A Hopeful and Challenging Beginning
The 30th UN Climate Conference (COP30) opened in Belém, Brazil, the firstever COP held in the Amazon. With over 56.000 registered participants—about 10 000 fewer than at the 2024 summit—the day began with a spirit of unity and purpose.
Thanks to effective pre-sessional consultations, the agendas for the COP, CMP, CMA, and subsidiary bodies were adopted smoothly, avoiding the procedural gridlocks that have hampered previous summits. COP30 President André Corrêa do Lago hailed this as the beginning of a “COP of implementation, adaptation, and integration,” aimed at aligning climate policy with
economic and social development.
