#cop30

[umbralwaves]

‘Our land is not for sale’: Indigenous people protest at COP30 in Brazil

No agribusiness, oil exploration, illegal miners or illegal loggers, the protesters say at UN climate summit in Belem.

[hope-for-the-planet]

A new economic superpower could spark a global retreat from fossil fuels | Mark Hertsgaard and Kyle Pope

Eighty-five countries have sought a roadmap to phasing out fossil fuels. A conference this month offers hope they could unite

From the article:

Now, a little noticed ray of hope may be peeking over the horizon. At the UN Cop30 climate summit last November, Saudi Arabia led a group of petrostates in vetoing calls to develop a “roadmap” to phase out fossil fuels globally; indeed, the words “fossil fuels” were not even mentioned in the final text agreed at Cop30. But the 85 countries on the losing end of that veto may soon turn the tables. Many of those governments will gather in Colombia on 28-29 April for a conference to begin a global transition away from oil, gas and coal. Critically, the First International Conference on the Just Transition Away from Fossil Fuels will not be governed by UN rules, which require consensus, but by majority rule, thus preventing a handful of countries from sabotaging progress as petrostates did at Cop30. What’s more, the underlying terrain of this conference will no longer be principally politics, but economics: not the words that canny negotiators can keep in or out of a diplomatic text, but the implacable market forces that shape the world economy, including the potential emergence of a de facto economic superpower. [...] The conference aims to begin drawing up the roadmap blocked at Cop30. Energy and environment ministers of governments comprising a “coalition of the willing” will share plans to transition their economies away from oil, gas and coal without leaving workers and communities behind. Joining them will be climate activists, leaders of Indigenous peoples, trade union representatives and other civil society voices, sharing ideas and experiences on how to make the abstract goal of phasing out fossil fuels a practical reality.

[kropotkindersurprise]

November 11, 2025 - Dozens of Indigenous activists in Belém, Brazil stormed the UN COP30 climate conference to demand climate action and forest protection. [video]

[dandelionsresilience]

Dandelion News - November 22-28

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1. Unique Antibody from Camels and Alpacas Could Be Used to Treat Alzheimer’s

“An antibody-like compound known on land to be exclusively to be found in camelids like alpacas, lamas, and dromedaries, could be used to treat human brain disorders such as Alzheimer’s disease, according to a new study. [...] In previous studies, the team has shown that nanobodies can restore behavioral deficits in mouse models of schizophrenia and other neurologic conditions. [... The team] has recently shown that conditions of treatment are compatible with chronic treatment.”

2. National Zoo reveals elephant is expecting a calf, first elephant to be born there in 25 years

“The zoo says 12-year-old Nhi Linh will welcome her first baby sometime this winter, [... which] marks a landmark moment for Asian elephants, an endangered species with an estimated number of fewer than 50,000 living in the wild. [Zoo staff] teach the elephants to voluntarily take part in the care they receive[, which] “allows us to do everything from skin care, tooth care, the ultrasounds[....]””

3. COP30 Recognized the Role of Forests and Nature in Addressing the Climate Crisis

“World leaders announced nearly $7 billion in support for the Tropical Forests Forever Facility[....] Fifteen governments announced support for the Intergovernmental Land Tenure Commitment to secure and strengthen land tenure rights of Indigenous Peoples and local communities[....] Outside the formal decisions, the Brazilian Presidency committed to delivering roadmaps on efforts to halt and reverse deforestation and to transition to clean energy[....]”

4. Connecticut’s pioneering model for publicly owned, small-scale solar

“The more than $100,000 in projected annual energy savings from the solar systems at seven municipal buildings, including six schools, helped [Manchester] gain confidence in moving forward with a subsequent project that has converted one of its elementary schools into the state’s first net-zero school by adding advanced insulation systems and on-site geothermal energy[....]”

5. How community custody empowered Ecuador’s crab catchers and revived its mangroves

“The fishers can catch crabs to sell, but are committed to the protection of this valuable ecosystem, imposing closed seasons twice a year and refraining from catching female and juvenile crabs. [...] Experts say this program is the reason that mangroves have remained almost intact during this century in Ecuador: putting these communities in charge of mangrove forests generates a sense of belonging and, therefore, a strong desire to protect them.”

November 15-21 news here | (all credit for images and written material can be found at the source linked; I don’t claim credit for anything but curating.)

[world-of-wales]

𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐏𝐑𝐈𝐍𝐂𝐄 𝐎𝐅 𝐖𝐀𝐋𝐄𝐒  prepares his speech whilst travelling to COP30 in Belém on day four of his visit to Brazil | 6 NOVEMBER 2025

[mindblowingscience]

World on track to dangerous warming as emissions hit record high: UN

National commitments to slash heat-trapping pollution would limit global warming up to 2.5C this century—nowhere near enough to avoid devast

National commitments to slash heat-trapping pollution would limit global warming up to 2.5C this century—nowhere near enough to avoid devastating climate impacts despite a sweep of new pledges, the UN warned Tuesday. Scientists are in broad agreement that warming above 1.5C relative to pre-industrial times risks catastrophic consequences, and every effort must be made to stick as close as possible to this safer threshold.

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[thewales]

HRH The Prince of Wales and King Charles III attended the Countdown to COP30 at the Natural History Museum. The event, hosted by the Natural History Museum and the UK Government, brings together climate ambassadors from across the world ahead of the COP30 summit in Belem.

[kingwilliamv]

06 November 2025 || The Prince of Wales met with Prince Albert of Monaco and The King and Queen of Sweden at the COP30 World Leaders Summit in Belém, Brazil. (📷Kensington Palace)