As the world prepares for COP30 in Belém, Brazil (November 10–22, 2025), understanding key climate terms and past achievements is essential to engage meaningfully in this global journey toward justice and sustainability. Terms like Adaptation, Mitigation, and Just Transition define the heart of the climate response—reducing risks, cutting emissions, and ensuring fairness for all. Concepts such as Loss and Damage, Climate Finance, and the Loss and Damage Fund highlight global solidarity with the most vulnerable nations, while frameworks like Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) and the Global Stocktake ensure accountability and progress toward the 1.5 °C goal. Reflecting on past conferences—COP26 (Glasgow), COP27 (Sharm el-Sheikh), COP28 (Dubai), and COP29 (Baku)—we see major milestones like the creation of the Loss and Damage Fund, the Global Stocktake, and rising commitments to renewable energy and adaptation finance, despite ongoing challenges such as insufficient emission targets and fossil fuel dependency.
Download the complete PDF to explore these key terms, lessons from past COPs, and how they guide our faith-based call to care for creation and act for climate justice.
