Kate Abnett

Our latest coverage of the COP30 climate summit👇

🔹Draft COP30 deal omits fossil fuel transition plans
🔹Dozens of countries want global plan to shift off fossil fuels
🔹Saudi Arabia among those to oppose, negotiators say
🔹Summit is scheduled to end later on Friday

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Early COP30 climate deal eludes Brazil, but Lula remains upbeat

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Plans to launch a UN-backed global market for trading carbon offset credits have hit a snag at COP30, where governments are struggling to resolve a dispute over funding to get the market up and running, five sources told Reuters 👇

Story with Sudarshan Varadhan

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Clamour for change inside the world's COP30 climate negotiations An existential question hangs over this year's COP30 summit in Brazil: what are the annual U.N. climate negotiations really for?

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Our latest from the COP30 climate summit. I’m here with our superb team, we’ll be covering the twists and turns as Brazil tries to land early deals tomorrow on some of the toughest topics 👇

Brazil pushes for early COP30 climate deal on fossil fuels and finance

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Diplomats worry over possible disruption by an absent US at the COP30 climate summit Governments heading to the U.N. COP30 climate summit in Brazil are bracing for the possibility that the Trump administration may seek to disrupt negotiations at the event - even without any U.S. officials showing up.

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🌲How sickly forests are felling Europe's climate ambitions

Concern about the capacity of forests, degraded by wildfires & drought, to absorb CO2 was a key reason EU countries watered down a new climate goal this week

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EU agrees weakened climate target in final-hour deal for COP30

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Brazil offers free cruise cabins as poorer nations struggle for rooms at COP30 Dozens of countries have yet to secure accommodation for their delegations at the COP30 climate summit just a week before it opens, with host Brazil offering free cabins on cruise ships to poorer nations in a last-minute bid to ensure they can attend.

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EU countries split over 2040 climate goal as COP30 looms

EU countries remain split over their new climate change target and are still debating changes, just days before their ministers are due to approve the goal, according to diplomats and EU documents 👇
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Brazil plans COP30 funding deals to address climate adaptation shortfall Brazil wants to help developing countries secure more funding for adapting to climate change, the COP30 climate summit president said, as a U.N. report estimated the world will need to spend $310 billion a year by 2035 to prepare for higher sea levels, hotter days and other conditions of a warmer atmosphere.

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EU considers more flexible climate target in hunt for deal, draft shows A draft EU compromise proposal, seen by Reuters, showed countries have drafted plans that would allow the EU to review the 2040 target every two years.

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EU approves 19th package of Russian sanctions including LNG ban

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EU leaders to debate conditions for keeping up climate ambition

Coming up at the EU summit in Brussels today:
🔹Leaders to debate new 2040 climate target
🔹Talks to focus on keeping economy competitive while going green
🔹Countries split over pace, cost of CO2 cuts

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TotalEnergies, Siemens urge EU to abolish climate law, letter shows TotalEnergies and Siemens have called on European governments to abolish one of the EU's flagship corporate sustainability laws in order to boost the continent's competitiveness, a letter seen by Reuters shows.

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Scores of MEPs hold side jobs in sectors where they steer EU laws [FREE TO READ] FT analysis identifies paid work that has not been declared as a potential conflict of interest

Great work by @lauramdubois.ft.com breaking out just how much European MEPs earn in their side jobs — side jobs that often overlap with policy areas they work on in parliament.

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How Ukraine's European allies fuel Russia's war economy

EU nations including France are among the staunchest supporters of Ukraine. Several have also increased their imports of Russian energy which pump billions of euros into Moscow's wartime economy.

Our analysis👇

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EU Parliament plans to cut back sustainability law further

🔹Lawmaker groups agree to further weaken EU’s CSDDD law
🔹Deal would exempt firms with up to 5,000 employees from the rules
🔹Socialists compromise to avoid 'worse' deal with far-right lawmakers

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Hotel prices lead countries to consider skipping COP30 climate summit Dozens of countries have yet to secure accommodation at next month's COP30 climate summit in Brazil and some delegates are considering staying away as a shortage of hotels has driven prices to hundreds of dollars per night.

Hotel prices lead countries to consider skipping COP30 climate summit

Update on COP30 logistics, with five weeks until the conference begins👇

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Europe champions fighting climate change but misses emissions deadline

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EU set to miss U.N. deadline for new climate targets, draft shows The European Union does not expect to reach an agreement on its new U.N.-mandated climate target in time for a key deadline this month, and has instead drafted plans to submit a temporary goal, which could change later, an EU negotiating document seen by Reuters showed.

The EU does not expect to reach an agreement on its new U.N.-mandated climate target in time for a key deadline this month, and has instead drafted plans to submit a temporary goal, which could change later 👇

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UN limits staff at COP30 climate summit over accommodation concerns High hotel prices for Brazil's COP30 climate summit in November have prompted the United Nations to urge its staff to limit attendance, while government delegations are still scrambling to find rooms within their budgets.

NEW on #COP30: High hotel prices for Brazil's COP30 climate summit have prompted the United Nations to urge its staff to limit attendance, while government delegations are still scrambling to find rooms within their budgets

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EU countries delay deal on new climate goal, diplomats say European Union countries have shelved plans to approve a new climate change target next week, after pushback from governments including France and Germany over plans to quickly land a deal, three EU diplomats told Reuters on Friday.

EU countries delay deal on new climate goal, diplomats say

EU countries will no longer approve their new climate change target this week, delaying a deal after pushback from governments including France and Germany. What happens next👇
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US energy secretary downplays climate risks as Washington seeks EU gas deals U.S. Energy Secretary Chris Wright downplayed the risks of climate change as he promoted Washington's return to a "commonsense energy policy" on Thursday, while the Trump administration worked to boost oil and gas sales to Europe and other allies.

US energy secretary downplays climate risks as Washington seeks EU gas deals

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Exclusive: EU could quit Russian gas within a year, US energy chief says The European Union could phase out Russian gas within six to 12 months by replacing it with U.S. liquefied natural gas, and the United States communicated this position to EU officials this week, U.S. energy secretary Chris Wright told Reuters on Friday.

SCOOP: EU could quit Russian gas within a year, US energy chief says

The EU could phase out Russian gas within 6-12 months by replacing it with U.S. LNG, and the U.S. communicated this position to EU officials this week, U.S. energy secretary Chris Wright told me👇

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Exclusive: EU could quit Russian gas within a year, US energy chief says The European Union could phase out Russian gas within six to 12 months by replacing it with U.S. liquefied natural gas, and the United States communicated this position to EU officials this week, U.S. energy secretary Chris Wright told Reuters on Friday.

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Brazil to propose new forum to address climate and trade complaints, sources say Brazil will propose the creation of a new forum for governments to discuss how climate policy affects trade - an issue that the World Trade Organization and U.N. climate talks have so far failed to tackle, three officials familiar with the plans said.

🚨Brazil to propose new forum to address climate and trade complaints, sources say

Interesting (and potentially politically contentious) development ahead of COP30. Story with ace colleague @lisparaguassu.bsky.social

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EU considers faster Russian oil and gas exit after US pressure The European Union is considering a faster phase-out of Russian fossil fuels as part of new sanctions against Moscow, European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen said on Wednesday after U.S. pressure to stop buying Russian oil.

EU considers faster Russian oil and gas exit after US pressure

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EU split over climate target, deal next week in doubt, draft shows European Union countries are split over how ambitious to make their new climate change target, putting into doubt plans to strike a deal next week, their latest compromise proposal showed on Tuesday.

NEW: EU countries are split over how ambitious to make their new climate change target, putting into doubt plans to strike a deal next week, their latest compromise proposal showed

The latest on the EU's 2040 climate goal 👇

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EU sticks to planned Russian oil exit by 2028, energy chief says The European Union is sticking to its plans to phase out Russian oil by 2028, the bloc's energy chief told Reuters on Friday, adding that he had not faced pressure from Washington to bring forward this deadline.

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