Overview

• Downing Street confirmed the prime minister will travel to Belém next month for the UN climate summit in the Amazon region.
• The prime minister’s spokesperson said net zero is the economic opportunity of the 21st century with potential to create good jobs and lower bills over time.
• Recent reporting described divided advice from aides and internal debate over whether he should attend.
• Opposition figures accused him of hypocrisy when reports suggested he might skip the summit, noting his past criticism of Rishi Sunak over COP attendance.
• Experts describe COP30 as the most significant climate meeting since Paris in 2015, while UK politics continues to wrestle with energy-bill concerns and pressure from Reform UK and the Greens.