Thousands March for Climate Action as COP30 Talks Enter Second Week

As the talks continue, some countries are pushing for a detailed “road map” for a global transition away from oil, gas and coal.

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Indigenous People Take the Stage at COP30 Climate Talks in Belém, Brazil

This summit is unlike any of its predecessors in at least one significant way: The Indigenous presence is palpable and strong.

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The Global Climate Leadership Vacuum

The United States is largely absent from the United Nations climate negations in Brazil. So who is stepping up?

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COP30 U.N. Climate Talks Are Starting in Brazil. Here’s What to Know.

Diplomats and leaders from around the world are gathering on the edge of the Amazon rainforest for annual talks on how to limit global warming.

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Brazil Proposes a New Type of Fund to Protect Tropical Forests

The multibillion-dollar fund would essentially pay countries to keep forests standing, hoping for success where earlier forest-protection ideas have struggled.

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Amazon Oil Drilling Undermines Brazil’s Climate Credibility Before COP30

Brazil, which is hosting the 30th U.N. Climate Change Conference this month, wants to show the world it is a leader in safeguarding the planet. Its record tells a more complicated story.

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Police Raid in Rio de Janeiro Leaves Over 130 Dead

The death toll in Rio’s deadliest police operation in history rose to 132 people, the state authorities say, sparking outrage and a reckoning.

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At Least 64 Dead in Rio de Janeiro as Brazilian Police Crack Down on Drug Gangs

The authorities said the deadliest operation in Rio’s history had killed four police officers and at least 60 other people. It was an attack on “narco-terrorists,” the state governor said.

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Trump’s Tariff Fight With China Means Trouble for a Vast Wilderness in Brazil

Brazilian farmers are lobbying to roll back deforestation restrictions in order to sell more soybeans to the huge Chinese market.

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At the UN, Trump Strikes Radically Different Tones in Public and Private

At the United Nations, world leaders got to see both sides of President Trump: bellicose in public and far more conciliatory in private.

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