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Satellites and AI equip policymakers to assess global climate adaptation progress
Berlin, Germany (SPX) Nov 15, 2025 A study led by the University of Galway's Ryan Institute details how satellite-based Earth observation and artificial intelligence enable objective monitoring of climate adaptation in the global agrifood sector. Researchers analyzed how Earth observation data can be linked to indicators in the Global Goal on Adaptation, a Paris Agreement initiative to reduce climate vulnerability. Their work, published in npj Climate and Atmospheric Science and coordinated by the European Space Agency, found that ... read more |
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Climate talks run into night as COP30 hosts seek breakthroughBelem, Brazil (AFP) Nov 17, 2025 COP30 hosts Brazil on Monday extended negotiations into the night at the UN climate talks as they pushed for a rapid compromise among countries very much at deep odds. ... more 
'In it to win it': Australia doubles down on climate hosting bidBelem, Brazil (AFP) Nov 17, 2025 Australia's Climate Minister Chris Bowen launched a last-ditch blitz Monday to host next year's UN climate summit, saying his country was "fighting hard" to beat a rival bid from Turkey. ... more 
Iran begins cloud seeding operations as people pray for rain in TehranTehran (AFP) Nov 16, 2025 Iranian authorities have launched cloud seeding operations to induce rainfall as the country faces its worst drought in decades, state media reported. ... more
Brazil Sees Massive Climate Protests as COP30 Hits Halfway MarkBelem, Brazil (AFP) Nov 16, 2025 Tens of thousands of people thronged the streets of the Amazonian city hosting COP30 talks on Saturday, dancing to thumping speakers in the first large-scale protest at a UN climate summit in years. ... more |
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Ethiopia set to host UN's 2027 climate summit, 2026 undecidedBelem, Brazil (AFP) Nov 12, 2025 Uncertainty still surrounds which country will host next year's UN climate conference: Australia or Turkey. But for 2027, there's little mystery: it will almost certainly be Ethiopia, an African diplomatic powerhouse. ... more
Four Brazilians to watch at COP30Belem, Brazil (AFP) Nov 9, 2025 Influential Brazilians, from government figures to Indigenous activists, will take center stage during UN climate talks starting Monday in the Amazon. ... more 
ESA satellites track progress on Paris Agreement goalsParis, France (ESA) Nov 08, 2025 As the United Nations COP30 climate change conference convenes in Belem, Brazil, the world's attention will turn to the heart of the Amazon rainforest - a region that symbolises both hope and concer ... more 
Brazil's Lula urges 'defeat' of climate deniers as COP30 opensBelem, Brazil (AFP) Nov 10, 2025 The United Nations climate conference opened Monday in the Brazilian Amazon with pleas for the world to keep up the fight against global warming, even as the United States turns its back. ... more 
'Moral failure': Leaders seek to rally world at Amazon climate talksBelem, Brazil (AFP) Nov 6, 2025 Fears of a fracturing global resolve loomed over climate talks in the Brazilian Amazon on Thursday as world leaders acknowledged their failure to contain global warming to agreed limits. ... more |
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AI-generated disinformation tactics spotted ahead of COP30
Washington (AFP) Nov 6, 2025 A clip said to show massive flooding in the Amazonian city hosting the UN climate summit is just one widely-shared example of how disinformation, cheaply created by artificial intelligence and circulating on social media, is influencing perceptions of COP30. A new report released Thursday by the Coalition Against Climate Disinformation (CAAD) finds despite increasing support for policies to address climate change, the persistence of online falsehoods, supercharged by AI, help sustain an undercurrent ... read more
Facing climate 'overshoot', world heads into risky territoryParis (AFP) Nov 6, 2025 The spectre of humanity's failure to curb heat-trapping emissions hangs over climate negotiations in Brazil, after the UN confirmed the planet is now certain to "overshoot" 1.5C of warming and faces a tough battle to bring temperatures back down. ... more |
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Brazil's Lula urges less talk, more action at COP30 climate meet Belem, Brazil (AFP) Nov 4, 2025 Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva on Tuesday called for less talk and more action ahead of UN climate talks in the Amazon, as the world struggles to curb catastrophic global warming. ... more
New study reveals source of rain is major factor behind drought risks for farmersLa Jolla, California (SPX) Nov 4, 2025 UC San Diego-led research shows that understanding where rain comes from could reshape drought planning and land management across the globe A new University of California San Diego study unco ... more
World on track to dangerous warming as emissions hit record high: UNParis (AFP) Nov 4, 2025 National commitments to slash heat-trapping pollution would limit global warming up to 2.5C this century - nowhere near enough to avoid devastating climate impacts despite a sweep of new pledges, the UN warned Tuesday. ... more
US not sending any high-level officials to COP30Washington (AFP) Nov 1, 2025 The United States will not send any top officials to the COP30 climate talks in Brazil later this month, a White House official said Saturday, as President Donald Trump instead works to boost fossil fuels. ... more
Prince William brings climate mission to Brazil ahead of COP30Rio De Janeiro, Brazil (AFP) Nov 2, 2025 Britain's Prince William arrives Monday in Rio de Janeiro for a visit focused on ideas to protect the planet, before flying to the Amazon rainforest to address global leaders at UN climate talks. ... more |
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