John Ainger
@johnainger.bsky.social
Journalist eating mussels in Brussels and covering climate, energy (crises) for Bloomberg. Mundus Journalism advisory board member. Opinions own etc. He/him.
And so #COP30 has wrapped and so has our coverage.
Here's our last story all about how two weeks of frenzied negotiations over the planet’s faltering fight against climate change had come down to this: a pre-dawn battle over shifting away from fossil fuels.
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Here's our last story all about how two weeks of frenzied negotiations over the planet’s faltering fight against climate change had come down to this: a pre-dawn battle over shifting away from fossil fuels.
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A Decade After Paris, Climate Diplomacy Is About Saving Itself
The outcome of the COP30 summit in Brazil kept multilateralism alive while barely pushing forward the promise of combatting global warming.
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November 23, 2025 at 10:04 PM
And so #COP30 has wrapped and so has our coverage.
Here's our last story all about how two weeks of frenzied negotiations over the planet’s faltering fight against climate change had come down to this: a pre-dawn battle over shifting away from fossil fuels.
www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...
Here's our last story all about how two weeks of frenzied negotiations over the planet’s faltering fight against climate change had come down to this: a pre-dawn battle over shifting away from fossil fuels.
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🚨 SCOOP
After overnight talks, it seems a deal at COP30 is close
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After overnight talks, it seems a deal at COP30 is close
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UK’s Miliband ‘Optimistic’ on COP30 Deal After Talks Drag On
Ed Miliband, UK secretary of state for energy security and net zero, said he was “optimistic” that a United Nations climate deal was in reach that would strengthen ambition in the fight against global...
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November 22, 2025 at 12:19 PM
🚨 SCOOP
After overnight talks, it seems a deal at COP30 is close
By @johnainger.bsky.social @jendlouhy.bsky.social
🎁🔗
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After overnight talks, it seems a deal at COP30 is close
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Brazil presented the #COP30 climate summit with a draft deal early Friday that omits any reference to exiting fossil fuels amid stiff resistance from producing countries, setting the stage for frantic final round of negotiations
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Brazil Draft COP30 Climate Deal Omits Plan to Exit Fossil Fuels
Brazil presented the COP30 climate summit with a draft deal early Friday that omits any reference to exiting fossil fuels amid stiff resistance from producing countries, setting the stage for frantic ...
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November 21, 2025 at 11:22 AM
Brazil presented the #COP30 climate summit with a draft deal early Friday that omits any reference to exiting fossil fuels amid stiff resistance from producing countries, setting the stage for frantic final round of negotiations
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A fire erupted inside the packed United Nations climate summit in Belém, Brazil forcing a panicked evacuation of thousands of delegates just as negotiations reached their final hours
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Fire Breaks Out at COP30 Climate Summit Venue in Brazil
A fire erupted inside the packed United Nations climate summit in Belém, Brazil, on Thursday, forcing a panicked evacuation of thousands of delegates just as negotiations reached their final hours.
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November 20, 2025 at 6:09 PM
A fire erupted inside the packed United Nations climate summit in Belém, Brazil forcing a panicked evacuation of thousands of delegates just as negotiations reached their final hours
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Nations among the most vulnerable to the damage wrought by global warming have decried the recent memo by Bill Gates criticizing a “doomsday view of climate change”
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Bill Gates Rebuked by Island States for Downplaying Climate Risk
Nations among the most vulnerable to the damage wrought by global warming have decried the recent memo by Bill Gates criticizing a “doomsday view of climate change.”
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November 20, 2025 at 3:57 PM
Nations among the most vulnerable to the damage wrought by global warming have decried the recent memo by Bill Gates criticizing a “doomsday view of climate change”
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NEW: Turkey is set to host the flagship United Nations climate change conference next year, beating a rival proposal from Australia following a protracted contest between the two countries
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We report the details here 👇
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Turkey Beats Australia in Race to Host UN Climate Talks in 2026
Turkey is set to host the flagship United Nations climate change conference next year, beating a rival proposal from Australia following a protracted contest between the two countries.
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November 19, 2025 at 9:16 PM
NEW: Turkey is set to host the flagship United Nations climate change conference next year, beating a rival proposal from Australia following a protracted contest between the two countries
We report the details here 👇
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We report the details here 👇
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We're into week 2 at #COP30.
Over the next few days we'll see whether support for a roadmap to transition away from fossil fuels can get enough support from countries, or be blocked by producer nations:
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Over the next few days we'll see whether support for a roadmap to transition away from fossil fuels can get enough support from countries, or be blocked by producer nations:
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Fossil Fuel Transition Emerges as Key Climate Fight in Brazil
The thousands of protesters who brought traffic to a halt Saturday in the Brazilian city of Belém implored leaders to act faster to tackle global warming. As United Nations climate talks enter their c...
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November 17, 2025 at 10:16 AM
We're into week 2 at #COP30.
Over the next few days we'll see whether support for a roadmap to transition away from fossil fuels can get enough support from countries, or be blocked by producer nations:
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Over the next few days we'll see whether support for a roadmap to transition away from fossil fuels can get enough support from countries, or be blocked by producer nations:
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UNFCCC's Simon Stiell demanded, in a letter seen by Bloomberg, that Brazilian authorities immediately develop a plan for addressing security lapses, soaring temperatures, flooding and other poor conditions at the #COP30 conference in the city of Belém
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UN Orders Brazil to Improve Security, Poor Conditions at COP30
A top UN climate official demanded Brazilian authorities immediately develop a plan for addressing security lapses, soaring temperatures, flooding and other poor conditions at the COP30 conference in ...
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November 13, 2025 at 3:47 PM
UNFCCC's Simon Stiell demanded, in a letter seen by Bloomberg, that Brazilian authorities immediately develop a plan for addressing security lapses, soaring temperatures, flooding and other poor conditions at the #COP30 conference in the city of Belém
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#COP30 has begun in earnest and negotiators will now spend the next two weeks of climate talks in a game of chess.
Here are the key players:
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Here are the key players:
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Who’s Who Inside Negotiating Rooms at the COP30 Climate Summit
Delegates from nearly 200 countries have gathered in Belém in the Brazilian Amazon for the United Nations’ COP30 climate conference, running through Nov. 21.
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November 11, 2025 at 12:52 PM
#COP30 has begun in earnest and negotiators will now spend the next two weeks of climate talks in a game of chess.
Here are the key players:
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Here are the key players:
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Brazilian President Lula foreshadowed a potential effort to move beyond the commitment countries made two years ago to “transition away from fossil fuels.”
"We need road maps," he told world leaders at the #COP30 leaders summit.
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"We need road maps," he told world leaders at the #COP30 leaders summit.
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COP30: Trump, Xi, Modi Skip Climate Change Talks
UN Secretary-General António Guterres said overshooting 1.5C of warming, even temporarily, will result in more hunger and loss.
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November 6, 2025 at 5:33 PM
Brazilian President Lula foreshadowed a potential effort to move beyond the commitment countries made two years ago to “transition away from fossil fuels.”
"We need road maps," he told world leaders at the #COP30 leaders summit.
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"We need road maps," he told world leaders at the #COP30 leaders summit.
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In Dubai two years ago, countries reached a first-of-a-kind agreement to transition away from fossil fuels.
Yet none of the roughly 60 countries that have submitted an updated climate pledge since then have put in place targets to reduce oil and gas production.
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Yet none of the roughly 60 countries that have submitted an updated climate pledge since then have put in place targets to reduce oil and gas production.
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The World Is Ignoring Its Pledge to Shift Away From Fossil Fuels
At the COP28 climate summit in Dubai two years ago, countries reached a first-of-a-kind agreement to transition their economies away from fossil fuels.
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November 4, 2025 at 3:40 PM
In Dubai two years ago, countries reached a first-of-a-kind agreement to transition away from fossil fuels.
Yet none of the roughly 60 countries that have submitted an updated climate pledge since then have put in place targets to reduce oil and gas production.
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Yet none of the roughly 60 countries that have submitted an updated climate pledge since then have put in place targets to reduce oil and gas production.
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Join myself and key members of the Bloomberg News team covering #COP30 at the top of the hour 👇
JOIN THE CONVERSATION: Around 150 countries will gather in Brazil for the COP30 climate summit. What are the key results negotiators are aiming for — and how could talks break down?
Bloomberg journalists answer your questions today at 1 p.m. EST. Stream: bloom.bg/3Ji78rn
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November 3, 2025 at 5:20 PM
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EU energy ministers struck a deal on plans to ban all gas supplies from Russia by the end of 2027, as the bloc looks to definitively end its reliance on energy from Moscow.
Talks with parliament on the final outcome can now begin.
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Talks with parliament on the final outcome can now begin.
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EU Nations Close In on Deal to Ban Russian Gas by End of 2027
European Union energy ministers agreed a joint position on plans to ban all gas supplies from Russia by the end of 2027, as the bloc looks to definitively end its reliance on energy from Moscow.
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October 20, 2025 at 12:31 PM
EU energy ministers struck a deal on plans to ban all gas supplies from Russia by the end of 2027, as the bloc looks to definitively end its reliance on energy from Moscow.
Talks with parliament on the final outcome can now begin.
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Talks with parliament on the final outcome can now begin.
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❗️SCOOP: EU considering strict conditions such as tech transfers, joint ventures for Chinese investments in Europe in some key sectors, we’re told, as Europe increases pressure on Beijing to rebalance economic relations
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EU Considers Forced Tech Transfers for New Chinese Investments
The European Union is considering forcing Chinese firms to hand over technology to European companies if they want to operate locally, in an aggressive new push to make the bloc’s industry more compet...
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October 14, 2025 at 1:20 PM
❗️SCOOP: EU considering strict conditions such as tech transfers, joint ventures for Chinese investments in Europe in some key sectors, we’re told, as Europe increases pressure on Beijing to rebalance economic relations
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Nearly 200 countries are set to gather at the gates of the Amazon rainforest next month for #COP30
Here's how it could succeed or fail
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Here's how it could succeed or fail
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Six Ways the COP30 Climate Summit Can Succeed or Fail
When Brazil was named host of the COP30 climate summit two years ago, it was seen as the perfect celebration of the 10th anniversary of the Paris Agreement, where nations pledged to keep climate chang...
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October 6, 2025 at 8:53 AM
Nearly 200 countries are set to gather at the gates of the Amazon rainforest next month for #COP30
Here's how it could succeed or fail
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Here's how it could succeed or fail
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NEW: The EIB is exploring investing in #nuclear power on the continent for the first time in four decades as political opposition to the technology fades
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EIB Weighs Ending 40-Year Nuclear Hiatus With Reactor Investment
The European Investment Bank is exploring investing in nuclear power on the continent for the first time in four decades as political opposition to the technology fades, according to people familiar w...
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September 26, 2025 at 12:08 PM
NEW: The EIB is exploring investing in #nuclear power on the continent for the first time in four decades as political opposition to the technology fades
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NEW: Brazil is trying to build a coalition of countries, including the EU and China, to unify carbon markets globally as it prepares to host this year’s COP30 climate summit
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Brazil Lobbies EU, China to Join COP30 Carbon Market Coalition
Brazil is trying to build a coalition of countries, including the European Union and China, to unify carbon markets globally as it prepares to host this year’s COP30 climate summit.
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September 23, 2025 at 2:21 PM
NEW: Brazil is trying to build a coalition of countries, including the EU and China, to unify carbon markets globally as it prepares to host this year’s COP30 climate summit
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The commission is yet again set to propose a one-year delay of the EU's deforestation law, blaming an IT overload as companies submit their paperwork.
It could open the door to further "simplifications" of the regulation, with EPP pushing for a zero-risk category.
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It could open the door to further "simplifications" of the regulation, with EPP pushing for a zero-risk category.
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EU Proposes Another One-Year Delay to Landmark Deforestation Law
The European Commission, the bloc’s executive branch, will seek to again delay the implementation of its landmark law to tackle deforestation, according to Jessika Roswall, the bloc’s environment comm...
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September 23, 2025 at 11:12 AM
The commission is yet again set to propose a one-year delay of the EU's deforestation law, blaming an IT overload as companies submit their paperwork.
It could open the door to further "simplifications" of the regulation, with EPP pushing for a zero-risk category.
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
It could open the door to further "simplifications" of the regulation, with EPP pushing for a zero-risk category.
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Exxon is shelving €100 million investments in chemical recycling in Europe due to what the energy giant says are overly restrictive rules on plastics
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Exxon Halts €100 Million Recycling Investments Due to EU Rules
Exxon Mobil Corp. is shelving investments in chemical recycling in Europe due to what the energy giant says are overly restrictive rules on plastics.
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September 18, 2025 at 6:42 AM
Exxon is shelving €100 million investments in chemical recycling in Europe due to what the energy giant says are overly restrictive rules on plastics
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The US is still considering whether to attend the upcoming #COP30 climate summit in Brazil in order to have an “honest dialogue” on the feasibility of the world’s green transition, Energy Secretary Chris Wright told Bloomberg.
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US Weighs COP30 Climate Summit Attendance for ‘Honest Dialogue’
“I would not be at all against going, if I had an audience and a platform to engage with the world,” said Energy Secretary Chris Wright.
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September 12, 2025 at 2:41 PM
The US is still considering whether to attend the upcoming #COP30 climate summit in Brazil in order to have an “honest dialogue” on the feasibility of the world’s green transition, Energy Secretary Chris Wright told Bloomberg.
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The IEA's draft annual shows dreams of a peak in fossil fuel demand this decade is a mirage.
"The world isn’t performing an “energy transition” but an “energy addition,” where renewables top up oil, gas and coal."
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"The world isn’t performing an “energy transition” but an “energy addition,” where renewables top up oil, gas and coal."
Must read from @javierblas.bsky.social
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The Myth of Peak Fossil-Fuel Demand Is Crumbling
The use of oil and gas will continue to climb for decades, according to a draft of the International Energy Agency’s annual report.
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September 11, 2025 at 7:26 AM
The IEA's draft annual shows dreams of a peak in fossil fuel demand this decade is a mirage.
"The world isn’t performing an “energy transition” but an “energy addition,” where renewables top up oil, gas and coal."
Must read from @javierblas.bsky.social
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"The world isn’t performing an “energy transition” but an “energy addition,” where renewables top up oil, gas and coal."
Must read from @javierblas.bsky.social
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The EU was entitled to include gas and nuclear energy in its green rulebook allowing the technologies to tap subsidies and cheaper finance, the bloc’s second highest tribunal ruled in a challenge brought by Austria.
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EU’s Green Finance Label for Nuclear, Gas Is Allowed, Court Says
The European Union was entitled to include gas and nuclear energy in its green rulebook allowing the technologies to tap subsidies and cheaper finance, the bloc’s second highest tribunal ruled in a ch...
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September 10, 2025 at 8:32 AM
The EU was entitled to include gas and nuclear energy in its green rulebook allowing the technologies to tap subsidies and cheaper finance, the bloc’s second highest tribunal ruled in a challenge brought by Austria.
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Proposals to artificially cool the world’s polar regions to stem the impact of global warming are expensive, unfeasible and potentially dangerous, scientists say
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Scientists Warn Against Plans to Artificially Cool Polar Regions
Proposals to artificially cool the world’s polar regions — to stem the impact of global warming — are both expensive, unfeasible and potentially dangerous, according to new scientific research.
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September 9, 2025 at 10:20 AM
Proposals to artificially cool the world’s polar regions to stem the impact of global warming are expensive, unfeasible and potentially dangerous, scientists say
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The EU is struggling to find takers for subsidies to jumpstart a green hydrogen market following a number of dropouts by potential recipients, potentially stalling the rollout of the clean energy source.
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EU Struggles to Find Takers for Hydrogen Money, Curbing Rollout
The European Union is struggling to find takers for subsidies to jumpstart a green hydrogen market following a number of dropouts by potential recipients, potentially stalling the rollout of the clean...
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August 27, 2025 at 1:17 PM
The EU is struggling to find takers for subsidies to jumpstart a green hydrogen market following a number of dropouts by potential recipients, potentially stalling the rollout of the clean energy source.
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This year’s UN climate summit in Brazil planned to bring world leaders, diplomats and other participants into the heart of the Amazon rain forest. Now the event risks being defined by a looming logistical fiasco.
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Brazil Refuses to Move Climate Summit as Lodging Crisis Looms
This year’s United Nations climate summit, scheduled for November in Brazil, has been designed to make history by bringing world leaders, diplomats and some 50,000 other participants into the heart of...
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August 14, 2025 at 8:16 AM
This year’s UN climate summit in Brazil planned to bring world leaders, diplomats and other participants into the heart of the Amazon rain forest. Now the event risks being defined by a looming logistical fiasco.
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