Blog | COP30’s outcomes, finance and the intersection of climate change and health in Africa
By Abiodun Salako Introduction Virtually all African countries are considered at risk of severe public health impacts from climate change, with 17 out of the 20 countries worldwide most threatened by the impacts of climate change are located in Africa. According to AfDB, health topped number three in 32 countries’ Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) in […]
Blog | COP30 in Belém
By Paula Brufman COP30 closed last Friday in the Amazonian city of Belém after two weeks of intense and often chaotic negotiations. The final outcome – a package of 29 decisions collectively called the Belém Package, or “Global Mutirão” – will not be remembered as a historic breakthrough on the scale of Paris 2015. […]
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 […]
Event | Meet us at COP30: From Vision to Investment: Mobilising Climate Finance for Resilient Cities
Our Principal consultant, Riccardo Magini and Consultant, Felipe Arenas Gallo will be on the ground at COP30 in Belém, Brazil, from 12–17 November, participating in key discussions on climate finance and sustainable development. We invite you to join them at our side event, ‘From Vision to Investment: Mobilising Climate Finance for Resilient Cities – […]
Blog | Turning pledges into projects: Enablers for climate action at COP30 and beyond
By Elena Remp and Florentia Loizides With COP30 on the horizon, the discourse on global climate finance has moved from ambition to delivery. While the Baku-to-Belém Roadmap and the New Collective Quantified Goal (NCQG) laid the groundwork for a new architecture of climate action, progress at COP30 will hinge on cultivating the right enabling environment […]
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 […]