COP30 Leaders' Summit Reaches 143 Delegations as U.S. Shuns High-Level Attendance

Overview

• Organizers say 143 delegations are confirmed for the Nov. 6–7 leaders' summit, including 57 headed by chiefs of state or government.
• The United States and Argentina have not confirmed participation, and the White House says no senior U.S. officials will attend.
• Secop reports lodging secured for 149 countries, with two chartered cruise ships adding about 3,900 cabins to ease Belém’s hotel shortfall.
• Brazil frames COP30 as a 'COP of adaptation,' seeking funding and measurable indicators as studies flag Belém’s extreme-heat vulnerability.
• On the eve of the event, President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva travels to Belém for inspections and bilaterals as NGOs petition prosecutors over a potential GLO-style military security approach.