COP30 climate summit evacuated
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As the UN climate summit in Brazil winds down, one attendee looks at its lasting effects for the region.
The U.S. is maintaining a presence at COP30, despite the Trump administration declining to send an official delegation to this year's climate conference in Brazil.
The Trump administration sent nobody to the U.N. global climate summit, leaving California Governor Gavin Newsom to ask, "What the hell is going on here?"
As leaders meet in Belém, see what Iran, one of the world’s top ten carbon emitters, said about its plans to tackle climate change at COP30.
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Another report released at COP30 has also underscored India's over-dependence on coal. In the Climate Change Performance Index, published by environmental think-tank GermanWatch, India slipped 13 spots over the past year to rank 23rd on the list of 63 countries and the EU.
BELÉM, Brazil — Delegates were evacuated from the COP30 climate summit Thursday after a fire broke out in the venue where negotiators are at a critical phase in trying to work out a deal for addressing the causes and impacts of the Earth’s warming.
Officials at the climate conference say the fire was contained within six minutes, and 13 attendees were treated for smoke inhalation. Attendees evacuate after a fire was reported inside the venue for the COP30 climate conference in Belem, Brazil, on ...
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