Relying on Carbon Credits: A Double-Edged Sword for Climate Targets

Brazil calls out world 'preoccupied' by defence, as it prepares to host global climate summit COP30

While western leaders are distracted by military spending and security concerns, Brazil fears the knock on impact on the climate fight. Minister Marina Silva also vowed this year's COP30 climate summit would be "different" from the preceding ones.

COP30 host Brazil warns against over-reliance on carbon credits

By Kate Abnett BONN (Reuters) -Countries should not over-rely on buying carbon credits to meet climate targets, the chief executive of this year's U.N. COP30 summit said on Thursday, as the European

Relying on Carbon Credits: A Double-Edged Sword for Climate Targets

Countries should not overly depend on buying carbon credits to meet climate goals, according to COP30 summit CEO Ana Toni. The EU is exploring including credits in its 2040 emissions target. The credits have both advocates and critics, and their efficacy and genuine environmental benefits are under debate.

US climate withdrawal forcing a ‘rethink’: COP30 president

The ScoopClimate negotiators meeting at this year’s COP30 in Brazil must “rethink many things” as a result of the US withdrawal from the Paris Agreement, the summit’s president told Semafor in an interview.André Corrêa do Lago, a veteran diplomat and economist, acknowledged that “the presidents of previous COPs think that the context in which they did their COPs was as complicated as this one, so I have to be modest about the complications.”“But…

Diplomats and the Brazilian Confederation of Agriculture and Livestock Discuss Actions for COP30

The Brazilian Confederation of Agriculture and Livestock (CNA) hosted a strategic meeting with the Diplomats of Agriculture of Brazil (DAB) group, comprised of representatives from 16 countries. The meeting reaffirmed the Brazilian agricultural sector’s commitment to offering concrete, sustainable inputs to global climate negotiations during the 30th United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP30), which will take place in Belém, Pará. Held at …