Joe Lo

Negotiators from the EU and from small island states - usually well-aligned at UN climate talks - have expressed disappointment in each other after COP30

After countries failed to agree on a roadmap away from coal, oil and gas at COP30, Australia's COP31 Co-President says fight will continue

UN chief António Guterres says the world's temperature will rise by more than 1.5C over pre-industrial levels but can be brought down

A US-led alliance delayed the adoption of the International Maritime Organisation's (IMO) Net Zero Framework (NZF) for a year.

A group of mainly oil-reliant nations wants to make it more difficult for the IMO's Net-Zero Framework to be adopted at London talks

The fund will ask for projects to be submitted which address the loss and damage caused by climate change in developing countries

In Dubai two years ago, Russia pushed for a clause on "transitional fuels" which its new UN climate plan uses to justify gas consumption

After disputes over whether to include thorny trade issues on the agenda of global climate talks, the COP30 presidency proposes a separate arena to discuss them

EU countries' leaders make decisions based on unanimity, potentially allowing laggards to block ambition on climate targets

To keep global warming to 1.5C and avoid oversupply of oil and gas, the International Energy Agency says some high-cost production will need to be closed down

Carbon capture players told a recent global conference that the technology remains a costly way to reduce CO2 and needs more government support

Developing nations want minerals production and energy access - not just fossil fuel workers - to be included in discussions on a fair low-carbon transition

Brazil says the UN talks will stay in the Amazon city of Belém and argues enough beds are available despite a shortage of affordable rooms

Korean farmers are starting a climate lawsuit to demand compensation from the South Korea's state-owned utility that produces electricity

Saudi Arabia, Iran and other oil states are campaigning to stop the adoption of the IMO's green shipping deal in October

The International Court of Justice (ICJ) has advised that the level of climate finance given to developing countries must be compatible with limiting global warming to 1.5C

The Science Based Targets initiative says financial institutions must stop investing in firms expanding fossil fuel production and use

International Court of Justice rules that governments have a legal duty to prevent and repair damage to the climate system

But many developing country negotiators say the $220 a night cap is still too much, while other developing nations were not offered the deal.

Researchers pinpoint the death toll from last month's heatwave in Europe, linking two-thirds of the deaths to climate change