World must ‘honour 1.5C’, small island states insist at Cop30 summit – live

The 1.5 temperature limit is not a political slogan, it’s a lifeline, the small island states say, as climate discussions continue in BelémIn the run-up to Cop30, the Guardian published a series of articles looking at the ten biggest polluters of greenhouse gas, and their plans to clean up. Here’s a piece my colleague Jonathan Watts wrote in September about China, which according to an analysis published today has plateaued its emissions.Chinese power took on an old-fashioned hue in the past week with a huge military parade, a gathering of former allies Russia and North Korea, and President Xi Jinping’s defiant vow not to be intimidated by bullies. Continue reading…