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What is China’s contribution to climate finance?
Though there is no official tracking, China’s green investments in the Global South have been vast.
Policy & Finance
The global goal on adaptation must respond to actual needs
COP30 needs a dedicated political commitment addressing how to put the global goal into action, write two climate diplomacy experts.
Carbon & Climate
Jamaica and small islands warn COP30 that 1.5 target is a ‘lifeline’
As COP30 talks kick off in Belém, Brazil, island states like Jamaica count the cost of climate change.
Carbon & Climate
COP30: What to expect from the global summit on climate change
With the US pulling out and China seen as cautious, the conference in Brazil will be a test for the world’s ability to meet the Paris Agreement and finance goals.
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11 November 2025
Policy & Finance
COP30, in numbers
10 November 2025
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Carbon & Climate
Trump’s team weighs COP attendance, but influence looms either way
15 October 2025
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1 September 2025
Policy & Finance
Q&A: COP30 Europe envoy on green backlash and taxing tech
11 July 2025
Carbon & Climate
Bonn climate talks expose divisions over climate finance and tariffs
30 June 2025
Policy & Finance
Pre-COP talks concretise just transition framework text
11 June 2025
2 June 2025
Policy & Finance
Brazil leads BRICS amid growing US-China tensions
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