EU governments’ climate ministers gathered in Luxembourg on Thursday for a long day of talks, but one fresh-faced participant drew attention at the negotiating table: a three-month-old baby. Swedish climate minister Romina Pourmokhtari brought her son, Adam, to the EU council meeting to highlight the benefits of parental leave policies that do not force women to choose between work and family responsibilities.


In a first for EU: Three-month-old infant attends climate conference

The organising committee for the COP29 global climate change summit, scheduled for December in Azerbaijan, has drawn criticism for its composition, consisting of 28 men and no women.

No women in 28-member team: COP29 organising committee faces backlash for gender imbalance

The Conference of the Parties (COP) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) serves as the global platform for deliberations on climate action.

Explained: Will COP28 implement the much-awaited loss and damage fund?

Egypt is the host nation of this year's United Nation's Climate Change conference also known as the COP27. The Egyptian govt has warned the UK against backtracking from the global climate agenda. This comes amid the fears about the UK PM's commitment to net-zero emissions.

Don't abandon climate goals : Egypt issues climate warning to UK | Latest English News | WION

On day 2 of the COP26 summit, Nearly 800 countries have joined a U.S.- and EU-led pledge to slash emissions of the potent greenhouse gas methane 30% by 2030. The pact aims at tackling one of the main causes of climate change, a senior Biden administration official stated.

Nearly 80 countries join US-EU pledge to slash methane emissions | COP26 climate conference

COP26 features global leaders with a focus on climate issues across the world. Yet, Israel's differently-abled energy minister was unable to attend UN's COP26 session in Glasgow because the route to the venue wasn't wheelchair-friendly.

COP26 climate conference: Israel energy minister on wheelchair stranded at Glasgow

A three-mast schooner left the port of Amsterdam on Wednesday (October 2) with 36 young Europeans on board, heading to Chile to participate in the United Nations Climate Conference.

Young Europeans start seven-week sailing boat trip to COP25

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