At COP30 in Belem, countries have rallied behind proposals for a roadmap to transition away from fossil fuels.

With more than a half-million people worldwide dying from heat-related causes every year, a group of philanthropies is putting $300 million into developing life-saving solutions as global temperatures continue to rise.

At the COP30 climate summit in Brazil, Pacific Island states are making a familiar plea to keep warming at 1.5°C. But now they have the backing of a legal opinion that has transformed climate action from a moral and political aspiration into an obligation under international law.

Vanessa Kerry joined Newsweek on Thursday for the "Pillars of the Green Transition" event hosted at the COP30 in Belem, Brazil.

A Canadian anti-whaling activist who has dodged arrest in Japan for more than a decade vowed at COP30 in Brazil to continue fighting for marine protection – taking aim in particular at deep-sea mining and Norway’s krill industry.

While delegates at a U.N. conference discussed how to fulfill past promises on fighting climate change, a boisterous gathering focused on the same topic from a very different perspective was taking shape.

The planet’s biggest climate conference has kicked off with representatives from more than 190 countries descending on the Brazilian city of Belém. Here’s what to expect

The COP30 agenda must also consider reform in the global financial governance. Multilateral development banks must adapt to reflect the concerns and priorities of developing economies. Climate adaptation should be integrated into industrial policies and the misuse of environmental arguments to erect trade barriers should be discouraged.