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Climate change conference/COP

Green Pulse Podcast

Why Greta Thunberg’s shock protests in Venice can backfire

Fight over fossil fuels torpedoes key text of UN environment report

Major oil producers Saudi Arabia and the US have opposed phasing out fossil fuels, which are used to make plastic.
Major oil producers Saudi Arabia and the US have opposed phasing out fossil fuels, which are used to make plastic.

Commentary

COP30 was marked by fire and doused in rain. But UN climate summits can still work

People using fire extinguishers to put out a fire at COP30 on Nov 20.
People using fire extinguishers to put out a fire at COP30 on Nov 20.

Commentary

What a visit to the Amazon during COP30 taught this S’pore youth delegate about climate action

Zaheer Abdul Malik, a NUS undergraduate, outside the COP30 venue in Belem, Brazil.
Zaheer Abdul Malik, a NUS undergraduate, outside the COP30 venue in Belem, Brazil.

What impact will UN climate conference COP30 have on South-east Asia?

The conference ended more than 26 hours late.
The conference ended more than 26 hours late.

Stormy weather ahead, and ASEAN has no choice but to adapt

A road is covered in water in a flood-affected village in Indonesia on Dec 2.
A road is covered in water in a flood-affected village in Indonesia on Dec 2.

Experts work on UN climate report amid US pushback

The United Nations now says the world is set to breach the 1.5 deg C warming limit earlier than feared.
The United Nations now says the world is set to breach the 1.5 deg C warming limit earlier than feared.

The real failure on climate didn’t happen in Brazil

Protesters wearing masks depicting world leaders in Belem, Brazil, on Nov 20.
Protesters wearing masks depicting world leaders in Belem, Brazil, on Nov 20.

While You Were Sleeping: 5 stories you might have missed, Nov 24, 2025

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio (centre), next to US special envoy Steve Witkoff (second from left), faces the Ukrainian delegation during the talks at the US Mission in Geneva, on Nov 23.
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio (centre), next to US special envoy Steve Witkoff (second from left), faces the Ukrainian delegation during the talks at the US Mission in Geneva, on Nov 23.

COP30 deal exposes fragile climate unity as US steps back

COP30 President Andre Correa do Lago attends the plenary session at the UN Climate Change Conference (COP30), in Belem, Brazil, November 22, 2025. REUTERS/Adriano Machado
COP30 President Andre Correa do Lago attends the plenary session at the UN Climate Change Conference (COP30), in Belem, Brazil, November 22, 2025. REUTERS/Adriano Machado

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MDDI (P) 046/10/2025. Published by SPH Media Limited, Co. Regn. No.202120748H. Copyright © 2025 SPH Media Limited. All rights reserved.