US EditionBrazil brushes off UN call for hotel subsidy in tense COP30 talks
Brazil declined the UN's proposal to subsidize daily hotel costs of $100 for developing and $50 for rich nations' delegates, citing high local rates and hosting expenses.
- Brazil rejected subsidizing hotel fares for delegates at the UN climate summit during a tense meeting on August 22, 2025, in Belém.
- The meeting followed UNFCCC's call for subsidies of $100 per day for developing nations and $50 for richer countries amid soaring prices and limited hotel supply.
- Miriam Belchior, a top Brazilian presidential aide, dismissed subsidies citing Brazil's existing costs and said changing the host city was not an option.
- Hotel prices in Belém have been between two and twenty times higher than the UN's $144 daily allowance for the poorest delegates, with 39 countries making bookings through the official COP30 platform.
- Brazil is aiming to almost double the number of hotel accommodations through innovative approaches, dismissing proposals to move the conference, indicating persistent lodging difficulties ahead of the November summit.
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Less than three months after the COP30 in Brazil, the crisis over the high prices of accommodation does not give way: the UN demanded a "reduction of the value of accommodation" for delegations this Friday, according to the Brazilian government. Brazil will host the United Nations climate conference in the Amazon city of Belém in November, where the exaggerated price increase for the event concerns both invited countries and NGOs. A group of 25 …
Brazil brushes off UN call for hotel subsidy in tense COP30 talks
Brazil's government ruled out the idea of subsidizing all delegates' hotel fares at the United Nations climate summit it will host in November, Brazilian officials said on Friday, after what they described as a tense meeting with U.N. officials.
Brazil Rejects Hotel Subsidy Plan Ahead of UN Climate Summit
As the United Nations climate summit approaches, Brazil has refused calls to subsidize hotel fares for delegates. With accommodations short and prices rising, some delegations have urged relocating the conference. Brazil plans to expand available lodging options but rejects moving the event, despite cost concerns.
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