In brief | 10 November ‘25

Bloomberg: Trump-prepping and a transition road map: what to watch at COP30

Over the next two weeks, negotiators from nearly 200 countries will thrash out the technical details on everything from how best to cut emissions to the structure of funds to help the poorest deal with the impacts of increasingly extreme weather.

Reuters: COP30: The latest in climate science, from faster warming to coral collapse

Reuters recaps some of the developments this year in climate science.

Euractiv: COP30 reckoning looms for divided Europe

The Paris Agreement is being tested once more, as signatories treat its provisions as optional.

Munich Re: How catastrophes limit prosperity – weather disasters are a growing burden, also for many industrialised countries

The analysis, published in the run-up to the COP30 climate summit in Brazil, illustrates how weather extremes are eroding the economic substance of even the largest industrialised countries.

Reuters: Germany to re-examine 'security-relevant' China trade policies

Germany's coalition government plans to re-examine its trade policies towards China including on energy, raw material imports and Chinese investment in critical German infrastructure and will set up a committee of experts to report to parliament.

Bloomberg: Countries vow to build a global market for lower-emission natural gas

The UK, Japan, Germany and other countries on Friday (7 November) signed a declaration aimed at supporting a global market for natural gas that’s been certified to have lower methane emissions, a potential boost to oil companies eager to monetize investments in capturing the planet-warming pollution.

Politico: EU Parliament’s centrists scramble to cut far right out of green rules plan

It’s crunch time for the European Parliament’s centrist coalition ahead of a key vote on cutting red tape for businesses.