The 30th Conference of Parties (COP30) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) is being held in Belém, Brazil.
It marks ten years since the Paris Agreement, which aimed to limit global temperature rise to below 2°C and strive for 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels.
COP30 is called the “Implementation COP” because it focuses on converting global climate commitments into real, measurable actions guided by the Global Stocktake (GST).
The summit covers six priority areas — clean energy, industry, and transport transitions; forest, ocean, and biodiversity protection; transformation of food systems; and resilience in cities and water systems.
The ‘Baku-to-Belém Roadmap’ aims to scale up climate finance for developing nations to $1.3 trillion per year by 2035, building on the $300-billion New Collective Quantified Goal (NCQG) from COP29.
COP30 aims to strengthen global unity, accelerate emission cuts, and ensure that the Amazon — and ecosystems like it — continue to support a stable, sustainable planet.