Overview

• With 37 days to go, organizers say only 87 countries have secured lodging in Belém, with sharply higher prices discouraging delegations.
• COP30 president André Corrêa do Lago said some nations asked to move the event from Belém over "abusive" rates as authorities expand capacity across hotels, ships and rentals.
• Brazilian scientific societies and government research bodies met to demand formal decision‑making roles for scientific knowledge at the summit.
• The presidency plans to present a finance package that includes the Tropical Forest Forever Facility, with expectations in Brasília that some European donors could join.
• A joint roadmap with COP29 leadership on reaching the $1.3 trillion New Collective Quantified Goal is due by Oct. 27, and more than 100 updated NDCs are sought although only 62 have been filed so far.