Overview

• Bhupender Yadav will attend Pre-COP30 in Brasília on October 13–14 before the G20 environment ministers’ meeting in Cape Town on October 16–17.
• The ministerial pre-COP is convening delegations to test negotiating text and seek consensus on politically sensitive issues ahead of COP30 in Belém next month.
• Delegates expect focus on climate finance and the post‑2025 goal, Article 6 carbon market rules, adaptation priorities, and loss‑and‑damage funding.
• India is preparing to submit an updated NDC extending to 2035 and its first national adaptation plan, and it notes it has already surpassed the 50% non‑fossil power capacity target.
• Reports of hotel shortages and high room rates in Belém are raising concerns that smaller or vulnerable delegations could face barriers to full participation.