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COP30: negotiators seal fragile deal - finance tripled but fossil-fuel phaseout absent A tense COP30 outcome boosts adaptation finance while leaving fossil fuel phase-out language unclear. 👉 Read more: https://www.reuters.com/sustainability/cop/cop30-talks-grind-into-overtime-eu-objects-proposed-deal-2025-11-22/ #COP30 #ClimateFinance #ClimatePolicy #COPOutcome #GreenCrate COP30 debrief - draft text drops fossil-fuel phaseout, sparks global push for roadmaps Analysis of the COP30 draft shows divergence over fossil fuels and renewed calls for roadmaps from the Global South. 👉 Read more: https://www.reuters.com/sustainability/cop/cop30-draft-deal-drops-effort-new-fossil-fuel-transition-agreement-2025-11-21/ #FossilFuelPhaseout #ClimateDiplomacy #GlobalSouth #PolicyDebate #GreenCrate COP30: UN warns world is losing the climate battle as fragile deal holds on. UN climate chief issues stark warning even as a fragile COP30 deal gives some momentum on adaptation funding. 👉 Read ...

  A new UK art exhibition visualises how the tech industry’s over-consumption could transform famous landscapes like Venice & the Giant’s Causeway by the end of the century. It may be art — but the warning is real: the tech sector now drives ~6% of human-induced climate change, twice aviation’s share. ➤ Read more: The Guardian   #GreenTech #ClimateCrisis #Ewaste #SustainableTech #ArtMeetsClimate #PlanetOverProfit #GreenCrate  A Louisiana judge has overturned the permit for a major LNG (liquefied natural gas) facility in Cameron Parish, ordering state regulators to review its climate and environmental justice impacts. A breakthrough moment for coastal communities facing extreme-weather and sea-level risks. ➤ Source: AP News #EnvironmentalJustice #FossilFuelExit #CoastalResilience #ClimateLaw #GreenPolicy #GreenCrate” The European Union is shifting strategy: instead of relying on the U.S. federal government, it will engage directly with U.S. states, local auth...

Every October 10, the world pauses to observe World Mental Health Day. This year, as global conversations grow louder, much of the noise still fails to reach those who need it most: the people in low-income countries for whom mental health is both taboo and impossibly distant. In many of these places, the mind’s wounds are invisible in policy and public consciousness, just as they are deeply felt in daily life. We need to ask: What is the true toll of mental suffering among poorer nations? Which systems are failing them, and what connects this suffering to sustainability, environmental burdens, and social justice? How are governments, NGOs, and corporations stepping in; and where are they falling short? The Invisible Burden: Mental Health & Poverty Mental health disorders - anxiety, depression, psychosis, trauma; are everywhere. But in low-income nations, stigma, silence, and scarcity swamp awareness. Cultural beliefs often frame these conditions as moral failings or spiritual ...

  UN Hosts Special High-Level Climate Action Event World leaders convened at the UN to present new national climate plans, aiming to accelerate global climate action ahead of COP30. Source Developing Nations Demand Climate Finance Accountability At the UN General Assembly, leaders from developing countries criticized wealthy nations for not fulfilling climate finance commitments, calling for urgent action. Source Europe Faces Worst Wildfire Season in Decades Spain and Portugal experience extreme fire weather conditions, with 2025 marking one of the worst wildfire seasons in Europe since records began. Source Namibia's Etosha National Park Wildfire Contained A major wildfire in Namibia's Etosha National Park, which started on September 22, has been declared under control, though responses to the outbreak have drawn criticism. Source Shell Bets on LNG as Core Growth Driver for Next Decade Shell's CEO announced that liquefied natural gas (LNG) will be the ...

   UN pushes countries for new climate targets this month 👉 Read more: reuters #UN #ClimateTargets #NDCs #GreenMatters #GreenCrate  India bets on geothermal energy with launch of first national policy 👉 Read more: reuters #Geothermal #EnergyTransition #CleanEnergy #GreenMatters #GreenCrate  EU set to miss U.N. deadline for new climate targets, draft shows 👉 Read more: reuters #ClimatePolicy #EU #GreenMatters #GreenCrate  Why business wants Europe to hold its nerve on its 2040 climate target 👉 Read more: reuters #ClimateTargets #Business #Policy #GreenMatters #GreenCrate  China’s former climate envoy to meet EU to revive flailing UN pact 👉 Read more: reuters #Diplomacy #ClimateNegotiations #GreenMatters #GreenCrate  US energy secretary downplays climate risks as Washington seeks EU gas deals 👉 Read more: reuters #EnergyPolicy #Gas #ClimatePolitics #GreenMatters #GreenCrate  China’s rare cut to power pollution offset by ...