Overview
- Formal negotiations begin in Belém for two weeks of talks focused on turning past pledges into delivery across forests, finance, adaptation and the fossil‑fuel transition.
- President Donald Trump’s administration is exiting the Paris Agreement again and not sending high‑level negotiators, weakening consensus and shifting attention to the EU, China and the Global South.
- Brazil launched the Tropical Forests Forever Facility to secure $25 billion in government pledges and then tap markets for another $100 billion, with Norway promising $3 billion over 10 years and China indicating support.
- Most countries missed the 2025–2035 NDC deadlines, though 106 had filed by Monday with more expected, as the WMO warns a temporary overshoot of 1.5C is likely without faster cuts and stronger adaptation.
- Indigenous delegations arrived demanding stronger protections, and organizers faced reports of unfinished pavilions and other logistical strains as COP30’s agenda and any final decision text remained uncertain.