Blog | From COP30 to contract: Turning climate ambition into bankable infrastructure
By Felipe Arenas Gallo Cities around the world stand at the front lines of the climate challenge. Responsible for over 70% of global greenhouse emissions, and home to approximately 4.4 billion people (56% of global population, and growing), they endure severe vulnerabilities such as extreme weather events, flooding, and heatwaves, yet they also hold […]
Blog | Human & social development: Placing just transition, health, jobs, and equity at the centre
By Victoria Verdesoto Phothirath and Florentia Loizides Brazil’s COP30 Presidency has designed an Action Agenda to mobilise all actors (beyond governments), and align outcomes across six thematic axes including energy, nature, food systems, resilience, and human and social development. The latter axis spotlights resilient health systems, equitable access to jobs and education, the eradication […]
Blog | From ambition to action: COP30 and accelerating the agriculture and food systems transformation
By Remus Bandacu For years, agriculture and food systems have occupied an uncomfortable space in climate negotiations. Everyone acknowledges they’re critical (responsible for roughly one-third of global greenhouse gas emissions), yet the crucial link between food and climate was pushed to the background of official debates, with past negotiations focusing on boosting agricultural production. […]
Blog | Reframing climate multilateralism: The Mutirão and the power of Indigenous collaboration
By Juliana Castro Escobar As the world turns its eyes toward Belém for COP30, during March 2025, the president of COP30, André Corrêa do Lago, in his letter to the public, invited the international community to join Brazil in a Global Mutirão against climate change. More than a concept, the invitation represents a different […]
Blog | The Belém mandate: Why collaborative networks will define the success of COP30
By Aurelio Padovezi Can a global climate summit fundamentally change how we manage the planet’s most vital ecosystems? Photo by Sivakrishna Sidhan on Unsplash Brazil’s presidency of the 30th Conference of the Parties (COP30) in Belém represents more than a political event; it is a fulcrum moment for global environmental governance. Set deep […]
Blog | High stakes: NDCs and the global stocktake
By Paula Brufman and Ayoub Omri The global community is holding its breath as the clock ticks down to COP 30 on Monday 10 November, 2025. Countries must submit their updated Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs), or “NDC 3.0,” by this date. These contributions must show a higher level of ambition, aligning with the goals […]
Blog | Why COP30 in Brazil could be a turning point for global climate action
By Riccardo Magini A summit at the crossroads When the world gathers in Belém, Brazil, in November 2025 for COP30, it won’t be just another climate conference. It will be the first major summit after the Paris Agreement’s initial Global Stocktake at COP28, and the moment where climate ambition must decisively shift from words […]