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March 31, 2025 Wesley Morgan, _UNSW Sydney_ Peter Dutton says co-hosting the 2026 UN climate summit is ‘madness’. But Australia would be mad to miss out on the benefits, including investment

in renewables. November 25, 2024 Missing money, Saudi wrecking, methane pledges and more. November 25, 2024 Wesley Morgan, _UNSW Sydney_ Australia and Pacific nations won’t know until June

next year if they’re hosting the COP31 climate talks. But with tens of thousands of people potentially coming, they need to start planning now. November 19, 2024 Isabela del Alcázar, _IE

University_ COP29 shows how the climate fight depends on an interconnected ecosystem of governments and corporations. November 18, 2024 Nathalie Seddon, _University of Oxford_ and Audrey

Wagner, _University of Oxford_ In our race to cool the planet, we must not compromise the ecosystems on which we depend. November 11, 2024 Nina Ives, _Auckland University of Technology_ and

David Hall, _Auckland University of Technology_ Extreme weather is already costing vulnerable island nations US$141 billion each year. How should rich nations contribute and who should pay

the most? November 10, 2024 Matt McDonald, _The University of Queensland_ The central focus of COP29 negotiations is on a bigger target for climate finance – the money rich nations provide

poor nations to help with their energy transition and climate resilience. November 8, 2024 Alix Dietzel, _University of Bristol_; Alice Venn, _University of Bristol_, and Katharina Richter,

_University of Bristol_ A finance deal at Baku that delivers meaningful climate action for developing countries seems a long way off. December 18, 2023 Fergus Green, _UCL_ Australia

supported a phase-out of fossil fuels at the recent UN climate summit but is still expanding coal and gas production. It’s a contradiction that threatens the planet. There is a better way.

December 15, 2023 Alix Dietzel, _University of Bristol_ and Katharina Richter, _University of Bristol_ COP28 had almost 100,000 delegates, most of whom weren’t involved in the negotiations.

December 6, 2023 Shannon Gibson, _USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences_ The agreement still leaves many unanswered questions, as well as concerns from vulnerable countries

about who will qualify, who pays and who is in charge. November 29, 2023 Jen Allan, _Cardiff University_ A COP regular worries about a conflicted host and a lack of trust. November 20, 2023

Kate Hua-Ke Chi, _Tufts University_ and Maulik Jagnani, _Tufts University_ With many countries planning fossil fuel production increases and continuing subsidies, negotiators have their work

cut out for them when the COP28 climate summit begins. October 24, 2023 Ibrahim Ozdemir, _Clark University_ An analysis of past UN conference presidencies suggests the 2023 summit’s agenda

would do more to accelerate the transition away from fossil fuels. November 21, 2022 The agreed loss and damage fund was a breakthrough in an otherwise inconclusive conference. November 17,

2021 Rachel Kyte, _Tufts University_ The world promised progress at the Glasgow climate conference. Now it has to turn those promises into reality. A former senior UN official describes what

to watch for in the coming year. November 15, 2021 Christina E. Hoicka, _University of Victoria_; Daniel Sperling, _University of California, Davis_; Ian Lowe, _Griffith University_; Kate

Dooley, _The University of Melbourne_; Kyla Tienhaara, _Queen's University, Ontario_; Mariola Acosta Francés, _International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA)_; Mark Maslin,

_UCL_; Piers Forster, _University of Leeds_; Ran Boydell, _Heriot-Watt University_, and Simon Lewis, _UCL_ Has the summit delivered on its goals? November 8, 2021 Rachel Kyte, _Tufts

University_ The press releases sound promising, but the negotiations have a long way to go. Here’s what’s ahead at the midpoint of the COP26 climate talks. November 3, 2021 Sonja Klinsky,

_Arizona State University_ Climate justice is about both where emissions come from and who suffers the consequences. October 30, 2021 Shelley Inglis, _University of Dayton_ A former UN

adviser explains what happens at climate summits like COP26 and why people fear this one won’t meet its goals.