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In this round up of 2025, we share the Special Collections published throughout the year to mark key UN observation days and events.

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The 30th Conference of the Parties (COP30) to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) took place in Belém, Brazil, bringing together governments and stakeholders for the UN’s annual climate negotiations. This article, provided by LexisNexis UK Practical Guidance, offers a day-by-day overview of the key insights, decisions and developments from the Summit.

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In this article, Estelle Dehon KC of Cornerstone Barristers examines seven key takeaways from COP30 and what they signal going forward.

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The rapid expansion of data centres is fuelling an urgent need for sustainable energy solutions.

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Bringing together industry leaders, innovators and global thinkers, Future Energy Insights by the World Future Energy Summit takes an in-depth look at renewable energy and sustainability.

This paper uses a Global Factor Local Projections model to show that unanticipated ENSO events increase global commodity price volatility, with climate change potentially intensifying these effects and causing heterogeneous impacts across commodities, underscoring the key role of international markets in adaptation.
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Drawing on insights from the United Nations 10-Member Group on Science, Technology, and Innovation for the SDGs, Beyond 2030  reviews the framework’s achievements to date and delivers critical insights into how the SDGs can guide global cooperation and decisive local action well beyond 2030.

This paper reviews existing analyses on AI infrastructure’s energy and climate implications and proposes quantitative scenario-based frameworks, highlighting key research challenges at the intersection of AI-driven energy demand, region-specific clean energy strategies and their economic competitiveness, strategic levers in energy sourcing decisions, and policy dynamics.
Many countries, subnational jurisdictions, and companies are setting net-zero emissions goals; however, questions remain about strategies to reach these targets, policy measures, technology gaps, and

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