Overview

• At a UNFCCC Bureau meeting, the daily subsistence allowance for 144 developing countries was increased from US$144 to US$197 to help cover Belém costs.
• Brazil reported 79 countries with rooms secured and about 70 still negotiating, citing more than 42,000 accommodations across hotels, cruise ships, the Bnetwork platform, and rental sites.
• UN climate chief Simon Stiell asked UN entities to shrink delegation sizes and expand virtual participation due to capacity constraints in Belém.
• Brazil declined to subsidize foreign delegations and urged the UN to study an ad‑hoc top‑up, as local authorities and platforms moved to curb abusive listings.
• Construction workers’ strike in Greater Belém continues, with unions citing roughly 5,000 workers and stoppages at about 80% of sites, while the state says COP works are around 90% complete and one hotel project reached a deal with the union.