Conference expands participation of peoples and movements and recognizes rights in UN agreements but still has to confront fossil fuels, critical minerals, megaprojects, and violence in the territories.
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Without global consensus, Brazil seeks a roadmap with scientists and oil companies to keep the fossil fuel phase-out proposal alive
Amid diplomatic progress and domestic contradictions, Brazil tries to turn its proposal to gradually eliminate oil, gas, and coal into a global roadmap. Studies backing the roadmap presented in Belém are set to involve international agencies, scientists, and representatives from the oil sector, while the country keeps exploration of new reserves in the Amazon open.
In a historic achievement, Afro-Descendants and Indigenous Peoples’ prior consultation are included for the first time in the UN Climate Conference
The recognition was included in the text on just energy transition, but also in other key texts of COP30, alongside the defense of Indigenous territorial rights.
When race is a detail: the COP30 plan that erases Black women
In its second draft, the Gender Action Plan for 2026-2034 acknowledges inequalities and mentions some vulnerable groups but still treats race as a detail.
The Path of Science into Climate Policy
Researchers provide the data that proves the problem and suggest solutions for different scenarios, while the Scientific Council on Climate acts as support to ensure that the COP30 presidency makes decisions in the right direction.
Quick as Fire: Misinformation Becomes a Political Weapon Over the Fire at COP30
Fire at the conference is being used on social media to reinforce misinformation about the Chinese artwork gifted to Brazil.
COP30 Daily: What’s Happening in the Final Days of Climate Negotiation
See what is moving forward — and what is stalling — in the negotiations of the final week of the 30th United Nations Climate Change Conference.
One in every 25 COP30 attendees works for the oil industry
More than 1,602 representatives from the oil and fossil fuel industry have been accredited for the 30th United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP30) in Belém, according to the Kick Big Polluters Out (KBPO) coalition. This equates to one in every 25 participants at the event, according to the organization’s analysis. Meanwhile, social organizations are seeking […]
Government and NGOs secure US$120 million for protected areas with traditional peoples in the Amazon
New phase of program launched 23 years ago will strengthen 60 federal and state-protected areas.
At COP30, Researchers Call for Expansion of Brazil’s Zero Deforestation Target by 2030
Given the climate emergency, the federal government’s plan should include forest degradation, align targets with states, and improve rural credit, say researchers in Belém.