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Watch our COP30 aftermovie, How we supported science at COP30, now on We Don't Have Time.

COP30 won’t be remembered for its final text, but for the moment the old order cracked.

When “fossil fuels” disappeared from the outcome, COP President André Corrêa do Lago said what blockers refused to accept: the transition must follow science. He went passed the consensus and formed a working group for 85 willing countries to build the first global fossil fuel phase-out roadmap, and backed Colombia and the Netherland's plans for a Global Phase-Out Conference in 2026.

Belém exposed the gap between science and political theater. Indigenous leaders sounded the alarm. Amazon scientists warned the tipping point is near. Delegates — and the COP President — wore Make Science Great Again caps to say science won’t be sidelined.

Meanwhile, major emitters stayed silent or stayed away.

What emerged is a new coalition ready to drive a science-based transition. The fossil-fuel order is cracking. The only question is whether we choose a managed landing or a crash.

Our mission now: put science back in the driver’s seat. Join & support us.

Did you know that more than 4 million people have been affected by catastrophic floods in Southeast Asia this week and over 600 have already died?

While much of the Western world carried on as usual, a climate-charged humanitarian disaster has been unfolding across Indonesia, Thailand and Malaysia.

As research published in 2025 revealed, global media coverage of natural disasters is heavily skewed toward events in countries with close social or cultural ties to the reporting country, meaning catastrophes in many climate-vulnerable regions are largely ignored.

Did you know about the scale of this ongoing catastrophe?
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And in the same week, scientists and concerned citizens in the UK took matters into their own hands — hosting a National Emergency Briefing that brought ten of the country’s leading experts in front of 1,250 invited politicians, business leaders and cultural figures.

They presented the latest evidence showing how the climate and nature crisis is already impacting health, food security, national security and the economy.

It was a clear message: disasters like the floods in Asia are not “regional issues” — they are national emergencies for every country.

This briefing model is now going open source, allowing people in any nation to deliver their own science-based briefing directly to political leaders.

We Don’t Have Time was proud to be the official media partner. Guidance and resources will follow soon. Watch the full briefing and interviews from the ground by signing up to our event page below.

The holiday season is a time for warmth, love, family, and connection. And yet, every December, we get pulled into a flurry of consumerism, scrambling for gifts that are so often forgotten as soon as they’re unwrapped, all meaning lost as the knickknacks disappear into the sock drawer or landfill.

To say nothing of sustainability, something more thoughtful and enduring might be nice.

Maybe this Christmas, we can try another way of giving: a gift that keeps growing long after the holiday season ends.

In the hills and villages of Kenya, Revitalize Conservation is working with local communities, helping school children form bonds with nature while restoring biodiversity and capturing carbon in living trees. 

But they need your support. This year, make a donation in the name of your loved one that creates lasting good. 

Click below to learn more.

Some highlights from last week:

• ✏️ A door to the future – how a dam gate shows the potential of fossil-free steel
• ✏️ Circular Monday — the global campaign for circular consumption!
• ✏️ Plastic rocks: archipelago threatened by trash