From net zero to NDCs: your comprehensive #COP30 jargon buster - Brief explanations of 19 key terms likely to be heard at the Cop30 summit in Brazil #climatecrisis www.theguardian.com/environment/...

#Cop30: what are the main issues and why do they matter? - 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 #climatecrisis Story @fionaharvey.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Rich countries have lost enthusiasm for tackling #climatecrisis, says #Cop30 chief - Brazil’s André Corrêa do Lago says countries should follow China’s lead on clean energy as summit begins Story by @fionaharvey.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Brilliant new ad campaign I just spotted at the Southwark tube station in London.

This week's column is on Billionaire Brain: the condition which seems to prevent extremely rich people from perceiving the utterly bleeding obvious. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

‘Politicians actually taking action’: six world mayors defying climate-sceptic populist leaders - From Sierra Leone to Milan, cities are introducing their own rules and innovations in the face of rising temperatures #C40 #COP30 #climatecrisis www.theguardian.com/global-devel...

Exclusive by me: How thousands fossil fuel lobbyists got access to UN climate talks – and then oil and gas companies kept drilling www.theguardian.com/environment/...

China is “reshaping the world’s energy outlook, geopolitics and its capacity to limit the catastrophic effects of #climatechange”, says @economist.com - "China is now making more money from exporting green technology than US makes from exporting fossil fuels' $ www.economist.com/leaders/2025...

Disinformation rife ahead of #COP30 climate summit in Brazil - but a new push for information integrity aims to neutralize the climate denial that has thwarted ambitious action. @caadcoalition.bsky.social #climatecrisis HT @carbonbrief.org www.dw.com/en/disinform...

US-Israeli #geoengineering startup seeking US govt contracts to cool the planet has quietly begun lobbying on Capitol Hill Stardust Solutions didn't disclose its lobbying "due to a clerical error" subscriber.politicopro.com/article/eene...

Misleading UK adverts for ’very low emission’ wood-burning stoves banned - @adstandards.bsky.social ruling won approval of clean air campaigners, who said some ‘seriously misleading myths’ had been debunked Story by me www.theguardian.com/environment/...

How could the Tropical Forest Forever Fund proposed at #COP30 tackle climate change? - Scheme aims to raise $125bn, invest it in bonds, then use the returns to reward tropical forest nations that keep forests standing Story by @jonathan-watts.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Scientists criticize ‘straw man’ arguments in Bill Gates climate memo - "It's not surprising that people from the computing industry think in binary" says Christiana Figueres #climatecrisis www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Triple-whammy of hottest ever years risks ‘irreversible damage’, says UN - Experts say 2023, 2024 and 2025 will be the three hottest years in 176 years of records, with 1.5C Paris agreement target now ‘virtually impossible’ #climatecrisis Story by me www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Missing 1.5C climate target is a moral failure, UN chief tells #COP30 summit - António Guterres urges opening session in Brazil to bring about a ‘fundamental paradigm shift’ #climatecrisis Story by @jonathan-watts.bsky.social and @fionaharvey.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/environment/...

It’s one thing to have different environmental/health priorities for your foundation, it’s quite another to have been bankrolling one of the primary sources of bullshit on the topic.

Australians to get at least three hours a day of free solar power - even if they don’t have solar panels - "what’s good for the planet is good for your pocket” Story by @adammorton.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

‘New reality’: #HurricaneMelissa strength multiplied by #climatecrisis, study finds - Winds of Melissa’s strength are now five times more frequent due to the global heating, research says @wwattribution.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...

Chef Quits Over Vegan Menu At Prince William’s #EarthshotPrize Ceremony - says asking him to prepare a meat-free menu was like "asking Iron Maiden to play jazz” plantbasednews.org/news/chef-qu...

Bill Gates Gave $3.5M to Think Tank Run by Climate Crisis Denier Bjorn Lomborg By @rtakver.bsky.social @desmog.com www.desmog.com/2025/11/05/b...

EU countries weaken 2040 climate plan in eleventh-hour deal - Member states, including Italy, make last-minute push to delay carbon pricing and outsource emissions cuts #climatecrisis #COP30 HT @carbonbrief.org www.ft.com/content/0123...

New taxes on the super-rich, fossil fuels, financial transactions and highly polluting activities should be explored as ways to raise the finance needed to help poor countries, says report by Cop Presidents #COP30 #climatecrisis Story by @fionaharvey.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Still a chance to return to 1.5C climate goal, researchers @climateanalytics.org say - Report calls for scaling-up of renewable energy and electrification of key sectors to limit peak of global heating #climatecrisis www.theguardian.com/environment/...