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EXPLAINER - COP30 deadlock: Why has the UN climate summit gone into overtime?

EXPLAINER - COP30 deadlock: Why has the UN climate summit gone into overtime?

COP30, originally set to conclude on Friday, has run into overtime with negotiators deadlocked over fossil fuels and climate finance issues

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Türkiye to host COP31 after deal with Australia
20.11.2025

Türkiye to host COP31 after deal with Australia

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says Climate Change Minister Chris Bowen to be COP President for Negotiations, with Türkiye hosting conference and COP Presidency

Indonesia raises alert level to highest as Semeru volcano erupts
19.11.2025

Indonesia raises alert level to highest as Semeru volcano erupts

Semeru, which stands at 12,060 feet above sea level, is one of Indonesia’s most active volcanoes

'Mountain' of waste dumped in Oxfordshire 'utterly appalling,' says UK premier
19.11.2025

'Mountain' of waste dumped in Oxfordshire 'utterly appalling,' says UK premier

Criminal investigation underway into 'utterly appalling scene', says Keir Starmer, about hundreds of tons of rubbish stacked about 10 meters high, piled on land

Experts say draft text from UN climate change conference falls short
18.11.2025

Experts say draft text from UN climate change conference falls short

Press conference following publication of COP30 draft text stresses need for action, direction on phasing out fossil fuels equitably

World losing 10M hectares of tropical forest every year, UN warns
17.11.2025

World losing 10M hectares of tropical forest every year, UN warns

UN Geneva Office says accelerating forest loss threatens biodiversity, climate resilience, vulnerable communities