In a speech at Pre-COP30, the minister states that changes in the climate are faster than cultural changes and that it is necessary to avoid “point of no return”
The Minister of the Environment, said this Monday (October 13, 2025) that countries need to act together to avoid the so-called “point of no return” climate and also climate multilateralism itself.
“May COP30 help to facilitate a new reference framework that constitutes the political, ethical and moral foundations so that we can avoid not only the point of no return for the global climate system, but also the point of no return for climate multilateralism, which is being questioned due to the low level of implementation achieved by the consensuses established so far”declared the minister when speaking at the opening of Pre-COP30 (30th United Nations Conference on Climate Change), in Brasília. The event is preparatory to the climate summit that will be held in November, in Belém (PA).
Marina asked for speed in the discussions. “The climate emergency does not give us the time that cultural changes require. […] Strengthening multilateralism and valuing diversity are not mere choices, they are ethical imperatives”these.
The minister presented the conclusion of the Global Ethical Balance, a document prepared by Brazil and the UN (United Nations) to include the ethical dimension in the discussion on climate problems, with the aim of accelerating compliance with the Paris Agreement.
At the beginning of the event, the interim president (PSB) stated that, while the world debates paths, Brazil has “concrete results, modern legislation and integrated governance”. Alckmin listed among Brazilian achievements the fact that the renewable energy matrix represents 80% of energy production in the country, a reduction of almost 50% in deforestation in the Amazon and programs such as Mover and Green Mobility.
Alckmin also highlighted that Brazil’s NDC (Nationally Determined Targets, in Portuguese), presented in 2024, determines the country’s commitment to reduce net greenhouse gas emissions from 59% to 67% by 2035, compared to 2005 levels.
“This is a bold but realistic plan to cut emissions, which foresees economic growth combined with the energy transition and the protection of forests, reflecting the commitment to sustainable development”these.
The executive secretary of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, Simon Stiell, stated that COP30 will have the mission of showing countries how to obtain concrete benefits from climate actions –“with economic growth, less pollution, and greater security of access to food and energy“, These.
