By Marcus Moloko
This week, the world’s attention turns to Belém, Brazil, where COP30, the 2025 United Nations Climate Change Conference, kicks off amid high stakes and heated debate.
Running from 10 – 21 November, the summit gathers leaders from over 190 countries to assess progress since the Paris Agreement and chart a path forward for global climate action.
Why Belém?
On the edge of the Amazon rainforest, Belém is a symbolic choice, and Brazil hopes the location will spotlight the Amazon’s role in absorbing greenhouse gases.
Who’s attending, and who’s not
Confirmed attendees include Prince William, representing the UK monarchy, and British Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer, who aims to reassert the UK’s climate leadership.
Brazil’s President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva will host a leaders’ meeting at what is expected to be the most consequential climate gathering since the 2015 Paris Agreement, and it comes at
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