London, November 11, 2025, (Oilandgaspress) –––On the opening day of COP30, the High-Level Ministerial Event “Combating Hunger and Poverty for Climate Justice” addressed the Belém Declaration on Hunger, Poverty, and People-Centered Climate Action, launched during the Belém Climate Summit on November 7. Endorsed by 44 countries, the declaration underscores that the impacts of climate change are already severely affecting populations, particularly the most vulnerable. The document calls on countries to continue investing in mitigation while prioritizing adaptation, especially people-centered measures such as social protection, crop insurance, and other mechanisms that strengthen community resilience. It further highlights that climate finance should be directed toward initiatives that create opportunities, jobs, and sustainable livelihoods for family farmers, traditional communities, and forest peoples.
This morning, during the COP30 opening ceremony , President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva reiterated that global warming could drive millions of people into hunger and poverty, undermining decades of progress. He reaffirmed that one of Brazil’s key commitments in addressing climate change is to integrate climate action with social development and inequality-reduction policies. . Read More
During COP30 in Belém, Brazil will present RAIZ (Resilient Agriculture Investment for Net Zero Land Degradation), an international initiative aimed at mobilizing resources and sharing technologies to restore degraded agricultural lands in different regions of the world. Led by the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock (MAPA), the initiative is supported by the Ministry of Agrarian Development (Ministry of Agricultural Development/MDA) and the Ministry of Fisheries and Aquaculture (Ministry of Fisheries and Aquaculture/MPA) and is in partnership with the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
RAIZ addresses the growing global need for food security and the preservation of productive ecosystems. According to United Nations (UN) estimates, 2 billion hectares of land worldwide are degraded, directly affecting 3.2 billion people. The FAO reports that approximately 10 million hectares of forests are lost each year to deforestation, and data from Global Forest Watch (2024) shows that the loss of primary tropical forests reached approximately 6.7 million hectares in the past year.. Read More
Brazilian President outlined three pillars of action that should guide the COP30 negotiations: fulfilling the climate commitments already undertaken, strengthening global governance, and placing people at the center of climate-related decisions.
Among the proposals, President Lula advocated the creation of a Global Climate Council linked to the United Nations General Assembly to ensure greater coordination and political accountability among countries. “We need institutions that are up to the scale of the crisis we are facing,” he affirmed. In projecting the role of COP30 on the global stage, President Lula reaffirmed his goal for it to be the COP of Truth — a space to confront misinformation and uphold science — and also the COP of Implementation, marked by the transformation of commitments into concrete action. He reiterated that, despite the progress achieved since the Paris Agreement, the global pace remains insufficient to contain planetary warming. “We are moving in the right direction, but at the wrong speed.”
“Climate change is no longer a threat of the future; it is a tragedy of the present,” President Lula said, recalling the recent floods in southern Brazil and Hurricane Melissa in the Caribbean. “We live in an era in which obscurantists reject scientific evidence and attack institutions. It is time to deliver yet another defeat to denialism.” . Read More
COP30 summit is organized by the United Nations for nearly 200 countries to gather and discuss how to prevent global warming.
It’s run by the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), an international treaty signed in 1992 to fight climate change.
The main goal of the summit is to speed up real-world action to limit global temperature rise to 1.5°C (2.7°F) above pre-industrial levels, as promised in the 2015 Paris Agreement. That includes negotiating new agreements to cut greenhouse gas emissions, phasing out fossil fuels, protecting forests and boosting money for poorer nations to adapt to climate impacts. US PresidentTrump claimed in his September speech to the United Nations that climate change was the ‘greatest con job ever perpetuated’ on the world, created by ‘stupid people’. ‘If you don’t get away from this green scam, your country is going to fail,’ the US president told the more than 150 world leaders and dignitaries in attendance. Read More
Tens of thousands of trees in the heart of the Amazon rainforest have been wiped out to prepare for a global summit on saving the environment. Approximately 100,000 trees across eight miles have been removed to ferry 50,000 world leaders, climate change activists, journalists, and other high-profile guests to the conference in Belém, Brazil. The construction of the highway was first suggested by the Brazilian state government of Pará more than a decade ago, but the plans were shelved due to the backlash over environmental concerns.
The project was revived along with dozens of other infrastructure plans ahead of this month’s summit, including new hotels, the expansion of a local airport, and the redevelopment of the city’s port for cruise ships.
Politicians have touted the ‘sustainable’ nature of the giant highway, noting it has over 30 wildlife crossings, protective fencing for vegetation, the inclusion of bicycle lanes, and the use of solar-powered LED lighting. Read More
North Korea has sent a delegation to the 30th Conference of the Parties (COP30) climate summit that kicked off in Brazil on Monday, continuing the country’s focus on global environmental diplomacy even as it restricts political engagement to its closest partners.
A livestream of Thursday’s opening plenum captured what appeared to be two DPRK representatives in the audience, and a separate video from a pre-summit event showed a vacant table bearing a North Korean flag.
The stream’s brief glimpses of the officials did not yield clear information about their identity, and the telltale badges of former leaders that North Korean officials typically wear were not visible in the footage. Read More
Brazil wants to gather pledges of $25bn and attract a further $100bn from the global financial markets for a Tropical Forests Forever Facility (TFFF), which would provide financing for biodiversity conservation, including reducing deforestation.
Brazil has also asked countries to work on realising past promises, such as COP28’s pledge to phase out fossil fuel use. Indeed, the Brazilian government’s overarching goal for this COP is “implementation” rather than setting new goals. COP30 is also the first to acknowledge the failure to so far prevent global warming. Read More
UN Secretary-General António Guterres is continuing his campaign to accelerate the global switch from fossil fuels to clean energy – “the cheapest source of new electricity in nearly every country.”
UN chief told world leaders that “the global energy landscape is changing at lightning speed.”
Green energy sources accounted for 90 per cent of new power capacity last year, while investment in them reached $2 trillion, or $800 billion more than fossil fuels.
“The renewables revolution is here,” he said. “But we must go much faster – and ensure all nations share the benefits.”
The international community must ensure a “just, orderly and equitable” transition from fossil fuels, triple renewable energy capacity and double energy efficiency by the end of the decade. The Secretary-General outlined five areas for action, calling first for countries to “align laws, policies and incentives with a just energy transition; and eliminate fossil fuel subsidies that distort markets and lock us into the past.”
Governments must “put people and equity at the centre of the transition” and support workers and communities who depend on oil, coal and gas for their living, including through training and new opportunities.
This is particularly the case for young people and women.
Support developing countries: “Invest in grids, storage, and efficiency. Renewables are surging, infrastructure must catch up – fast,” he continued.
As “technology must be part of the solution, not a new source of strain,” clean energy must power all new electricity demand “including from the data centres driving the AI revolution.”
His final point stressed the need to “unlock finance at scale for developing countries,” noting that Africa receives just two per cent of global clean energy investment. Read More
According to the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), annual investment must rise from $84 billion in 2023 to $300 billion by 2030 and $498 billion by 2050, leaving a yearly shortfall of $216 billion. By linking financial rewards to forest conservation, the Tropical Forests Forever Facility aims to transform global efforts to tackle climate change and biodiversity loss.
The initiative also signals a shift towards fair, inclusive, and predictable finance, ensuring that support reaches those protecting forests with their hands, hearts, and heritage. Investor governments are expected to contribute $25 billion over the coming years, leveraging more than $100 billion from private sources. Brazil estimates the fund could generate around $4 billion annually, nearly triple the current concessional financing available for forest protection. Read More
NDC Synthesis Report shows the emissions curve is being bent downwards.
Global emissions are projected to fall by 12% in 2035 (compared to 2019 levels) based on new NDCs, including many received in recent weeks.
“That’s a big deal,” write UN Climate Change Executive Secretary Simon Stiell on LinkedIn. “Every fraction of a degree of heating avoided will save millions of lives and billions of dollars in economic damage. But we must move much, much, faster on both reductions of emissions and strengthening resilience.” . Read More
At COP30 in Belém, the TRATON GROUP and its brand Volkswagen Truck & Bus, together with a coalition of logistics companies, infrastructure providers, and the Brazilian government, presented the Laneshift e-Dutra project, one of the largest private-sector collaborations to decarbonize freight in Brazil’s transportation industry.
The e-Dutra corridor is the first zero-emissions corridor in Brazil and part of the Global Green Road Corridors initiative. The project will help to decarbonize heavy-duty freight transport between Brazil’s two largest cities, Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo, and is setting a new benchmark for international cooperation on climate action.
“Electrification is the future of transportation,” says Andreas Follér, Chief Sustainability Officer at TRATON. “But we must be clear-eyed: the road ahead is long. That’s why e-Dutra matters. We’re not showing up at COP30 in Belém with promises – we’re showing up with progress. e-Dutra isn’t just a project; it proves that transformation is possible when we work together.”
By aggregating demand and aligning stakeholders, the initiative aims to reduce the risk of investment in charging infrastructure and accelerate the deployment of zero-emission trucks.
“We are committed to developing sustainable transport solutions for everyone. This is why we joined the coalition as an initiator: to support building a smarter mobility for the next generation. And our partnership with different stakeholders certainly harnesses the collective power that will make a difference”, states Roberto Cortes, President and CEO of Volkswagen Truck & Bus. The e-Dutra project is already delivering results. In collaboration with LOTS Group, Volkswagen Truck & Bus completed the first electric truck trip along the corridor using existing infrastructure. DHL Supply Chain, Amazon, and Scania have also begun operating electric freight routes in the region. These early deployments are helping to map infrastructure needs and optimize vehicle performance for a large-scale rollout. . Read More
Brazil has been accused by US President Donald Trump of “ripping the hell out of” the Amazon rainforest to build a four-lane highway for the Cop30 climate summit. A new motorway slicing through tens of thousands of acres of trees was built to welcome more than 50,000 people, including world leaders, to the city of Belem in the north of the country.
Cop30 began on Monday, and the latest round of UN climate negotiations will run until November 21, with a raft of measures already announced to protect and fund the world’s rainforests. Drone footage published by the BBC in March revealed how a thick thoroughfare had been cut into the Amazon, which is often referred to as the ‘lungs of the Earth’, to make way for the new road. At the time, the Brazilian government had praised the highway’s sustainable credentials but locals and conservationists were left outraged by its environmental impact. Read More .
Donald Trump stopping the US from taking action over the climate crisis while labelling it a “con job,” will only see nations like China take up the mantle instead, the chief architect of the landmark Paris climate treaty has told The Independent.
Christiana Figueres,the Costa Rican diplomat who devised the roadmap tackle global warming adopted around the world 10 years ago, paints an optimistic picture of the progress made since, despite political support for climate policies fragmenting in Europe, and carbon emissions continuing to rise year-on-year. “What the US has done is a choice, it is a sad choice, but it does not stop the advance of all others who are on the [clean energy] track,” Figueres says. “All it has done is open up the space hugely for China, who are completely delighted that they don’t have any substantial competition.” Read More
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