As climate activists worldwide focus on COP 30 unfolding in Belém, Brazil, another city is hosting political debates and votes that will determine the pace of emissions reductions in a region that not long ago promised to become the first climate-neutral continent - Europe. The European Parliament, Source: Unsplash More specifically, under its Green New Deal, the European Union (27 Member States) set out to reach net-zero emissions by 2050. Achieving this requires careful pla

by Klara Butz, Finance Campaigner at The Climate Reality Project Europe & Urgewald COP 30 starts today. Government delegations, civil society organizations, Indigenous leaders, and many others have traveled to northern Brazil to tackle the climate crisis together. This year’s conference carries heavy expectations. Negotiators must finally agree on indicators for the Global Goal on Adaptation so countries can track real progress. They must also adopt and advance the Baku to Be

According to the latest Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change's (IPCC) report around 70% of global CO2 emissions come from urban areas. Cities are where people live, work, and move - and where decisions about transport, energy, housing, and waste have a direct impact on the planet. This makes cities not just part of the problem, but a powerful part of the solution. Acting locally offers something that national or international processes often lack: proximity and agency. R

Under the text, you can find a glossary of the most important terms relevant to COP 30 and the climate negotiations process.  A critical turning point The world enters COP 30 at a moment of utmost urgency: recent datasets show that the global mean temperature is now  approximately 1.3 °C to 1.4 °C above late-19th-century pre-industrial levels . In 2024, for the first time on record, the annual mean temperature passed the 1.5 °C threshold , based on at least six international

Activism nowadays can seem hopeless. Frustrating. Tiring. But being in a community reminds us that there is strength in connection. Real change begins when we come together to learn, dream, and act. From 6 to 17 October, more than 70 participants from across Europe and beyond brought their experience, curiosity, commitment, and passion for justice to the training. Each one of them transformed the virtual space into a true collective journey: one of learning, reflection, and h

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