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The U.N. COP30 conference began its first official activities with the arrival of 70 heads of state, government leaders and senior representatives in Brazil,
A new United Nations report finds that global plans to fight climate change will barely reduce future warming, mainly caused by the burning of fuels like gas, oil and coal
Under U.N. rules, the United States is still technically a party to the Paris Agreement until Jan. 27. It also remains a member of the U.N. body that convenes nations annually to monitor global progress on tackling climate change.
Nearly 200 nations are gathering this week in Belém, Brazil, to kick off the annual United Nations climate policy summit, but there is one glaring exception: The Trump administration is not sending any high-ranking officials.
World leaders, activists, experts and many more are in Brazil for this year's annual United Nations climate talks, known as COP30.
Heads of state are gathering at the UN's high-profile COP30 climate talks — but leaders from the United States are notably absent.
BELEM, Brazil (Reuters) -United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Thursday urged countries to show leadership to address climate change and wean themselves off fossil fuels, speaking at the opening of a leaders summit in Brazil.
It comes a decade after the Paris Agreement, a historic deal where for the first time nearly 200 countries committed to reducing heat-trapping greenhouse gas emissions.