At UN climate summit, world leaders say time is running short to stop the worst effects of warming
Brazil launches a $10 billion Tropical Forests Forever Fund to pay 74 countries for forest preservation as major polluters China, the US, and India are absent from COP30.
- On Nov 07, 2025, the COP30 Leaders' Summit opened in Belem, Brazil, hosted by Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, President of Brazil, as Heads of State gathered for a two-day meeting.
- The United States will send no senior officials, China is represented by China Deputy Prime Minister Ding Xuexiang, and India will dispatch a ministerial delegation led by Bhupendra Yadav, Union Environment Minister of India, starting November 10.
- The Tropical Forests Forever Facility proposes $125 billion and aims to support more than 70 developing countries, generating about $4 private-sector leverage for every $1 government contribution.
- Belem, with only about 18,000 hotel beds, repurposed schools and military facilities as hostels, while delegates booked cruise ships or paid $200 at love motels, and protesters arrived by boat, according to Laurent Durieux.
- UN Secretary‑General António Guterres warned `Every fraction of a degree...`, with renewable investments surpassing USD 800 billion and about 17% of the Amazon lost over 50 years.
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