Overview
- UN Secretary-General António Guterres warned leaders that overshooting the Paris 1.5°C limit is a “moral failure” and urged an immediate course correction.
- Brazil’s President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva called for a clear roadmap to reverse deforestation, move beyond fossil fuels and mobilize the resources required.
- The United States did not send senior officials, while China is represented by Vice Premier Ding Xuexiang and several other major emitters are represented by deputies or ministers.
- Delegations are prioritizing a finance plan to mobilize roughly $1.3 trillion a year for developing countries, with Brazil promoting instruments such as the Tropical Forests Forever fund, sustainable sovereign bonds and carbon-market integration.
- Belém is straining under lodging shortages and soaring prices as activists stage visible protests near the Amazon, contrasting with tighter controls at recent host venues.