Analysis-U.S. companies hold the line at climate talks despite Trump

By Simon Jessop BELEM, Brazil (Reuters) -Despite the U.S. government souring on the global climate agenda ahead of the COP30 summit, American companies did not shy away. A Reuters analysis of attendance lists shows there were 60 representatives of Fortune 100 companies at the Brazil event,

Indigenous people reflect on the meaning of their participation in COP30 climate talks

At United Nations climate talks billed widely as having a special focus on Indigenous people, those people themselves have mixed feelings about whether the highlight reel matches reality.

US companies hold the line at climate talks despite Trump

Despite the U.S. government souring on the global climate agenda ahead of the COP30 summit, American companies did not shy away.

At UN climate conference, some activists and scientists want more talk on reforming agriculture

Protesters gathered outside a new space at the talks, the industry-sponsored “Agrizone,” to call for a transition toward a more grassroots food system, even as hundreds of lobbyists for big agriculture companies are attending the talks.

Oil Producers, but Maybe Not the Planet, Get a Win as Climate Talks End

The final agreement, with no direct mention of the fossil fuels dangerously heating Earth, was a victory for countries like Saudi Arabia and Russia, diplomats said.

Colombian President 'Does Not Accept' COP30 Deal That Omits Fossil Fuel Phaseout

Colombia's President Gustavo Petro on Saturday said the South American country "does not accept" the modest deal secured at the UN climate summit in Brazil because it omitted a plan to phase out fossil fuels.

Many hoped UN climate talks would be historic. They may be remembered as a flop.

More than 80 nations called for a road map for the world to reduce the use of gas, oil and coal. But the final decision on Saturday didn't mention the words "fossil fuels."
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