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U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change

United Nations Climate Talks in Bonn Marked by ‘Sidestepping and Stalling’

U.S. policies and military actions have raised anxieties, as well as hopes of a faster transition away from fossil fuels.

By Bob Berwyn

Delegates from around the world attend the opening plenary of the latest round of climate negotiations on June 8 in Bonn, Germany. Credit: Lara Murillo/UNFCCC
Simon Stiell, executive secretary of the U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change, speaks during the Green Growth Summit in Brussels on Monday. Credit: Michael Chia/UNFCCC

Iran War Shows That Doubling Down on Fossil Fuels Is ‘Delusional,’ UN Climate Chief Says

By Keerti Gopal

COP28 in Dubai unfolded amid spectacle and conspicuous wealth in 2023, as fossil-fuel power dominated the setting of the world’s largest climate summit and global emissions continued to rise.

Scenes From an Unfolding Climate Drama

Story and photos by Bob Berwyn

Pictures of trees in the halls of the COP30 venue aren’t helping much with the extreme heat. U.N. officials sent a sharp letter to Brazil, asking the host country to immediately address the concerns. Credit: Bob Berwyn/Inside Climate News

Extreme Heat, Leaks and Security Issues Roil COP30

By Bob Berwyn

Security personnel clash with protesters as they storm the venue during the COP30 climate conference on Tuesday in Belém, Brazil. Credit: Olga Leiria/AFP via Getty Images

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

By Bob Berwyn

COP30 President Andre Correa do Lago (center) speaks during a press meeting at the climate conference in Belém, Brazil, on Monday. Credit: Mauro Pimentel/AFP via Getty Images

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

By Bob Berwyn

Waorani Indigenous people march in Quito, Ecuador, against new oil fields in the Amazon region on May 13. Credit: Rodrigo Buendia/AFP via Getty Images

Will COP30 Finally Prioritize Indigenous Voices?

By Liza Gross

Representatives attend the closing plenary of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change talks on June 26 in Bonn, Germany. Credit: Lara Murillo/U.N. Climate Change

Bonn Climate Talks Rife With Roadblocks and Dead Ends

By Bob Berwyn

Delegates gather at the World Conference Center for a U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change meeting. For the first time in 30 years, there won’t be any negotiators from the United States participating in the annual climate talks in Bonn, Germany. Credit: Lara Murillo/U.N. Climate Change

Global Climate Talks Resumed This Week in Germany, For the First Time in 30 Years Without the United States

By Bob Berwyn

COP29 President Mukhtar Babayev (front right) and other committee members applaud the end of the UNFCCC climate conference in the early hours on Nov. 24 in Baku, Azerbaijan. Credit: Sean Gallup/Getty Images

COP Climate Talks Could Benefit From More Feminist Values, Less Focus on Tech Solutions, Experts Say

By Bob Berwyn

As the world tries to shift away from fossil fuels at COP29 in Baku, a new report shows how climate disinformation is slowing those efforts. Credit: UN Climate Change/Habib Samadov

Disinformation Threatens Climate Action, UN Warns

By Bob Berwyn

Mukhtar Babayev, COP29 president and Azerbaijan’s Minister of Ecology and Natural Resources, attends the launch of the Baku Harmoniya Climate Initiative for Farmers on Tuesday at the U.N. climate summit. Credit: U.N. Climate Change/Kiara Worth

Agriculture and Food Get Their Day—Again—at the Annual UN Climate Summit

By Georgina Gustin

Activists demonstrate for climate adaptation financing on day eight of COP29 on Monday in Baku, Azerbaijan. Credit: Sean Gallup/Getty Images

Climate Finance Outcome at COP29 Still in Doubt

By Bob Berwyn

Activists protesting against fossil fuel lobbyists participating in COP29 demonstrate on day five of the UNFCCC climate conference on Nov. 15 in Baku, Azerbaijan. Credit: Sean Gallup/Getty Images

The Fossil Fuel Industry Continues to Exert Undue Influence Over COP29, Activists Say

By Bob Berwyn

UNFCCC executive secretary Simon Stiell (left) and COP29 president Mukhtar Babayev chat prior to a plenary session on the opening day of the climate conference on Nov. 11 in Baku, Azerbaijan. Credit: Sean Gallup/Getty Images

New Calls for Reform Emerge as COP29 Negotiations Struggle

By Bob Berwyn

The COP 29 climate conference starts on Nov. 11 in Baku, Azerbaijan. Credit: Aziz Karimov/Getty Images

New Reports Ahead of COP29 Show The World Is Spinning Its Wheels on Climate Action

By Bob Berwyn

Payam Akhavan (center), lawyer and chairman of the Commission of Small Island States, speaks at a press conference on Tuesday in Hamburg, Germany after the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea issued a legal opinion on measures to protect the oceans from climate change. Credit: Christian Charisius/Picture Alliance via Getty Images

‘Historic’ Advisory Opinion on Climate Change Says Countries Must Prevent Greenhouse Gases From Harming Oceans

By Katie Surma

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