Trump Won't Attend COP30 — States and Cities Will Represent U.S.
Washington will not be sending a top-level team to this year's COP climate summit in Belem, Brazil.
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Lula Calls for Urgent Action as COP30 Opens in the Amazon
Last year's UN climate summit in Baku, Azerbaijan, opened with the country's president, Ilham Aliyev, calling oil — the fossil fuel that, alongside gas and coal, drives global warming — a "gift of God."
COP30 in Belém: Brazil's Conference of Truth
Two cruise ships are bobbing quietly in the specially expanded port near the city of Belem in northern Brazil on the edge of the Amazon. They will serve as alternative accommodation for more than 10,000 participants at this year's climate conference.
Cautious optimism as Brazil hosts COP30
Brazil knows how to put on a show. From the World Cup and the Olympics to a recent free Lady Gaga concert that drew millions of people to Copacabana Beach, few nations stage global spectacles quite like it. Next up is climate diplomacy's most important annual event, the UN climate summit, known as COP.
Senate Reopens Government; COP30 and Other Updates
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COP30: Nations Confront Slow Progress on Climate Action
At COP30, nations confront stalled action to address climate change Countries are gathering in Brazil at the COP30 summit to take stock of climate change. As in past summits, the negotiations are starting on the back foot: countries already aren't meeting their goals to cut heat-trapping emissions from burning fossil fuels.