COP30

The Year in Climate: Attacks on Science, the Start of Trump’s Second Term and Surging Electricity Demand Foreshadow a Future Filled with Uncertainty

Global inaction on fossil fuel and plastic treaties, the dismantling of federal agencies and regulations and the rapid rise of data centers were just a few of the consequential stories that Inside Climate News tracked in 2025.

By Dan Gearino, ICN Staff

Scenes From an Unfolding Climate Drama

Story and photos by Bob Berwyn

Days After COP30, Brazil Weakened Amazon Safeguards

By Bob Berwyn

Anticipation, Then Handwringing, at the UN Climate Talks

ICN Sunday Morning

COP30 Backpedals on Climate Action

By Bob Berwyn

A New Tropical Forest Fund Will Pay Countries, Locals and Indigenous Tribes to Protect Their Trees

Interview by Steve Curwood and Jenni Doering, Living on Earth

International Effort to Curb Emissions of a Climate Super Pollutant Falls Short, UN Report Reveals

By Phil McKenna

California Is Finally Updating Its Methane Landfill Rule

By Liza Gross

US Is (Officially) Gone, But Not Forgotten, at COP30

By Bob Berwyn

As COP30 Unfolds in the Amazon, Brazil Is Drilling for Oil Near the Great Amazon Reef System

By Teresa Tomassoni

Extreme Heat, Leaks and Security Issues Roil COP30

By Bob Berwyn

A Landmark Court Ruling Looms Over U.S. Absence at COP30

By Dana Drugmand

What’s Happening at COP30

ICN Sunday Morning

Built to Fail: Rules at UN Climate Talks Favor the Status Quo, Not Progress

By Bob Berwyn

Poor Air, Glaring Lights and Stress Could Hobble COP30 Climate Talks

By Bob Berwyn

‘Hurtling Toward Climate Chaos’ as COP30 Nears

By Bob Berwyn

Will COP30 Finally Prioritize Indigenous Voices?

By Liza Gross

At Climate Week, Chile and the UK Commit to Ocean-Based Action Plans Ahead of COP30

By Teresa Tomassoni

‘Systematically Failed’: Civil Society’s Latest Attempt to Reform UN Climate Talks

By Ryan Krugman