Overview
- About 20,000 people joined a 'Great People’s March' in Belém, the first large protest outside a UN climate summit in four years.
- Indigenous groups earlier breached and blocked access to the venue, pressing for land rights, a halt to Amazon highway and oil plans, and rejection of deforestation carbon credits.
- UN climate chief Simon Stiell warned talks are stalling on finance and fossil‑fuel language as negotiations move from technical drafting to ministerial dealmaking.
- COP30 President André Corrêa do Lago said he may pursue a cover decision and a fossil‑fuel roadmap, proposing expert meetings that would deliver a report by October 2026.
- Brazil’s presidency launched the Tropical Forests Forever Facility, which quickly drew about $5.5 billion in early pledges toward an ambition to reward rainforest protection at large scale.