"Next up is climate diplomacy's most important annual event, the UN climate summit, known as COP. Thirty years after the first conference in Berlin, thousands of delegates will gather in the Amazonian city of Belem for two weeks of talks aimed at tackling a climate crisis that is already transforming the planet. Last year was the hottest on record, with rising temperatures fueling deadly floods in Pakistan, wildfires across Europe and heat waves that scorched Brazil and large parts of the globe this past summer."
"As wars and geopolitical tensions monopolize attention, COP30 President Andre Correa do Lago emphasized the urgency of the problem, saying the conference will take place in a world at the "epicenter of the climate crisis." But as Brazil steps into the global spotlight, it faces its own contradictions when it comes to tackling climate change, including trying to balance protection of the Amazon rainforest with developing its economy."
"Still, the choice carries symbolic weight. The city is known as the "gateway" to the Amazon, one of the world's most biodiverse and climate-critical regions. The vast rainforest helps regulate the global climate by storing billions of tons of carbon. But scientists warn it is nearing a dangerous tipping point at which rising temperatures and deforestation could trigger widespread forest dieback."
COP30 will convene in Belem in the Amazon, drawing thousands of delegates for two weeks of talks aimed at confronting an accelerating global climate crisis. Record high temperatures have driven deadly floods, widespread wildfires and severe heat waves that affected multiple regions, including Brazil. Brazil confronts tensions between protecting the Amazon rainforest and pursuing economic development. Belem serves as a symbolic gateway to one of the planet's most biodiverse and climate-critical regions, but local hotel shortages and price hikes have raised affordability concerns for visitors. Scientists warn the rainforest stores billions of tons of carbon and nears a dangerous tipping point from warming and deforestation.
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