Tens of thousands of people are set to gather in Belem, Brazil, for COP30, the UN’s annual climate conference.
The stakes are high after one of the warmest years on record, countless extreme weather events, and unprecedented ice melt. The UN says greenhouse gas emissions will now see global temperatures exceed 1.5°C, very likely within the next decade.
This year will also not feature delegates from one of the largest greenhouse gas emitters in the world: the United States. On his first day in office in January 2025, President Donald Trump initiated the process to withdraw the country from the Paris Agreement, which he described as a “rip-off”. The official withdrawal will take place in January.
Here’s everything you need to know about the summit.
What is COP30?
COP stands for ‘Conference of the Parties’ with the ‘parties’ being the signatory governments to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC).
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