COP30 climate talks evacuated
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At this year's UN climate summit (COP30), under way in Brazil's Belem city, all eyes are on India - the world's third largest carbon emitter.
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The venue hosting the COP30 UN climate talks in Belem has reopened after a fire forced an evacuation earlier in the day, Brazilian officials said Thursday night. In a statement, authorities said they had “restored operating conditions at the conference venue,
The UN climate summit in Brazil reached its midpoint with no agreement on how to raise $1.3 trillion a year, settle trade disputes, or verify national promises on emissions cuts.
Brazil said it still expects to land a deal on some of the most contentious issues at the COP30 climate summit ahead of schedule, but conceded there were still wide gaps between countries on issues like fossil fuels.
UN climate conferences are primarily announcement summits. For 30 years, industrialized countries, which are primarily responsible for the climate crisis,
Under Singapore's blended finance initiative, known as FAST-P, the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) also announced US$510 million (S$664 million) in capital to support green and sustainable infrastructure projects in Southeast Asia and South Asia.
Gabon's government and a coalition of donors have signed an agreement aimed at protecting 34,000 square km (13,000 square miles) of the country's Congo Basin rainforests.
Fire disrupted United Nations climate talks with just two scheduled days left and negotiators yet to announce any major agreements.
Amid intensifying climate disasters, seismic geopolitical shifts and persistent barriers to participation, COP30 represents a critical moment for climate and nature. The need to mobilise finance, scale up adaptation and secure national climate plans has never been greater.
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