‘Ciao, bambino!’: Paris agreement architect says absence of US is good for Cop30 - live

Christiana Figueres tells summit that decarbonisation of global economy is inevitable despite disruptive Trump presidencyIn the run-up to Cop30, the Guardian published a series of articles looking at the ten biggest polluters of greenhouse gas, and their plans to clean up. Here’s a piece my colleague Jonathan Watts wrote in September about China, which according to an analysis published today has plateaued its emissions.Chinese power took on an old-fashioned hue in the past week with a huge military parade, a gathering of former allies Russia and North Korea, and President Xi Jinping’s defiant vow not to be intimidated by bullies. Continue reading...

‘Ciao, bambino!’: Paris agreement architect says absence of US is good for Cop30 - live

Christiana Figueres tells summit that decarbonisation of global economy is inevitable despite disruptive Trump presidency

In the run-up to Cop30, the Guardian published a series of articles looking at the ten biggest polluters of greenhouse gas, and their plans to clean up. Here’s a piece my colleague Jonathan Watts wrote in September about China, which according to an analysis published today has plateaued its emissions.

Chinese power took on an old-fashioned hue in the past week with a huge military parade, a gathering of former allies Russia and North Korea, and President Xi Jinping’s defiant vow not to be intimidated by bullies.

Continue reading...