climate summit, Amazon rainforest

Massive stretch of Amazon rainforest destroyed for upcoming COP30 climate summit’s 4-lane highway: ‘This is a loss’
The eight-mile stretch of new highway has gouged a deep gash through a large swath of Amazon rainforest just in time for world leaders to convene to discuss how much they care about the Amazon
Amazon Rainforest Cut Down for Climate Summit Highway
Brazilian officials said the highway is sustainable with wildlife crossings for animals to use and solar lighting.
Amazon Rainforest Razed To Build Highway For UN Climate Summit
Ahead of the COP30 climate summit in Belém, Brazil, developers are carving a four-lane highway through protected tracts of the
Irony at its peak? Amazon deforestation sparks outrage as eight miles of thick rainforest cut down in Brazil to build 4-lane highway for COP30 Climate Summit
Brazil is constructing an eight-mile highway through the Amazon rainforest, leading to concerns about environmental damage ahead of the COP30 climate conference. While officials argue it's a needed infrastructure project for Belem,
Acres of Amazon rainforest trees felled to build carriageway for climate summit
The Brazilian government is preparing to host the world’s largest climate summit uniquely – by chopping down tens of thousands of acres of the Amazonian jungle for a new highway. The city of Belém, more than 1500 miles away from the capital Rio de Janeiro,
Amazon Rainforest Chopped Down to Build Highway for Conference on Climate Change
The Brazilian government previously shelved plans for the highway due to environmental concerns
'Couldn't make it up!' Amazon forest felled to build four-lane highway for Cop30 climate summit
A controversial four-lane highway is being carved through protected Amazon rainforest to prepare for the Cop30 climate summit in the Brazilian city of Belém. The new road aims to ease traffic for the more than 50,
How countries define climate action in Paris Agreement pledges, and why a standard format could help assess outcomes
As the world grapples with how to tackle climate change, countries that signed the Paris Agreement outline their commitments ...
'Climate Whiplash' puts world's biggest cities at greater risk of drought and flooding
Many of the world's most populous cities are increasingly seeing their weather flip from extreme drought to heavy rainfall, ...
The Arctic is in trouble. The consequences will be felt around the world
Arctic temperatures spiked 36 degrees Fahrenheit, or 20 Celsius, above normal. By the end of the month, sea ice was at its ...
Can this graphic novel change America's views on climate? It did in France.
Around the same time, he began giving lectures on climate change, videos of which went viral in France and eventually ...
Bank climate coalition seeks to overhaul rules, chair says
The world's leading climate coalition for the banking sector is canvassing members over changes to its rules, its chair told ...
Climate Group Funded by Bill Gates Slashes Staff in Major Retreat
Breakthrough Energy, an umbrella group for energy and environmental efforts funded by Mr. Gates, is resetting for the Trump ...
Trump energy chief declares climate change a 'global physical phenomenon' amid reversal of Biden-era policies
The top energy head declared that the Trump administration's approach to climate change is "a side effect of building the ...
How the World Bank can defend itself from Trump
Ajay Banga had spent most of his career in the private sector – as a banker at Citigroup and latterly as the CEO of ...
Unraveling the mysteries of the world’s most critical rainforest
For decades, the Congo Basin was largely invisible to climate science. Now, a new generation of Central African researchers ...
In another climate and money withdrawal, US pulls out of climate damage compensation fund
The Trump administration has told world financial institutions that the U.S. is pulling out of the landmark international ...
COP30 president cites limits of global climate summits
After decades of United Nations climate summits, the model of gathering world leaders to negotiate agreements under complex ...