"They want it to be sort of negotiation starts turning into implementation. And that's been a goal for these international climate summits. I think the word conference doesn't really get at the stakes of this summit; it's reallymost of the world's nations are here talking about how to solve the greatest threat that humanity faces, climate change, and what happens here really sets the tone for whether or not the emissions causing the climate crisis get reduced or not."
"Well, notably, the U.S. is not here this year. That is because President Donald Trump has, for a second time, withdrawn the U.S. from the Paris climate agreement. The Paris climate agreement is an international treaty that aims to keep global warming at 1.5 degrees Celsius compared to preindustrial levels and well below 2 degrees C of warming. The news there is that we are on track to surpass that t"
COP30 took place in Brazil with high expectations from Brazil's president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and COP president Andre Correa do Lago to move negotiations toward implementation. Most of the world's nations attended to address climate change, framing the summit as a decisive moment for emissions reduction. The United States did not attend because President Donald Trump withdrew the U.S. from the Paris Agreement for a second time. The Paris Agreement is an international treaty aiming to limit warming to 1.5°C and well below 2°C compared to preindustrial levels. Current trajectories indicate global temperatures are on track to surpass those targets.
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