Particle.news
Download on the App Store
5 ARTICLES
·
48m ago

Cities and States Press for Formal Role at COP30 as Brazil Backs UN Climate Council

Mayors and governors delivered a 14,000-signature pledge to António Guterres seeking an implementation-focused COP with direct financing for local action.

Image
Image
Image

Overview

  • Brazil’s Cities Minister Jader Filho used a COP30 ministerial meeting to urge creation of a UN Climate Council to seat subnational governments.
  • A coalition of local leaders handed the UN chief a document signed by about 14,000 mayors and governors calling for formal negotiation space and greater funding access.
  • With no U.S. federal delegation present, more than 100 American governors, mayors and allies attended in Belém through coalitions such as Climate Mayors and the US Climate Alliance.
  • California Governor Gavin Newsom and Pará Governor Helder Barbalho signed a new memorandum of understanding to deepen cooperation on wildfire prevention and response.
  • Regional initiatives advanced, including the Brazil–Northeast Ecological Transformation Plan to expand financing for green development, while C40 cities set near-term implementation commitments.