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Climate activists must beat populists at their own game

Oxfam activists wearing oversized masks representing world leaders including US President Donald Trump at the sidelines of the Cop30 summit.

Thousands of climate protesters rally in Brazil at COP30 halfway mark

Thousands of protesters march through the streets of Belem, Brazil, to call for climate justice and territorial protection.

COP30 highlights growing need of countries for resilience to storms, floods and fires

Rescuers pull an inflatable boat loaded with residents during a forced evacuation at a village in Tuguegarao City, Cagayan province, north of Manila on November 11, 2025, as flood waters continue to inundate homes due to heavy rains brought about by Super Typhoon Fung-wong. (Photo by John Dimain / AFP)

Explainer: As COP30 gathers, what is the latest in climate science?

Smoke billows from a wildfire in the Amazon rainforest near a dry river in Iranduba, Amazonas state, Brazil September 25, 2023. REUTERS/Bruno Kelly

Explainer: What is the COP30 climate summit, and why does it matter?

Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres and other delegates attending the Belem Climate Summit ahead of the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP30) raise hands as they pose for a family photo, in Belem, Brazil, November 7, 2025. REUTERS/Adriano Machado

The COP30 effect: Experts weigh in on how climate talks will affect people, jobs, nature in S-E Asia

Ahead of COP30, The Straits Times speaks to experts on how these issues will impact South-east Asia.

S’pore’s readiness for dealing with climate impacts will guide business investments here: Grace Fu

Ms Grace Fu will represent Singapore at the COP30, where governments are set to negotiate their joint efforts to curb climate change and deal with its impacts.

UN road map seeks to crack $1.7 trillion climate finance puzzle

Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva speaks during an interview ahead of the COP30 Climate Summit in Belem, on Nov 4, 2025. PHOTO: EPA

World will overshoot 1.5 deg C climate goal in next decade, UN warns

Countries are set to debate how to finance faster action to rein in global warming at the UN’s COP30 climate summit.

Climate change won’t end civilisation, says Bill Gates

Billionaire philanthropist Bill Gates argued in a long memo that tackling global disease and poverty will help prepare the planet's poorest for a warming world.

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