US Absence Set to Loom over COP30

Diplomats worry absent US could influence COP30 summit

Governments heading to the UN COP30 climate summit in Brazil are bracing for the possibility that the Trump administration may seek to disrupt negotiations at the event, even without any US officials showing up.

Diplomats Fear U.S. May Disrupt COP30 Climate Summit Despite Official Absence

Governments preparing for the upcoming COP30 U.N. climate summit in Brazil are bracing for potential U.S. interference even though Washington has announced it will not send high-level representatives. President Donald Trump previously dismissed climate change as the world’s “greatest con job” during the U.N. General Assembly in September, and the White House says no senior […] The post Diplomats Fear U.S. May Disrupt COP30 Climate Summit Despite…

Climate Activists Flying to Belém, Paying $1000+ / Night, to Demand More Money

The new Virgin Amazon Rainforest highway appears to connect the upmarket end of town to the conference center, via the Red Light District.

US absence set to loom over COP30

The absence of U.S. leaders and the Trump administration’s broader retreat from climate action is expected to loom over this year’s COP30 summit. COP30, the 2025 United Nations Climate Change Conference that kicks off Monday in Belém, Brazil, is an annual gathering of nations to work on the future of climate action. The U.S. —…

UN climate summit to kick off in Brazil's Amazon with hopes for action despite US absence

World leaders descending on the United Nations annual climate summit in Brazil this week will not need to see much more than the view from their airplane window to sense the unfathomable stakes.