Belém Climate March Pressures COP30 Ahead of Ministerial Push

Overview

• Organizers said roughly 70,000 people joined the Marcha Global pelo Clima in Belém, with indigenous groups and civil society calling to end fossil-fuel use as ministers Marina Silva and Sônia Guajajara addressed the crowd.
• Key files remain unresolved for next week’s ministerial talks, including obligations on climate finance under Article 9.1 and the package of 100 Global Goal on Adaptation indicators, with some parties proposing delays.
• A group of leading scientists warned that scientific references are being removed from draft texts and urged negotiators to adopt a clear roadmap to eliminate fossil fuels, citing the need for roughly 5% annual emissions cuts.
• An updated Climate Action Tracker assessment found current NDCs to 2035 keep warming on a path of about 2.6°C, while Global Carbon Project data point to record fossil CO2 and a projected 1.1% rise in 2025.
• Watchdogs reported a record presence of delegates linked to oil, gas and coal—about 1,600 with access to the Blue Zone—raising concerns over industry influence as at least 23 countries coalesce around Brazil’s proposed pathway away from fossil dependence.