Overview
- The conference in Belém runs through November 21 with the first week bogged down in a finance-versus-action dispute over how to advance climate commitments.
- COP30 president André Corrêa do Lago appointed 12 paired ministers from different blocs to steer key files, including Spain with Egypt on mitigation, the United Kingdom with Kenya on finance, and Germany with Gambia on adaptation.
- Negotiators are expected to produce technical draft texts this weekend ahead of next week’s high‑level political phase.
- The UN Emissions Gap 2025 report points to a likely temporary 1.5°C overshoot, intensifying pressure for adaptation and loss‑and‑damage funding and reinforcing AILAC’s request to triple annual disbursements.
- Brazil’s president is promoting a roadmap to move beyond fossil fuels with details still unsettled on whether it becomes an official decision or a political declaration, while Argentina returns with a small team positioning natural gas as a transition fuel alongside renewables.