General Plenary Session of Leaders at the United Nations Climate Change Conference in Belém, Brazil, on Nov. 7, 2025. COP 30 Press Office/ handout/Anadolu—Getty Images This year’s U.N. climate summit, ...

It’s the month of November, which means that the eyes of everyone working in climate will be turning to whichever city is hosting the annual UN Conference of Parties, or Cop, climate conference. This ...

As the Trump train propels the country headlong into lawlessness with a new outrage every day, it’s hard to look away and focus on something else. But this is what I ask of you, gentle reader; we need ...

Despite the United States not having an official presence at the annual United Nations climate summit, UMass Lowell showed up in full force. For the fifth year in a row, UMass Lowell sent students and ...

COP30 begins next week in Belém, Brazil, bringing together governments, civil society, and businesses in the heart of the Amazon. Even if you are not boarding a flight to Belém soon, the decisions ...

COP30 aims to start new era of fewer pledges, more action UN group considers how COPs can do this over next decade Consensus model seen as barrier to ambitious climate action Brazil proposes UN-backed ...

The 2025 UN Climate Summit, known as COP30, is wrapping up its final week, with little evident progress on critical issues. Underscoring the rising costs of climate impacts and the lack of results to ...

Anti-corruption NGO Transparency International, along with 264 separate rights groups and individuals, urged the UN climate change agency to call out fossil fuel lobbyists for their efforts in ...

Websites produced for COP conferences emit up to 10 times more carbon than average internet pages, according to a new study. As this year's United Nations climate summit kicks off in Brazil, ...