Moscow. November 10. INTERFAX.RU – Leaders, scientists, and civil society representatives from around the world are gathering in the Brazilian city of Belém for the COP30 climate summit, where they will discuss limiting global temperature rise and reducing harmful emissions.
From November 6 to 7, Brazil hosted the Climate Leaders Summit, which was part of COP30, but the official climate summit will begin on November 10.
“Negotiators, scientists, and civil society representatives will gather in Belém, Brazil, from November 6 to 21 to discuss priority actions to combat climate change. COP30 will focus on the efforts needed to limit global temperature rise to 1.5°C, the submission of new Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs), and progress on the financial commitments made at COP29,” according to a statement on the UN website.
At the Climate Action Summit, UN Secretary-General António Guterres called for a change in course to combat climate change. He had previously stated that global temperatures would rise by more than the previously established 1.5°C target in the coming years, but it was not too late to take action to make this increase temporary.
Western media outlets note that this summit will be especially important given that the last few years have been the hottest on record.
Representatives from virtually every country will attend the summit, including the leaders of the United Kingdom, Kenya, France, Germany, Thailand, Pakistan, and other states. However, many leaders, including those of China, Australia, Turkey, and Indonesia, will skip the event. US President Donald Trump also does not plan to attend COP30 or send any members of the US administration, but members of the Democratic Party and Congress are expected to attend.
Western media recall that Trump withdrew from the Paris Agreement in his first days in office and has since actively advocated for the extraction and use of fossil fuels.
The Paris Agreement was signed in 2015. It aims to reduce global greenhouse gas emissions and limit the increase in global temperature this century to 2°C, while simultaneously seeking means to further limit this increase to 1.5°C. To date, 195 countries have joined the Paris Agreement.
Climate Action Plans (CAPs) are climate action plans developed independently by each country under the Paris Climate Agreement. Currently, only 62 countries have submitted their plans to the UN.
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