"The task before the Brazilian presidency goes beyond even the most challenging moments in the 30-year history of the UN climate process. This year's summit in Belem will not only test the durability of the Paris Agreement, now a decade oldit will test whether the world can still come together to confront global threats at a time of fracture and distrust."
"A dangerous narrative Across many nations, including Brazil, public debate on climate has been hijacked by those claiming it is not climate change that threatens people most dearly, but climate action. This false narrative is gaining traction even as floods, droughts, fires, and rising seas accelerate before our eyes. Scientific consensus on approaching planetary tipping points has never been cleareryet the voices of delay insist on focusing attention not on impacts but on the costs of solutions."
"At the same time, the broader context for COP30 is daunting. The summit will take place against a backdrop of open assaults on the multilateral order that has defined global cooperation since the mid-20th century. COP30 will therefore have to do more than finalize a text; it will need to demonstrate that collaboration across borders is possibleand indeed indispensableeven amid polarized geopolitics."
Brazil holds the COP30 presidency in Belem with responsibility to reinforce the Paris Agreement and catalyze urgent global cooperation despite geopolitical fractures. Public debate in many countries has shifted toward a narrative that frames climate action as a greater threat than climate change, amplifying resistance while extreme weather and sea-level rise intensify. Scientific warnings about planetary tipping points grow clearer, yet policy attention remains skewed toward the costs of solutions. The summit must move beyond negotiation formats to accelerate on-the-ground implementation, mobilize capital and technology, and demonstrate that cross-border collaboration remains indispensable for confronting global climate risks.
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