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Damian Carrington
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$170,000 a minute: Why Saudi Arabia is the biggest blocker of climate action

The desert kingdom depends on oil dollars but its people already face a climate ‘at the verge of livability’. What’s going on?

#COP30 #climatecrisis
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$170,000 a minute: why Saudi Arabia is the biggest blocker of climate action
Desert kingdom depends on oil dollars but its people already face a climate ‘at the verge of livability’. What’s going on?
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#climatecrisis
This week, we explore storytelling as a cultural tool for moving from despair to determination in a reflective conversation with Kim Stanley Robinson, the acclaimed author of The Ministry for the Future.
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December 3, 2025 at 5:48 PM
The fossil states will soon be fossils themselves, writes @susannegoetze.bsky.social

The new world order is of clean energy and petrostates and energy states will own the future. Saudi Arabia et al's blocking of strong declarations is merely a Pyrrhic victory

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(S+) Meinung: COP30 in Brasilien: Die Fossilstaaten sind bald selbst Fossilien - Kommentar
Länder wie Saudi-Arabien und Russland haben wieder einmal den Fortschritt auf einer Uno-Klimakonferenz blockiert. Doch wer über die schwache Abschlusserklärung lamentiert, hat die Lehren aus Belém nic...
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December 3, 2025 at 4:05 PM
More than 520 chemicals found in English soil, including long-banned medical substances

- Fertilising arable land with human waste leaves array of toxins that could re-enter food chain, study finds

#pollution
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More than 520 chemicals found in English soil, including long-banned medical substances
Fertilising arable land with human waste leaves array of toxins that could re-enter food chain, study finds
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December 3, 2025 at 9:42 AM
‘The dinosaurs didn’t know what was coming, but we do’: Marina Silva on what needs to follow #COP30

- Brazil’s environment minister on climate inaction and the course we have to plot to save ourselves

#climatecrisis
Story by @jonathan-watts.bsky.social
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‘The dinosaurs didn’t know what was coming, but we do’: Marina Silva on what needs to follow Cop30
Exclusive: Brazil’s environment minister talks about climate inaction and the course we have to plot to save ourselves and the planet
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December 3, 2025 at 9:39 AM
‘We had to swim to safety. I didn’t think we would make it out alive’: the people fleeing climate breakdown – in pictures

#climatecrisis
By photographers Mathias Braschler and Monika Fischer
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‘We had to swim to safety. I didn’t think we would make it out alive’: the people fleeing climate breakdown – in pictures
Photographers Mathias Braschler and Monika Fischer capture the families, farmers and fishers who have been forced to leave their homes by extreme weather – and the landscapes they left behind
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December 2, 2025 at 10:14 AM
UK and Europe’s hidden landfills at risk of leaking toxic waste into water supplies

- Rising flood risks driven by climate change could release chemicals from ageing sites – posing threats to ecosystems

Story by @leanahosea.bsky.social and Juliet Ferguson
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UK and Europe’s hidden landfills at risk of leaking toxic waste into water supplies
Exclusive: Rising flood risks driven by climate change could release toxic waste from ageing sites – posing threats to ecosystems
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December 2, 2025 at 10:09 AM
ICYM - Africa’s forests transformed from carbon sink to carbon source, study finds

- Alarming shift since 2010 means planet’s three main rainforest regions now contribute to #climatecrisis

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Africa’s forests transformed from carbon sink to carbon source, study finds
Alarming shift since 2010 means planet’s three main rainforest regions now contribute to climate breakdown
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December 1, 2025 at 10:10 AM
Hello, foreign oligarchs and corporations! Please come and sue the UK for billions, writes @georgemonbiot.bsky.social

- re secret corporate courts, aka “investor-state dispute settlement”

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Hello, foreign oligarchs and corporations! Please come and sue the UK for billions | George Monbiot
The case of a planned Cumbrian coalmine shows how governments around the world are being threatened by litigation in shadowy offshore courts, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
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December 1, 2025 at 10:08 AM
‘Fossil fuel giants finally in the crosshairs’: #Cop30 avoided total failure with last-ditch deal

- It took some oblique wording, but Saudi Arabia made a vital last-minute concession

Read how it all went down
By Fiona Harvey
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‘Fossil fuel giants finally in the crosshairs’: Cop30 avoids total failure with last-ditch deal
It took some oblique wording, but Saudi Arabia made a last-minute decision to sign deal that marks departure for Cop
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November 25, 2025 at 10:57 AM
More reaction from #Cop30

- Rich countries failed to finance progress

- Countries are failing their legal duties (ICJ)

- “Loss and damage” money for recovery after climate disasters has been overlooked

#climatecrisis
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Cop30 live: Fury, confusion and gratitude as climate deal reached in Belém
After a series of all-night meetings and fears the summit could collapse, an agreement has been gavelled through at Cop30
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November 22, 2025 at 9:53 PM
More reaction from #Cop30

- Cop30 saw a climate movement revitalised

- New gender action plan is progress

- Nature is our greatest ally

#climatecrisis
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Cop30 live: Deal agreed at Cop after long negotiations
After a series of all-night meetings and fears the summit could collapse, an agreement has been gavelled through at Cop30
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November 22, 2025 at 8:50 PM
"Petrostates may be able to veto diplomatic language, but they can’t veto real-world action," says Al Gore

"I believe we have passed peak petrostate"

#COP30 #climatecrisis
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Cop30 live: Deal agreed at Cop after long negotiations
After a series of all-night meetings and fears the summit could collapse, an agreement has been gavelled through at Cop30
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November 22, 2025 at 7:59 PM
A key line from #Cop30 decision, new for UN climate meetings

"The global transition towards low greenhouse gas emissions and climate-resilient development is irreversible and the trend of the future"

#climatecrisis
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Cop30 live: Deal agreed at Cop after long negotiations
After a series of all-night meetings and fears the summit could collapse, an agreement has been gavelled through at Cop30
www.theguardian.com
November 22, 2025 at 7:56 PM
End of fossil fuel era inches closer as #Cop30 deal agreed after bitter standoff

- Wealthy countries agree to triple funds for countries to tackle climate impacts, but deforestation and critical minerals blocked from final deal

#climatecrisis
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End of fossil fuel era inches closer as Cop30 deal agreed after bitter standoff
Wealthy countries agree to triple funds for countries to tackle climate impacts, but deforestation and critical minerals blocked from final deal
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November 22, 2025 at 5:39 PM
#Cop30 - Closing plenary now started - proposed final deal does not include a plan for a transition away from fossil fuels

#climatecrisis
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Cop30 live: rumours of deal as final plenary begins
After a series of all-night meetings, the Brazilian presidency appears optimistic it has persuaded parties to agree to a deal
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November 22, 2025 at 4:26 PM
“Cop30 still has a choice – to protect people and life or the fossil fuel industry.”

- That was the message delivered directly to President Lula by eminent climate scientists here at #Cop30, led by Prof Johan Rockström

#climatecrisis
www.theguardian.com/world/live/2...
Cop30 live: summit president says ‘everybody will lose’ as fears rise that conference will end without a deal
André Corrêa do Lago issues plea to preserve Paris agreement with countries far from reaching agreement on scheduled final day
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November 21, 2025 at 9:03 PM
"Where is their humanity?"

Developing country negotiators speak candidly about meetings behind closed doors at the #COP30 climate summit

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‘It’s like arguing with robots’: negotiators on the state of Cop30 talks
Three representatives of developing countries speak candidly about meetings behind closed doors in Belém
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November 21, 2025 at 8:52 PM
The Arab group of nations at #COP30 has insisted its energy industry is off limits

- any mention of the subject would lead to a collapse of the climate talks they said, according to NGO observers inside the negotiations

#climatecrisis
www.theguardian.com/world/live/2...
Cop30 live: summit president says ‘everybody will lose’ as fears rise that conference will end without a deal
André Corrêa do Lago issues plea to preserve Paris agreement with countries far from reaching agreement on scheduled final day
www.theguardian.com
November 21, 2025 at 8:45 PM
#COP30 - People of African descent have been specifically mentioned in a UNFCCC Cop text for the first time, but critics have called the mentions “perfunctory and secondary”

www.theguardian.com/world/live/2...
Cop30 live: summit president says ‘everybody will lose’ as fears rise that conference will end without a deal
André Corrêa do Lago issues plea to preserve Paris agreement with countries far from reaching agreement on scheduled final day
www.theguardian.com
November 21, 2025 at 7:05 PM
#COP30 - E3G experts say the talks are "in crisis"

Draft text only gives "passing mention" to roadmap to $1.3tn in climate finance, text on adaptation funds "weak and vague"

Developed countries need to do more if they want a roadmap to phase out fossil fuels

www.theguardian.com/world/live/2...
Cop30 live: summit president says ‘everybody will lose’ as fears rise that conference will end without a deal
André Corrêa do Lago issues plea to preserve Paris agreement with countries far from reaching agreement on scheduled final day
www.theguardian.com
November 21, 2025 at 7:03 PM
Bas Eickhout of Euro Parliament’s delegation to #COP30 says

"With this text as it stands, no deal is better than a bad deal. Failure on a roadmap to transition away from fossil fuels would be a big win for petrostates, and for Trump and his hard right allies"

www.theguardian.com/world/live/2...
Cop30 live: summit president warns ‘everybody will lose’ if countries fail to cooperate
André Corrêa do Lago issues plea to preserve Paris agreement with countries far from reaching agreement on scheduled final day
www.theguardian.com
November 21, 2025 at 3:57 PM
#COP30 - one-sided draft text issued Brazil is a tactic, suggests political economist Michael Jacobs

"The presidency is seeking to provoke a public row in the plenary session. This will tell the Arab Group and LMDCs that they have to compromise"

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Cop30 live: summit president warns ‘everybody will lose’ if countries fail to cooperate
André Corrêa do Lago issues plea to preserve Paris agreement with countries far from reaching agreement on scheduled final day
www.theguardian.com
November 21, 2025 at 3:55 PM
“If current text is accepted, #COP30 will be the deadliest talk show ever. Negotiators spend days discussing what to discuss ... solely to avoid committing to a just transition away from fossil fuels and putting money on the table,” says Harjeet Singh

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Cop30 live: summit president warns ‘everybody will lose’ if countries fail to cooperate
André Corrêa do Lago issues plea to preserve Paris agreement with countries far from reaching agreement on scheduled final day
www.theguardian.com
November 21, 2025 at 3:14 PM
Reposted by Damian Carrington
It's day 12 of #COP30 and finally we have movement on the text.

In summary, it looks like the small minority of opponents of transitioning away from fossil fuels have been allowed to run roughshod over this text.

But let's dive in...
It's day 11 of #COP30 and it's the second dawn without a new text.

Looks to be another fairly quiet day today until we get that draft text.
It's day 10 of #COP30 and several media are reporting more than 80 countries support a roadmap for transitioning away from fossil fuels.

Meanwhile, we're waiting on new text that was promised to drop this morning...
November 21, 2025 at 11:16 AM
UN secretary-general António Guterres has identified Saudi Arabia as leading moves to block key outcomes at the #Cop30 climate summit, the Financial Times has reported

- he also identified some developed countries’ opposition to adaptation funding pledges

#climatecrisis
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Saudi Arabia leads attempts to block climate deal, UN chief warns in closed-door talks
António Guterres notes talks could fail as a result of negotiating tactics
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November 21, 2025 at 3:04 PM