Overview
- UN officials said protesters breached barriers at the main entrance, lightly injuring two security staff before the venue was secured and negotiations continued under investigation by Brazilian and UN authorities.
- A high-profile People's Summit opened with a flotilla as Indigenous and activist groups pressed for land rights and meaningful participation, with organizers drafting demands to deliver to COP30 president André Corrêa do Lago.
- Four proposed agenda items were kept off the formal agenda and placed in Brazilian presidency consultations, with the EU’s Jacob Werksman saying differences are not a simple North–South split and citing issues including the 1.5C goal, Article 9.1 finance, biennial transparency reports and unilateral trade measures.
- The COP30 Circle of Finance Ministers reported about USD 1 trillion in climate flows in 2023, roughly 10% reaching emerging markets and developing countries and less than 5% for adaptation, alongside estimates that needs run into trillions per year as clean technologies outcompete new fossil fuel projects.
- India positioned itself as a leading Global South voice focused on finance, technology access and a just transition, joining Brazil’s tropical forests fund as an observer and urging delivery on past pledges over new declarations.