Environment
US absent; summit presses China
COP30 opened in Belém, Brazil, without the United States and other major emitters, shifting focus onto China and disputes over raising emissions ambitions versus climate finance.
China to hit CO2 peak
Analyses showed China’s CO2 emissions were flat or falling for 18 months, putting Beijing on track to hit its peak-emissions target early, though coal reliance remained high.
Nordic winter arrives, may linger
After an unusually mild autumn, forecasters said winter had arrived in southern Sweden and Norway, and Finland's meteorological institute warned the cold could persist for weeks to months.
