COP30 Puts Talks on Night Shift as Brazil Pushes Two‑Stage ‘Belém Package’

Overview

• Ministers reconvened in Belém as the presidency seeks plenary sign‑off on an initial political package mid‑week, with a second set of decisions targeted for Friday under an accelerated schedule.
• The proposed first package groups outcomes on the Global Goal on Adaptation, just transition, mitigation work programs, national adaptation plans, climate finance and guidance to major funds, plus transparency under Article 13.
• Brazil is promoting an off‑agenda roadmap to transition away from fossil fuels that has drawn support in discussions from countries including France, Spain and Colombia, though major oil producers remain opposed.
• Indigenous movements and scientists increased pressure with marches and a manifesto for a fossil‑fuel phaseout and forest protection, while the government pledged free, prior consultation with Tapajós communities before waterway projects advance.
• Key rifts over finance, adaptation metrics, NDC ambition and EU carbon border measures continue to test consensus, with the United States absent from this COP for the first time under President Donald Trump.