The 30th United Nations Climate Conference (COP30) opened on November 10, in Belem, Brazil, led by COP30 President Andre Corrêa do Lago and Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva.<br /><br />The summit — the first to be held in the heart of the Amazon rainforest — began under a cloud of geopolitical tension, with U.S. seats left empty during the opening session.<br /><br />In his address, President Lula urged world leaders to “inflict another defeat on climate deniers,” warning that without the Paris Agreement, global temperatures could rise by 5°C by the end of the century.<br /><br />He added: “If the men who wage war were here, they’d see it’s cheaper to spend $1.3 trillion fighting climate change than $2.7 trillion on war.”<br /><br />COP30 President Andre Corrêa do Lago called it the “COP of truth and implementation,” while UNFCCC Executive Secretary Simon Stiell urged delegates to “fight the climate crisis together, not one another.”<br /><br />#COP30 #Brazil #Lula #ClimateChange #Belem #Amazon #UNFCCC #COP30Brazil #ClimateSummit #ParisAgreement #ClimateCrisis #GlobalWarming #Environment #ClimateAction #AndreCorreaDoLago #SimonStiell #UnitedNations #ClimateConference #Sustainability #GreenTransition #GlobalNews
