US EditionWorld Leaders Ditch Ties at Sweaty Climate Summit
- About 50 heads of state are gathering in Belem for a summit ahead of COP30, despite the absence of the US due to President Donald Trump's views on climate science.
- Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva emphasized the need for accountability on past climate discussions and aims to propose a roadmap for reducing fossil fuels.
- Greenpeace Brazil Executive Director Carolina Pasquali emphasized that leaders need to deliver a mandate to address urgent climate issues at the summit.
- Malawian diplomat Evans Njewa stressed the need for substantial climate finance, targeting $1.3 trillion a year by 2035 for developing countries.
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World leaders: Time running out to stop worst effects of global warming
World leaders gathering the in Brazil's Amazon rainforest for the U.N.‘s annual climate summit warned Thursday that time is running short for urgent and decisive action to prevent the worst effects of climate change. They hope the summit can help…
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World leaders ditch ties at sweaty climate summit
Diplomacy ditched its stuffy tie for once at a climate meeting in Belem, Brazil, where Thursday's Amazonian heat saw leaders and bureaucrats eagerly remove what is normally considered a summit fashion must.
World leaders to rally climate fight ahead of COP30
BELEM, Brazil — World leaders were to meet in the Brazilian Amazon on Thursday in an effort to show that climate change remains a top global priority despite broken promises and the United States shunning the gathering.
A record of failure, but also a bit of hope: international leaders admitted in Belém on Thursday that the world had failed to limit global warming as envisaged in the Paris agreement 10 years ago.
The Brazilian city of Belém hosts COP30, a crucial summit to revive international climate cooperation, despite the logistical challenges and persistent divisions.
At the opening of the high-level segment of the Climate Change Conference in Brazil, the Secretary-General warned that the temperature limit of 1.5°C could be exceeded within the next decade; he appealed for political courage, solidarity, and justice to avert a “global catastrophe.” Source of original article: United Nations / Nações Unidas (news.un.org). Photo credit: UN. The content […]
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