Dialogue Earth

Each June, international climate negotiators descend on Bonn in west Germany for a two-week conference at the secretariat of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC).

Energy-intensive businesses now need to green some of their electricity use. Certificates to prove it have shot up in price.

Presidents and Indigenous leaders, fishers and financiers were all on the Mediterranean coast for the UN’s big ocean meeting. These items were the talk of the town.

The Chinese electric vehicle giant is bringing affordable prices, cutting-edge technology and an aggressive strategy to the region’s markets.

A new law paving the way for the promotion of natural gas has been labelled an “insult” by climate campaigners.

Hopes of real civil influence at November’s UN negotiations in Belém are being undermined by costs, bureaucracy and mixed messaging.

Chinese international cooperation mechanisms such as the Belt and Road Initiative could fill the gaps left by US withdrawal, writes Zhou Xiaozhu.

The Latin American country seeks to balance its BRICS leadership with pragmatism and broader multilateral goals ahead of COP30.