COP30 Brasil Amazônia

The 2025 United Nations Climate Change Conference, or COP30, was the 30th session of the UNFCCC Conference of the Parties. It took place at the Hangar Convention Centre in Belém, Brazil, from 10 to 21 November 2025.

The most contentious issue was agreeing on a concrete plan or roadmap for phasing out fossil fuels. Oil-producing nations opposed any binding commitments, leading COP30 President André Corrêa do Lago to introduce two voluntary roadmaps outside the formal UN negotiating process.

The Youth Environment Assembly (YEA), 2025

The Youth Environment Assembly (YEA), the largest global youth gathering within the UN Environment Programme, concluded its 2025 session after bringing together more than 500 participants from over 70 countries at UNEP Headquarters in Nairobi. Organized by the Children and Youth Major Group to UNEP, the event served as the official youth forum leading into UNEA-7, ensuring strong youth engagement in environmental policy processes. Held over three days (29–30 November and 7 December), the program focused on advancing sustainable solutions for a resilient planet by strengthening youth advocacy in UNEA-7, providing capacity-building through workshops and policy training, and fostering global collaboration and partnerships among youth, policymakers, and stakeholders.

# TAX THE SUPER RICH

A coalition of artists, activists, and organizations from Africa and around the world has called on South African President Cyril Ramaphosa to use his country’s G20 presidency to champion a global wealth tax on the super-rich.

AbibiNsroma Foundation celebrates World Environment Day

In 2025, the AbibiNsroma Foundation marked World Environment Day by championing the global call to end plastic pollution and promoting strong local action in Ghana. As part of the #BeatPlasticPollution campaign, the foundation organized educational programs across schools in the Ada West district to raise awareness about responsible plastic waste management and environmental sustainability. It also used the occasion to advocate for practical, collective efforts toward a “plastic-free Ghana” and encouraged the public—especially young people—to adopt the “Reduce, Reuse, Recycle” approach as a simple but effective strategy for managing plastic waste.