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COP30: About one-third of world’s coal fleet shows ‘significant’ opportunity for early shutdown, says report

Attendees participate in the closing COP30 plenary session at the Hangar Convention Center in Belem on Nov 22.
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Boos, blowups and last-minute pause as a chaotic COP30 closes out

A vehicle is driven along a flooded road after the overtopping of the River Thames on a spring tide, in west London, Britain November 7, 2025. REUTERS/Toby Melville TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY
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ANALYSIS

US government pullback from climate science fuels boom for private data firms

A fire at the summit venue forced an evacuation that disrupted talks for hours.
International

Draft COP30 deal drops effort for fossil fuel transition agreement

Left: Ms Grace Fu, Minister for Sustainability and the Environment and Minister-in-charge of Trade Relations, Singapore Right: Dr. Jean Mathanga, Minister of Natural Resources, Energy and Mining, Malawi
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COP30: Singapore, Malawi sign preliminary carbon credits deal

India has long argued that industrialised nations should carry a greater decarbonisation burden.
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Rich nations must hit net zero and pay up on climate, India says

Indigenous Brazilians are demanding climate action, including forest protection.
Opinion & Features

Asean and global emerging markets step up at COP30

Developed countries committed US$26 billion of adaptation finance for developing nations in 2023, says Unep.
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Issue 171: COP30 turns spotlight on adaptation; MAS pushes forward on transition credits

Governor of California Gavin Newsom - seen as a potential 2028 presidential candidate - blasted US President Donald Trump for twice leaving the Paris climate accord and for “doubling down on stupid” through his support of Big Oil.
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‘Trump is temporary’: California governor Newsom seizes COP30 spotlight

View of the logo of COP30 UN Climate Change Conference, in Belem, Para state, Brazil, taken on November 6, 2025. (Photo by Ludovic MARIN / AFP)
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COP30: Adopting an outcome on climate adaptation is a start for financing to flow towards Asean

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