international climate cooperation
COP30 Climate Summit: Nations Divided Over Fossil Fuel Phaseout as Brazil's Draft Agreement Falls Short
Nov 22, 2025 12:49 am CST
The UN climate summit COP30 in Belem, Brazil faces a critical impasse as European nations reject the host country's draft agreement for lacking fossil fuel phaseout plans. With nearly 200 countries requiring consensus, the talks highlight deep divisions on climate finance, carbon taxes, and transition pathways while demonstrating the challenges of international climate cooperation in an increasingly fractured world.
Turkey and Australia Reach Compromise Deal for COP31 Climate Summit Hosting Arrangements
Nov 20, 2025 08:46 am CST
Turkey is set to host the COP31 UN climate summit while Australia will lead the intergovernmental negotiations under a developing compromise agreement. Both nations had submitted competing bids in 2022 for hosting the Conference of the Parties, the world's leading climate action forum, with neither willing to withdraw. The arrangement would include a pre-COP event in the Pacific region, though negotiations at COP30 in Brazil have not yet officially concluded.