Shorouk Express On 10 November, the 30th Conference of the Parties on Climate Change (COP30) began in Belém, Brazil. This year, the big news is that there is no big news. According to some observers, the conference will focus mainly on the implementation of existing climate commitments, particularly those of the 2015 Paris Agreement. The…
Shorouk Express The COP30 climate conference will start on Nov. 10 in the Amazon port city of Belém. The Trump administration said it will not send “high level representatives,” amid Washington’s larger push against climate policies. U.S. President Donald Trump has already announced the U.S. would exit the Paris climate agreement for a second time. Last…
Shorouk Express Long-term trouble The battle over the EU’s NDC is closely linked to the bloc’s overarching climate target for 2040, proposed by the Commission in July. Discussion on that target was put on hold after France and Germany joined Poland, Italy and a handful of other countries to form a blocking minority and postponed…
Shorouk Express One European diplomat said their country had been quoted €1 million to rent rooms for a negotiating team of 20 people. The April presentation from Brazil said that the cruise ship cabins would range from $700 to $1,300 per night. The diplomat said that in Bonn last week, however, the COP30 presidency promised…
