COP30 Shifts to Ministerial Phase in Belém as Civil Society Pressure Peaks

Overview

• COP30 president André Corrêa do Lago received the People’s Summit declaration and said he will present its demands to high-level meetings, noting decisions require agreement from 195 countries.
• Organizers said about 70,000 people joined the climate march in Belém as the Cúpula dos Povos closed with a statement rejecting “false solutions,” urging an end to fossil fuels, land demarcation and new taxes on corporations.
• Deep divides persist between developed and developing nations on climate finance, with recent pledges framed around roughly $300 billion a year far below calls near $1.3 trillion and new tax ideas pushed to further study from 2026.
• A push to secure a fossil-fuel phaseout roadmap gained political traction outside the formal agenda, with Brazil highlighting the issue and support voiced by Germany and Colombia, while major producers resist.
• Technical talks on adaptation indicators stalled as some African countries sought a two-year delay, ministers were tapped as facilitators to unstick files, indigenous groups escalated protests in Belém, and Brazil’s forest fund initiative reported about $5.5 billion in commitments.