COP31

Why Pastoral Production Requires Regional Coordination, Harmonised Policy

By Isaiah Esipisu
At the 64th sessions of the Subsidiary Bodies (SB64) under the UNFCCC in Bonn, Germany, the Local Communities and Indigenous Peoples Platform (LCIPP) underscored the importance of ethically and equitably incorporating indigenous values and knowledge and local knowledge systems such as pastoralism into climate policies and actions ahead of the 31st Conference of Parties on climate change (COP31).

War, Heatwaves and Energy Shocks Fuel Push for Clean Energy

By Zofeen Ebrahim
The 30 COP gatherings may not have done what three months of US-Israeli war against Iran did: expose the world's vulnerability to fossil fuels.

‘We Came for Action, Not Promises’: Developing Nations Voice Frustration as Bonn Talks Conclude

By Umar Manzoor Shah
The United Nations June Climate Meetings (SB64) ended in Bonn with sharp disagreements between developed and developing countries over climate finance, adaptation support and emissions reductions, leaving negotiators with significant unresolved issues ahead of the COP31 climate summit in Antalya, Türkiye.

Excluding Food Systems From Climate Deal Is a Recipe for Disaster

By Busani Bafana
As they ate catered meals, COP30 negotiators had no appetite for fixing broken food systems, a major source of climate pollution, experts warn. Food systems are the complete journey food takes—from the farm to fork—which means its growing, processing, distribution, trade and consumption and even the waste.
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