‘We’re in a Better Place’: Has the Time for a Unified Global Carbon Market Finally Arrived?

COP30 finally admits what resource workers already knew: prosperity and lower emissions must go hand in hand

From Resource Works By Jim Rushton What a difference a few weeks make Finally, the Conference of the Parties to the UN climate convention (COP30) adopted a pragmatic tone that will appeal to the working class. Too bad it took thirty meetings. Pragmatism produces results, not missed targets. We should not have been surprised. Influential figures like Bill Gates and Canadian-Venezuelan analyst Quico Toro, who have long argued that efforts to reduc…

‘We’re in a better place’: Has the time for a unified global carbon market finally arrived?

In a Q&A, Yale economist Rohini Pande explains why a voluntary carbon market initiative adopted during the COP30 climate conference in Belém can help make emissions reduction cost effective — and promote innovation in the world’s developing nations.

COP30 highlights: climate information integrity becomes a global priority

Among the outcomes of the 30th UN Climate Change Conference (COP30) held in Belém, Brazil, from 10–21 November 2025, negotiators formally elevated the issue of information integrity within international climate governance for the first timeThe Global Initiative for Information Integrity on Climate Change launched a Declaration on Information Integrity on Climate Change during COP30 on 12 November 2025. The declaration establishes international c…

COP30: Opportunities and challenges for the global middle market

Discover how COP30’s outcomes create both challenges and growth opportunities for middle market businesses, from climate governance and decarbonisation to ESG maturity, finance access, and resilience-building.