Friday
November 14
2025

Oil and Gas Expansion Surges as COP30 Hosts Weigh Health and Climate Risks

By Ruth Milka

As world leaders prepare to gather in Belém, Brazil, for the 2025 United Nations Climate Change Conference, new findings reveal a growing gap between global climate commitments and the continued expansion of fossil fuels. A new report from the German environmental rights organization Urgewald shows that oil and gas companies are moving forward with large-scale production plans that threaten to undermine the Paris Agreement’s 1.5°C target.

Source: Nation of Change (link opens in a new window)

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Energy, Environment
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climate change, climate health, data, research