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Check your inbox! Our latest issue of COP30 Dispatch covers the end of the first week and the beginning of the second in Belém.

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COP30 Dispatch, November 17, Key Takeaways for Congress: 1. The subsidiary body meetings closed on Saturday, marking the transition from the technical work period to the political work where ministers try to reconcile countries’ conflicting stances. 2. Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.) spent Saturday speaking on methane pollution and ocean warming. 3. Ministers from 144 countries and negotiating blocs are slated to give remarks during the COP30 High-Level Segment today and tomorrow.
November 18, 2025 at 12:34 PM
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Check your inbox! Today's issue of COP30 Dispatch covers what happened in Belém as we approach the end of the first week of the UN climate talks.
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COP30 Dispatch, November 14, Key Takeaways for Congress:⁠ 1. Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.) is in Belém today and tomorrow, taking meetings and holding press conferences as the sole U.S. federal official at COP. 2. What developing countries see as lackluster commitments and delivery on climate finance from developed countries is slowing down negotiations across the board. 3. More than 1,600 fossil fuel lobbyists were at COP this week, the largest ratio of lobbyists to other attendees in UNFCCC history.
November 14, 2025 at 10:40 PM
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November 14, 2025 at 9:01 PM
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Check your inbox! Today's issue of COP30 Dispatch covers what happened during the fourth day of the UN climate talks in Belém.⁠
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COP30 Dispatch, November 13, Key Takeaways for Congress:⁠ 1. The world has 170 billion tonnes of carbon dioxide emissions remaining before hitting 1.5°C (2.7°F), a “carbon budget” that will be met before 2030 unless countries scale up mitigation efforts. 2. The new Food Waste Breakthrough enlists cities and food businesses to halve food waste by 2030. 3. Across Latin America and the Caribbean, 41% of the population and 37.5% of emergency hospitals are located in medium- to high-natural hazard zones.
November 13, 2025 at 11:12 PM
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EESI has gone international! EESI’s article about a new energy efficiency program in Senegal was republished in Energy Efficiency Magazine and will be distributed in print at the COP30 UN Climate Summit in Belem, Brazil.

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November 13, 2025 at 9:52 PM
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Check your inbox! Today's issue of COP30 Dispatch covers what happened during the third day of the UN climate talks in Belém.⁠
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COP30 Dispatch, November 12, Key Takeaways for Congress:⁠ 1. The COP Presidency highlighted that “the mood is super constructive” in the negotiating rooms on the third day of meetings. 2. Climate disinformation was a major topic of conversation, receiving coverage in press conferences, reports, and a declaration signed by 12 countries and counting. 3. The Local Communities and Indigenous Peoples Platform met to discuss the collective exchange and continuance of Indigenous knowledge systems, culture, and stewardship with nature.
November 13, 2025 at 12:52 AM
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Check your inbox! Today's issue of COP30 Dispatch covers what happened during the second day of the UN climate talks in Belém.⁠
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COP30 Dispatch, November 11, Key Takeaways for Congress:⁠ 1.The opening plenary picked back up to allow negotiating groups to make opening statements; meanwhile, more than 30 negotiating sessions took place across the venue. 2. California Governor Gavin Newsom arrived in Belém today to attempt to fill the void left by the federal government. 3. The COP30 Presidency and the UN Environment Programme launched the Beat the Heat Implementation Drive, a global initiative to turn Global Cooling Pledge promises into city-level action.
November 11, 2025 at 11:59 PM
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When you contribute to EESI's work advancing climate solutions, you make an alternative future possible.

⬇️ See one example of the broad vision EESI President Daniel Bresette brought back from Climate Week NYC this fall.

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November 11, 2025 at 3:36 PM
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EESI donors are advancing climate solutions in many ways!

🌐Coverage of the COP30 summit
⌚Timely Congressional briefings
📝Practical and accessible resources on key topics for Congressional and agency staff

To learn more, subscribe to the EESI Impact newsletter: ow.ly/5zhv50XpJsV
November 10, 2025 at 11:00 PM
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Check your inbox! Today's issue of COP30 Dispatch covers what happened during the opening day of the UN climate talks in Belém.⁠
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COP30 Dispatch, November 10, Key Takeaways for Congress:⁠ 1. COP29 President Mukhtar Babayev handed off the gavel to COP30 President André Corrêa do Lago, officially putting Brazil at the helm of the UNFCCC process. 2. California State Senator Josh Becker spoke about his state’s commitments to the goals of the Paris Agreement. 3. Brazil, India, Italy, and Japan endorsed the Belém 4X Pledge on Sustainable Fuels, and 44 countries signed on to the Belém Declaration on Hunger, Poverty, and People-Centered Climate Action at the World Climate Summit last Friday.
November 10, 2025 at 10:59 PM
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DYK there are already events happening in Brazil ahead of COP30, like the Local Leaders Forum and C40 World Mayors Summit? Kate Johnson of @c40cities.bsky.social joined EESI's podcast for a discussion about subnational climate action at COP30.

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November 7, 2025 at 9:58 PM
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Artificial intelligence (AI) is a part of daily life, popping up with every Google search and raising concerns about electricity prices. Learn more about the intersection of AI and climate change in federal policy-making with EESI’s recent briefing.

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Artificial Intelligence Key Takeaways 1. Artificial intelligence (AI) has introduced new uncertainties around energy demand, energy supply, and energy prices. A Lawrence Berkeley National Lab report predicts that data centers could consume between 6% to 12% of total U.S. electricity demand by 2028. 2. AI can also be a helpful tool to modernize the grid and respond to disasters, including by predicting extreme weather events to make it possible for people to get out of harm’s way. 3. Frugal AI models – those that achieve high performance without excessive complication or energy costs – can be beneficial and outweigh their costs.
November 7, 2025 at 4:57 PM
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EESI fields frequent questions from reporters and congressional staff about AI and data center issues. And we're meeting the moment with timely articles, briefings, and other resources!

Read the latest edition of our EESI Impact newsletter to learn more about our work: ow.ly/j1je50Xo0tZ
November 6, 2025 at 6:57 PM
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We hope you enjoyed our briefing on international trade and climate policy! To watch it again, download presentations, and read notes, please visit eesi.org/110625cop. Thank you to our speakers!
November 6, 2025 at 5:59 PM
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“The fossil fuel industry’s ‘free to pollute’ business model is now completely lethal to any chance of finding a pathway to climate safety. We need to put a price on carbon emissions.” - @whitehouse.senate.gov, United States Senator (D-R.I.)
November 6, 2025 at 5:51 PM
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⏰ Briefing on international trade and climate policy is happening now! Tune in at eesi.org/livecast to watch. Follow along with EESI in the 🧵
November 6, 2025 at 5:00 PM
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The last of EESI's COP30 briefings is tomorrow at noon EST! Panelists will explore multilateral efforts to reduce trade-related GHG emissions.

Panel:
🚢 @whitehouse.senate.gov
🚢 Patrick McKenna, Climate Leadership Council
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November 5, 2025 at 9:24 PM
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We hope you enjoyed our briefing on international efforts to reduce emissions from refrigerants! To watch it again, download presentations, and read notes, please visit eesi.org/110525cop. Thank you to our speakers!
November 5, 2025 at 6:03 PM
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⏰ Briefing on international efforts to reduce emissions from refrigerants is happening now! Tune in at eesi.org/livecast to watch. Follow along with EESI in the 🧵
November 5, 2025 at 4:52 PM
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Our COP briefing series will continue tomorrow at noon, with an exploration of the Global Cooling Pledge. Panel:
🌎 Lily Riahi, @unep.org
🌎 Shikha Bhasin, Council on Energy, Environment, and Water
🌎 Helen Walter-Terrinoni, Trane Technologies

RSVP: eesi.org/110525cop
November 4, 2025 at 9:42 PM
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You may remember the Climate Smart Communities Initiative from EESI's podcast episode on climate adaptation and resilience funding. If their grant program made your ears perk up, we have some great news! 🤩 CSCI is now accepting applications for a third round of grants! Learn more: ow.ly/eUke50XmNmA
November 4, 2025 at 9:21 PM
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You may remember the Climate Smart Communities Initiative from EESI's podcast episode on climate adaptation & resilience funding. If their grant program made your ears perk up, we have some great news for you! 🤩 CSCI is now accepting applications for a third round of grants! Apply: ow.ly/eUke50XmNmA
November 4, 2025 at 9:08 PM
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We hope you enjoyed our briefing on the COP30 negotiating agenda! To watch it again, download presentations, and read notes, please visit eesi.org/110425cop. Thank you to our speakers!
November 4, 2025 at 6:01 PM
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⏰ Briefing on the COP30 negotiating agenda is happening now! Tune in at eesi.org/livecast to watch. Follow along with EESI in the 🧵
November 4, 2025 at 5:00 PM
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Tune in online tomorrow at 12 p.m. ET for our first COP briefing, where panelists will explain the negotiating agenda!

Panel:
🌐 Tracy Bach, Tuck School of Business & @miamilawschool.bsky.social; Steering Committee Member, RINGO
🌐 Courtney Durham Shane, @pewtrusts.org

RSVP: eesi.org/110425cop
November 3, 2025 at 7:41 PM