At United Nations climate talks billed widely as having a special focus on Indigenous people, those people themselves have mixed feelings about whether the highlight reel matches reality.

The delegates at COP30 in Belém, Brazil, the U.N. annual climate conference, have reached a deal on a final agreement.

Negotiators resolved a protracted standoff over the balance between action to cut greenhouse gas emissions and provide climate finance.

Belem delivered historic pledges on just transition and new momentum on climate action. Yet the absence of concrete funding pathways leaves frontline nations warning that ambition without resources ri

The UN climate talks in Brazil ended with a pledge of more funding for countries to adapt to the wrath of extreme weather

In a show of international solidarity, India has thrown its weight behind Brazil's COP30 leadership, championing the principles of equity and climate justice. New Delhi celebrated the advancements in adaptation strategies and the establishment of a Just Transition Mechanism.

Though New Delhi expressed satisfaction with many decisions, it did not specifically call the COP30 a success in devising a policy aimed at preventing climate change issues

By Lisandra Paraguassu and Valerie Volcovici BELEM, Brazil (Reuters) -On the banks of the Guama River where the city of Belem presses up against the vast green Amazon, Brazil is pioneering an economic model designed to help locals profit from a healthy rainforest.

The fire erupted when global ministers were deeply engrossed in negotiations to break a deadlock over fossil fuels, climate finance and trade measures.