Paris climate change agreement

Singapore to contribute $19.2m to global facility to spur international carbon trading

Singapore will invest US$15 million (S$19.1 million) to support the development of international carbon trading amid growing economic pressures and geopolitical uncertainty.

Carbon tax-paying firms can carry over unused offsets to 2026 amid limited carbon credit supply

Firms liable for carbon tax here will be allowed to roll over their unused offset limit from 2025 to 2026 due to the lack of eligible carbon credits.

Extreme heat threatens global food systems, UN agencies warn

An Iraqi farmer looks at potato crops affected by a heatwave and environmental and climate changes, in Mosul, Iraq.

News analysis

India updates climate targets as energy crisis bites

A man rides a motorcycle through a field of solar panels in Gujarat Solar Park at Patan district, Gujarat, India, on Sept 12, 2024. PHOTO: REUTERS

Trump pulls out of global climate treaty

President Donald Trump signed a presidential memorandum, pulling the US from the climate pact and 65 other international organisations and treaties

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

The conference ended more than 26 hours late.

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.

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.

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.

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