4+ hour, 34+ min ago (376+ words) A protester holds a placard saying "COP30 for system change" during the demonstration. During COP30 in Brazil a demonstration took place in Whitehall, London, as part of the global mobilization "Don't COP Out." The path from COP30 requires fewer pledges and more enforceable governance. Countries already know what must be done. They must do it. It appeared to be a grim d'j" vu when the final gavel dropped in Belem, Brazil and the COP30 text once again avoided naming fossil fuels. But voluntary pledges alone won't get us there. The Global Methane Status Report 2025 finds that despite over 150 countries endorsing the Global Methane Pledge, methane emissions continue to rise. The missing ingredient is enforcement " and the most important development on that front is not the Global Methane Pledge but the EU Methane Regulation. This is regulatory gravity: when the world's largest buyer sets a…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago (1264+ words) Below is a quote from Dr. Rachel Cleetus, senior policy director for the Climate and Energy program at the Union of Concerned Scientists, who is on the ground at COP30. "The new texts released this morning are disappointing across the board and the Mutir'o text is much weaker than the earlier version. The COP Presidency must intensify its efforts to bridge differences, including in open and transparent plenaries in these final hours, to secure an ambitious outcome at COP30. "The lack of finance for a clean energy transition and adaptation from richer nations'a critical part of the Paris Agreement'remains an ongoing obstacle to securing bold and fair outcomes. Political leaders from wealthier countries must show a willingness to meet their responsibilities instead of once again forcing those least responsible for the climate crisis into an inequitable compromise. "At COP28 in Dubai, nations agreed…...