Paris Agreement, Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) and financing actions to combat the climate crisis are also on the agenda
The Climate Summit, in enters this Friday (7) its second and final day with the resumption of speeches by leaders and representatives of the countries participating in the and thematic sessions on energy transition, the Paris Agreement, Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) and financing actions to combat the climate crisis.
Heads of State, government leaders and high-level representatives from more than 70 countries are in Belém to participate in the Climate Summit over the next two days. Considering ambassadors and diplomatic personnel, the list exceeds a hundred foreign governments represented in the capital of Pará.
The Climate Summit precedes the 30th United Nations Conference on Climate Change (COP30), which will be held from November 10th to 21st, also in Belém. The objective is to update and reinforce multilateral commitments to deal with the urgency of the climate crisis.
In practice, the Climate Summit seeks to give political weight to the negotiations that will follow over the next two weeks of COP30.
Schedule
This Friday’s program begins with the arrival of the leaders in the Blue Zone, early in the morning. Official delegations, heads of state, observers and accredited press are authorized to enter this location. Afterwards, there will be a new family photo session, with the leaders participating in the event. Afterwards, there will be a resumption of speeches by leaders on the climate.
There will also be a thematic session on the energy transition. Brazil has argued that it is urgent to accelerate the transition, with climate justice, to protect forests and also to combat inequalities, with sustainable and fair development for societies.
In addition to the debate on energy transition, there will be a final session, with the participation of leaders, on the 10 years of the Paris Agreement, Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) and financing actions to combat the climate crisis.
Agenda
Lula resumes this Friday the agenda of bilateral meetings with heads of state and government. Among them, the President of France, Emmanuel Macron, and the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, Keir Starmer. Lula has warned that the climate crisis, due to its global and interdependent nature, can only be faced effectively through international cooperation and the strengthening of multilateralism.
First day
Yesterday (6), at the opening, the called on countries to take concrete actions to contain the rise in global temperatures. The 2025 Emissions Gap Report from the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP) shows that it is increasingly difficult to achieve the goal of limiting global warming to 1.5°C, requiring more forceful measures to reverse the catastrophic scenario.
“COP30 will be the COP of truth. It is the time to take the warnings of science seriously. It is time to face reality and decide whether or not we will have the courage and determination necessary to transform it”, said Lula during the opening of the Climate Summit.
After opening the plenary, the president received world leaders at an official lunch to launch the Tropical Forests Forever Fund (TFFF). In a press conference, with the participation of Finance Ministers, ; of Environment and Climate Change, Marina Silva; and Indigenous Peoples, Sônia Guajajara, it was announced that the fund already has US$5.5 billion.
Each year, a country hosts the meeting, whose main mission is to seek ways to implement the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). This document was adopted by several countries in 1992, precisely at a conference in Brazil, Eco92. Since then, the general goal has become to stabilize the concentration of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere.
*With information from Agência Brasil
