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COP30 climate summit in Brazil: time for decisive action!
The COP30 in Bélem, Brazil, will discuss urgent climate issues from November 10th to 21st, 2025 - central topics are emissions cuts and climate finance.
COP30 climate summit in Brazil: time for decisive action!
With a clear focus on the pressing challenges of climate change, the COP30 climate conference opened its doors on November 10, 2025 in Bélém, Brazil. Delegates from over 190 countries gather to negotiate strategies to address this global challenge. AZ Online describes this conference as one of the most momentous in recent years.
The current situation is serious. In his opening speech, UN Secretary-General António Guterres urged immediate action and drew a bleak assessment of climate protection measures to date. “The international community has failed to achieve the 1.5 degree target,” Guterres said. The earth is currently heading towards a warming of around three degrees. In this context, concrete measures are more urgent than ever.
Thematic priorities of COP30
The main themes of COP30 are deep emissions cuts, protecting communities from the impacts of climate change and strengthening financing for adaptation measures. There is a particular focus on financing climate protection projects in poorer countries, as Brazil pushes to implement existing commitments rather than make new ones. President Lula da Silva also launched the Tropical Forests Forever Facility Fund to promote measures to protect forests, but has been criticized for pushing oil production to generate revenue for the energy transition.
The role of indigenous communities and biodiversity protection are also central topics of the conference. The indigenous population in the Amazon region is suffering greatly from the consequences of climate change, although they have contributed little to the crisis. This event, under the Brazilian motto “Mutirão”, symbolizes the need for collective efforts in the fight against climate change. These explanations can also be found on the website UN News.
Global climate agenda: challenge and responsibility
COP30 takes place ten years after the adoption of the Paris Agreement and is intended to produce new national climate plans (NDCs). These plans are due by the end of October 2025. However, only 64 countries had submitted new NDCs by the end of September, representing around 30% of global greenhouse gas emissions. The goal is to reduce emissions by 66.25 to 72.5% by 2035. The EU has committed to this, while China is aiming for a lower reduction target of 7 to 10%. Federal Environment Agency reports that full implementation of the NDCs would require a 17% reduction in emissions by 2035, while meeting the 1.5 degree target would require a 60% reduction.
The atmosphere during the conference is characterized by a sense of urgency. Experts warn that every tenth of a degree of warming avoided is crucial. Given the extreme weather events we have already experienced, it is obvious that we cannot remain inactive. It will be up to the negotiating partners to make binding agreements and implement them in order to keep the earth livable for future generations.