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EU considers more offensive line in upcoming climate negotiations

Cyprus is the member state holding the rotating presidency of the Council. . Pictured is Cyprus' Minister for the Environment Maria Payiotou together with Swedish EU Commissioner Jessica Roswall, responsible for the environment, water resilience and a circular economy. Image: PIO Rep. of Cyprus/Flickr

Of: Ellie Lönnberg

This week, EU climate ministers met in Cyprus with the aim of finding a way to strengthen their position ahead of future climate negotiations. France entered the negotiations with the message that trade and climate aid can be used to a greater extent to drive the global transition.

February 25, 2026, News

When climate refugees were overlooked at COP30

Ahead of COP30, IOM presented proposals for increased climate aid as a measure to address climate displacement. Images: cascoly/Canva, toeytoey2530/Getty images via Canva.

Of: Meklit Teklu

FN:s migration organization (IOM) woole sfamily climate-related migration on the COP30 agenda. But despite this, climate migration is conspicuous by its absence from the agreements reached at the annual climate summit. At the same time, the majority of the world's refugees seek protection in countries that are already hard hit by climate crises. 

December 1, 2025, Development magazine explains