COP30

NEWS- COP30, the 30th Conference of Parties to the UNFCCC, concluded in Belém, Brazil, gateway to the Amazon rainforest, with negotiations spilling beyond deadlines. Fossil fuel phase-out and climate finance remained contentious.

HIGHLIGHTS

Belem Health Action Plan

• Focus: Strengthening global health systems for climate impacts
• Principles: Health equity and climate justice
• Launched on: Health Day – 13 Nov 2025

Tropical Forests Forever Facility (TFFF)

• A “payment-for-performance” model rewarding forest conservation
• Targets USD 125 billion mobilisation
• Brazil commits first USD 1 billion

Belem Political Agreement – Deadlock

• Draft avoided clear stance on fossil fuel phase-out
• Opposition by 29 nations (incl. SIDS & EU)
• Four unresolved issues:
  • Article 9.1 climate finance
  • Trade measures like EU’s CBAM
  • 1.5°C aligned mitigation and fossil fuel roadmap
  • Transparency reporting framework

Santa Marta Conference Announcement

• Hosted by Colombia & Netherlands (April 2026)
• Focus: Legal, social, economic dimensions of fossil fuel phase-out

 Open Planetary Intelligence Network (OPIN)

• Enhances data interoperability for climate action

Global Ethical Stocktake (GES)

• Integrates ethics, civil society, justice frameworks into climate governance
• Asia edition held in New Delhi (2025)

Belem 4X Pledge

• Aim: 4x increase in sustainable fuels (biofuels, hydrogen) by 2035
• A global call for energy transition

Belem Declaration on Hunger & Poverty

• Signed by 43 countries + EU
• Human-centric adaptation: social protection, crop insurance, resilience building

NAP Implementation Alliance

• Supports effective implementation of National Adaptation Plans
• Mobilises public–private investment under the COP30 Action Agenda

 Brazil’s “Mutirão Strategy”

• Digital platform for collective global climate mobilisation
• Inspired by Brazilian tradition of community-led action

Next COP Hosts

• COP31 (2026): Türkiye
• COP32 (2027): Ethiopia (Addis Ababa)
• COP33 (2028): India expresses interest