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Tracking COP

Eco-Business reports on the world’s biggest climate conference where negotiators and leaders convene at a critical moment for global transformative action to tackle an existential crisis.

A view of the Black Sea from the coast of Trabzon,Turkiye

Ahead of COP31, experts say ocean solutions and capital exist, but better financial architecture is needed to prepare and bundle projects, then match them with the right mix of blended finance.

16 Sep 2026

WTE in Türkiye

COP31 president-designate Murat Kurum says reducing methane, rethinking waste and protecting seas are as important as the pledge to transition away from fossil fuels. But the approach faces a harder question of whether domestic action can deliver the clean energy shift that climate diplomacy has promised.

recent geopolitical events have underlined the vulnerability of fossil fuel dependency, including on exporting nations, like Australia.

Electrification and cleaner global supply chains can deliver immediate emissions cuts while building the economic foundations for a fair and lasting transition away from fossil fuels.

COP31 president-designate Murat Kurum at Petersberg Climate Dialogue

As Earth Day 2026 rallies communities to speed the shift from fossil fuels, COP31 president Murat Kurum urges collective global effort for renewable energy systems to accelerate during the Petersberg Climate Dialogue in Berlin.

8 December 2025

Nickel mining_fisherfolk

1 December 2025

Tengah, the site of the most secondary forest loss in Singapore's recent history.

Indigenous Peoples at COP30 closing plenary

26 November 2025

Typhoon Fung-wong_L&D

24 November 2025

TotalEnergies, Shell, Saudi Aramco, BP advertising

23 November 2025

COP30 closing plenary

20 November 2025

Australia outback and road into the unknown

pacific island children

19 November 2025

COP30 attendees waiting

18 November 2025

Fossil fuel funeral

17 November 2025

Indonesia receives spoof award for being coopted by fossil fuels lobbyists

15 November 2025

Indonesia pavilion performers

13 November 2025

11 November 2025

Typhoon Fung-wong_jeepney

COP30 AI lead image

Policy & Finance

COP30, in numbers

6 November 2025

Bristol climate strike

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