US EditionCop30 opens in Brazil, exposing global rifts on fossil fuels and finance
Nearly 190 nations and indigenous leaders debate fossil fuel phase-out and climate finance amid political rifts and less than half updating climate plans, organizers say.
- On Monday, the 30th UN climate summit opened in Belém, Brazil, bringing nearly 190 national delegations and up to 50,000 participants to the 12-day event.
- UN analysis shows pledged cuts fall far short of 1.5C target by 2035, and scientists warned on Monday that the cryosphere is destabilising at an alarming pace.
- Negotiators must define 100 indicators and vote on an agenda amid sharp disagreements as 106 governments had submitted new climate plans by Monday morning.
- With the United States absent, COP30 President André Corrêa do Lago said that has 'opened some space for the world to see what developing countries are doing,' as vulnerable states seek finance and Brazil proposes reaching $1.3 trillion, likely causing tension.
- SLAPPs are rising and Europe saw cases increase from 570 to over 820 in recent years; fossil fuel industries frequently initiate suits targeting environmental defenders in Panama, Costa Rica, and Brazil including Amanda Miranda.
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The Cop 30 on the climate of Belém, Brazil, officially begins (Read the deepening on the objectives of the Conference of the Parties) and the Brazilian president, Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, attacking the negationists, immediately points to two crucial themes: adaptation and finance. With a hard observation on the current geopolitical context: If those who make the war were here at this Cop, they would realize that it is much cheaper t…
The Silent War Before COP30: How Corporations Are Weaponising the Law to Muzzle Climate Defenders
Family agriculture and land defenders in Colombia. Credit: Both Nomads/ForusBy Bibbi Abruzzini and Lucia Torres (Forus) and Jake Wieczorek (Hivos)BELÉM, Brazil, Nov 10 2025 (IPS) As the world prepares for the next COP30 summit, a quieter battle is raging in courtrooms. Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation (SLAPPs) are the fossil-fuel industry’s new favourite weapon, turning justice systems into instruments of intimidation. “Speak out,…
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Cop30 opens in Brazil, exposing global rifts on fossil fuels and finance
The 30th UN climate summit opens in the Brazilian Amazon on Monday as nations fall short on emissions pledges and the world edges closer to dangerous warming. Fewer than half of all countries have updated their climate plans, while political rifts cloud hopes of progress on phasing out fossil fuels.
Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva inaugurated the COP30 this Monday, challenging climate negationists and defending scientific truth. The president called for the allocation of resources from war conflicts to the energy transition and the climate struggle. The challenge now is for the negotiations to translate discourses into concrete actions with defined deadlines and funding. The post COP30 opens in Brazil with a firm rejection of climate negationism …
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