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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
Plumes of smoke rise over oil depot tanks hit by a joint Israel-U.S. attack on March 8 in Tehran, Iran. Credit: Kaveh Kazemi/Getty Images

As Energy, War and Climate Collide, a Conference in Colombia Charts a Path Beyond Fossil Fuels

By Bob Berwyn

A panel announces the First Conference on Transitioning Away from Fossil Fuels during the COP30 in Belém, Brazil, on Nov. 21, 2025. Credit: First Conference on Transitioning Away from Fossil Fuels

As the UN Global Climate Talks Lose Momentum, a Smaller Coalition Eyes a Fossil Fuel Exit

By Bob Berwyn

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

An inflatable that looks like the Earth rises above a mass of people, some carrying signs, including, "We are Nature, Nature is Us"

As the Trump Administration Withdraws From Climate Treaties, Legal Scholars Debate Whether—and How—It Can Do So

By Georgina Gustin

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

U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres speaks during a press conference at the COP30 climate conference on Thursday in Belém, Brazil. Credit: Pablo Porciuncula/AFP via Getty Images

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

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

The COP30 climate talks in Belém, Brazil, commence on Nov. 10. Credit: Wagner Meier/Getty Images

‘Hurtling Toward Climate Chaos’ as COP30 Nears

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

People, many of them young, hold signs with messages like "Get Your Act Together," "Deliver Climate Finance" and "End Fossil Fuels."

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

By Ryan Krugman

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

President Donald Trump holds his signed executive order announcing the U.S. withdrawal from the Paris Agreement during the inaugural parade inside Capital One Arena on Monday in Washington, D.C. Credit: Jim Watson/AFP via Getty Images

Trump Moves Again to Exit the Paris Agreement. Here’s What That Means

By Bob Berwyn

The judges of the International Court of Justice rise during a hearing to set a legal framework on how countries should tackle climate change in The Hague on Dec. 4. Credit: Robin Van Lonkhuijsen/AFP via Getty Images

International Court of Justice Hears Climate Pleas Ahead of Issuing an Advisory Opinion

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

Toeolesulusulu Cedric Schuster, Samoa Minister of Natural Resources and Environment, leaves a meeting as a representative of the Alliance of Small Island States on day twelve of the COP29 climate conference on Nov. 23 in Baku, Azerbaijan. Credit: Sean Gallup/Getty Images

How COP29 Came Close to Collapse, as Developed and Developing Nations Clashed Under the Weak Azerbaijanis

Interview by Steve Curwood, Living on Earth

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