{"id":5524,"date":"2025-11-20T06:12:00","date_gmt":"2025-11-20T06:12:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.powershiftafrica.org\/in-the-news\/cop30-daily-blog"},"modified":"2026-10-28T09:36:50","modified_gmt":"2026-10-28T09:36:50","slug":"cop30-daily-blog","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/powershiftafrica.org\/fr\/in-the-news\/cop30-daily-blog\/","title":{"rendered":"COP30 Daily Blog"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><figure style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\" COP30 commenced in Belem, Brazil on 10 November 2025. \" src=\"https:\/\/powershiftafrica.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/COP30ENTRANCE.jpeg?format=original\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">COP30 commenced in Belem, Brazil on 10 November 2025.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Welcome to the Power Shift Africa COP30 daily blog<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In this blog, we will bring you news and updates of the summit, progress of the negotiations, including some of the hotly contested agenda items, detailing what is at stake for Africa and the world, and in-depth analyses of the final outcomes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Follow COP30<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>\n<h4>\n<button>\n<span>DAY 12: FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 2025<\/span>\n<\/button>\n<\/h4>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p class=\"Paragraph SCXW9574186 BCX8\"><strong>THE COP30 BLOG FINALE<\/strong>\u00a0<\/p><p class=\"Paragraph SCXW9574186 BCX8\">In a few hours, the two-week-long climate negotiations at COP30 will conclude, barring prolonged last-minute fights or disruptions, like we saw yesterday afternoon, when a fire broke out at the venue. Details of that,\u00a0below.\u00a0<\/p><p class=\"Paragraph SCXW9574186 BCX8\">As the clock races towards the end, negotiators are dealing with multiple, complex issues to strike an agreement for the overall\u00a0<em>Belem package<\/em>.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p><p class=\"Paragraph SCXW9574186 BCX8\">On the table are issues such as the Global Goal on Adaptation (GGA) indicators and the means of implementation, climate finance, a roadmap to transition from fossil fuels as agreed at COP28 (details of that later), as well as a push to have all countries update their NDC.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p><p class=\"Paragraph SCXW9574186 BCX8\">It&#8217;s\u00a0a full plate, really.\u00a0<\/p><p class=\"Paragraph SCXW9574186 BCX8\">It\u2019s\u00a0been a profoundly joyous ride with you all over the past two weeks.\u00a0It\u2019s\u00a0only going to get more packed and more exciting, only edgier, as the day progresses.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p><p class=\"Paragraph SCXW9574186 BCX8\">Stay with us until the end for more updates and analyses of the COP30 outcome. \u00a0\u00a0<\/p><p class=\"Paragraph SCXW9574186 BCX8\"><strong>The Moment COP30 Venue Went Up in Flames\u00a0<\/strong>\u00a0<\/p><p class=\"Paragraph SCXW9574186 BCX8\">It\u2019s\u00a0not the end many had expected.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p><p class=\"Paragraph SCXW9574186 BCX8\">The Thursday afternoon inferno at the COP30 venue in Bel\u00e9m, Brazil, caught many by surprise, leaving hundreds to scramble for safety and adding a layer of anxiety to the already tense period as the world awaits the outcome from the two-week climate talks in the Amazon.\u00a0<\/p><p class=\"Paragraph SCXW9574186 BCX8\">The fire is said to have started at one of the pavilions before spreading to other sections of the facility. For minutes, a heavy cloud of smoke billowed from the venue as the fire tore through different structures, with considerable damage.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p><p class=\"Paragraph SCXW9574186 BCX8\">The UNFCCC suspended all activities, including negotiations, for six hours until after 8 PM, when the fire had been\u00a0contained\u00a0and the premises certified as safe for use. \u00a0At 8:40 PM, operations were reinstated in the Blue Zone, the area where negotiations take place.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p><p class=\"Paragraph SCXW9574186 BCX8\">No injuries were reported. One firefighter was, however,\u00a0helped out\u00a0of the venue, unconscious. The fire scare led to the cancellation of the plenary session last evening.\u00a0<strong><em>\u2018\u2018The area affected by the incident will remain isolated until the conclusion of the\u00a0conference,\u2019\u2019<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0the presidency said in a statement to the media.\u00a0<\/p><p class=\"Paragraph SCXW9574186 BCX8\">Reacting to the fire incident, Power Shift Africa director Mohamed Adow lauded the spirit of brotherhood displayed by the participants.\u00a0<strong><em>\u2018\u2018Even in a moment of chaos, one thing stood out: people from every corner of the world, different nations, creeds and affiliations, looked out for one another. Delegates helped strangers, staff guided crowds, and no one stopped to ask who belonged to which bloc before stepping in.\u2019\u2019<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0<\/p><p class=\"Paragraph SCXW9574186 BCX8\">The spirit of care and collaboration\u00a0evident\u00a0during the fire scare\u00a0is\u00a0<strong><em>\u2018\u2018precisely what climate action\u00a0demands,\u2019\u2019<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0Mohamed added.\u00a0<strong><em>\u2018\u2018If we can respond to the planet\u2019s emergencies with the same unity shown in that tense moment, COP30 might yet be remembered not for an incident, but for a turning point.\u2019\u2019<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0<\/p><p class=\"Paragraph SCXW9574186 BCX8\"><strong>Out Kangaroo, In the Grey Wolf<\/strong>\u00a0<\/p><p class=\"Paragraph SCXW9574186 BCX8\">Antalya it\u00a0is.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p><p class=\"Paragraph SCXW9574186 BCX8\">After a bruising battle over who to host COP31,\u00a0Turkey\u00a0has finally been confirmed as the destination of the 2026 UN climate talks. This brings an end the standoff that has lasted months between Australia and the Eastern European country on the hosting duties of the next summit.\u00a0<\/p><p class=\"Paragraph SCXW9574186 BCX8\">Turkey\u00a0now has 12 months to develop the infrastructure for the summit, fashion the agenda, and kickstart diplomatic\u00a0manoeuvres\u00a0to garner support for its round of climate talks.\u00a0The country will, however, be supported by Australia, which will lead the negotiations before the COP, with\u00a0Turkey\u00a0hosting the main summit as the presidency.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p><p class=\"Paragraph SCXW9574186 BCX8\">\u2018\u2018What\u00a0we\u2019ve\u00a0come up with\u00a0is a big win for both Australia and\u00a0Turkey,\u201d Australia PM Antony Albanese announced. But not everyone was happy with Australia\u2019s concession.\u00a0<\/p><p class=\"Paragraph SCXW9574186 BCX8\">\u201cWe are all not happy and disappointed it\u2019s ended up like this,\u201d said Papua New Guinea\u2019s foreign minister, Justin\u00a0Tkatchenko, who had hoped Australia would co-host the next COP with its Pacific\u00a0neighbours.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p><p class=\"Paragraph SCXW9574186 BCX8\">Turkey, though, says it will host a COP \u2018\u2018for both developing and developed\u2019\u2019 countries, given its status as an advanced developing economy. With a\u00a0$1.4 trillion\u00a0GDP, the country is one of the 20 largest economies in the world.\u00a0<\/p><p class=\"Paragraph SCXW9574186 BCX8\">For millions of Turks, the impacts of the climate crisis are\u00a0not uncommon. The country has been battered by floods, droughts, heatwaves, and extreme wildfires in recent decades, with the host city of Antalya being on the receiving end of the devastation. \u00a0\u00a0<\/p><p class=\"Paragraph SCXW9574186 BCX8\">Last week, Ethiopia was confirmed as the host of COP32, marking the first time a host of the summit had been decided before that of the immediate next\u00a0COP. \u00a0\u00a0<\/p><p class=\"Paragraph SCXW9574186 BCX8\"><strong>End of the road? Will Roadmap to a Fossil-Free World Weather Bumps?<\/strong>\u00a0<\/p><p class=\"Paragraph SCXW9574186 BCX8\">As the clock ticks towards the end of the ongoing climate talks in Belem, the\u00a0roadmap for\u00a0phasing out fossil fuels\u00a0appears to be\u00a0thrust into headwinds after it\u00a0failed to\u00a0garner the necessary support. The proposal is said to have been removed from the text.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p><p class=\"Paragraph SCXW9574186 BCX8\">On Tuesday this week, 82 countries from around the world, or\u00a0nearly half\u00a0of the nations at COP30, signed up to the roadmap. As the week progressed, however, support for the potential roadmap waned. The signatories\u00a0represent\u00a0just 7 percent of fossil fuel producers in the world, and analysts warn that these countries are\u00a0virtually unable\u00a0to convince major petrostates.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p><p class=\"Paragraph SCXW9574186 BCX8\">Russia, China,\u00a0India\u00a0and South Africa had told the Brazilians that they would not accept the proposal. Ironically, the quartet, together with Brazil, are members of the powerful BRICS economic bloc. They are also major producers and consumers of oil,\u00a0coal\u00a0and gas. Saudi Arabia and China are said to be more open to the roadmap idea,\u00a0as long as\u00a0each country gets to choose its own pathway.\u00a0<\/p><p class=\"Paragraph SCXW9574186 BCX8\">Meanwhile, those who supported the roadmap proposal have threatened to block any agreement without it.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p><p class=\"Paragraph SCXW9574186 BCX8\">Now President Luiz In\u00e1cio Lula da Silva has vowed to take the roadmap gospel to the\u00a0<a class=\"Hyperlink SCXW9574186 BCX8\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/g20\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">G20<\/a>\u00a0meeting in Johannesburg starting tomorrow. Some feel that President Lula stands a better chance at the G20, which brings together more powerful world leaders than at the COP, where negotiations are conducted by ministers.\u00a0<\/p><p class=\"Paragraph SCXW9574186 BCX8\">When he visited Belem on Wednesday evening, the president vowed to fight for the roadmap in whatever forum, without\u00a0<strong><em>\u2018\u2018imposing anything on anyone.\u2019\u2019<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h4>\n<button>\n<span>DAY 11: THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 2025\u00a0<\/span>\n<\/button>\n<\/h4>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p class=\"Paragraph SCXW257253902 BCX8\">After the Tuesday night shocker by the COP30 Presidency\u00a0to push\u00a0Parties to an agreement, things did not end there.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p><p class=\"Paragraph SCXW257253902 BCX8\">Yesterday, President In\u00e1cio Lula da Silva of Brazil showed up in Bel\u00e9m, in a visit his team said aimed to \u2018\u2018provide an overview\u2019\u2019 of the negotiations. In a statement later, the presidency said the conference \u2018\u2018will continue until Friday.\u2019\u2019\u00a0\u00a0<\/p><p class=\"Paragraph SCXW257253902 BCX8\">For the president to travel\u00a02000\u00a0kilometres\u00a0from the capital, Brasilia, northwards to Bel\u00e9m, the move was neither accidental nor isolated. It\u00a0bore\u00a0all the undertones of political intent. Tomorrow is the final day of the climate talks, and the Brazilian authorities are ready to wrap things up. The sooner the better. \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p><p class=\"Paragraph SCXW257253902 BCX8\">We had\u00a0<a class=\"Hyperlink SCXW257253902 BCX8\" href=\"https:\/\/powershiftafrica.org\/in-the-news\/cop30-presidency-fast-tracks-belem-climate-deal-with-political-package\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">speculated<\/a>\u00a0that Brazil could be moving to close the deal to allow President Lula da Silva to travel to South Africa for the G20 Summit that starts on Saturday. A delay in the conclusion of the talks would disrupt his itinerary.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p><p class=\"Paragraph SCXW257253902 BCX8\">Whether President Lula will be returning to Bel\u00e9m can only be\u00a0speculated, although it appears unlikely now.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p><p class=\"Paragraph SCXW257253902 BCX8\">In Bel\u00e9m, the president met his chief diplomat for the summit, President Andr\u00e9 Aranha Corr\u00eaa do Lago, Environment Minister Marina Silva, and a host of other high-ranking Brazilian government officials.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p><p class=\"Paragraph SCXW257253902 BCX8\">In an address to them, President Lula called for stronger \u2018\u2018greenhouse gas reductions\u2019\u2019 underscoring his country\u2019s desire to secure a roadmap to phase out fossil fuels. The roadmap is a brainchild of Brazil\u2019s that sets out action plans and targets for reducing the global use of fossil fuels.\u00a0<\/p><p class=\"Paragraph SCXW257253902 BCX8\"><strong>Why the Roadmap\u00a0is a Big Deal\u00a0for Brazil<\/strong>\u00a0<\/p><p class=\"Paragraph SCXW257253902 BCX8\">While acknowledging the sovereignty of countries to\u00a0determine\u00a0what they can do and their\u00a0timeframe\u00a0and capacities for phasing out fossil fuels, Lula\u00a0emphasised\u00a0the need to \u2018\u2018show\u00a0seriousness\u2019\u2019\u00a0in the negotiations.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p><p class=\"Paragraph SCXW257253902 BCX8\"><strong><em>\u201cEveryone must understand their responsibility. That is why we introduced the\u00a0Roadmap. We must show society that we are serious\u2014without imposing anything on anyone, without setting deadlines,\u2019\u2019\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>President Lula said. \u00a0\u00a0<\/p><p class=\"Paragraph SCXW257253902 BCX8\">On committing to this cause, he added:\u00a0<strong><em>\u2018\u2018All leaders around the world must understand that caring for the climate is caring for the preservation and continued existence of planet Earth, because we have not yet found another place where we can survive.\u2019\u2019<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0<\/p><p class=\"Paragraph SCXW257253902 BCX8\">The world must begin to consider how to live without fossil fuels and how to design such a future.\u00a0<strong><em>\u2018\u2018I say this with conviction because I am from a country that produces oil. But I am also from a country that uses the highest proportion of ethanol blended with gasoline.\u2019\u2019<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0<\/p><p class=\"Paragraph SCXW257253902 BCX8\">For this to happen, poorer countries must receive support from wealthier ones, he noted.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p><p class=\"Paragraph SCXW257253902 BCX8\"><strong><em>\u2018\u2018Wealthy countries can support Africa\u2019s energy transition, the production of biofuels, and the expansion of wind and solar power. This is not only about providing limited financial resources, but also about transferring technology and knowledge.\u2019\u2019\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0<\/p><p class=\"Paragraph SCXW257253902 BCX8\">Maintaining clean water, he noted, is a commitment\u00a0<strong><em>\u2018\u2018to keeping the planet\u00a0functioning\u2019\u2019<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0rather than an abstract concept. While muffled, this could be a giveaway\u00a0into\u00a0what to expect under the means of implementation.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p><p class=\"Paragraph SCXW257253902 BCX8\">Brazil\u2019s environment minister Marina Silva\u00a0observed\u00a0that the roadmap had sparked a fierce debate, with questions\u00a0emerging. \u2018\u2018Everyone has questions, but certainly, we had good answers. Not definitive answers, but procedural answers.\u2019\u2019\u00a0<\/p><p class=\"Paragraph SCXW257253902 BCX8\">The minister argued that the roadmap is an opportunity for developed and developing countries to\u00a0establish\u00a0their own trajectories for\u00a0the energy\u00a0transition and curb deforestation.\u00a0<\/p><p class=\"Paragraph SCXW257253902 BCX8\"><strong><em>\u2018\u2018This means\u00a0establishing\u00a0a language that respects the demands of developing countries, that increases the responsibilities of countries that historically emit more and have more technology and more financial\u00a0resources,\u2019\u2019<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0said Marina.\u00a0<\/p><p class=\"Paragraph SCXW257253902 BCX8\">Brazil, though, defended itself against claims of rushing the process, saying\u00a0it\u2019s\u00a0trying to build understanding because \u2018\u2018at COP nothing is imposed.\u2019\u2019\u00a0\u00a0<\/p><p class=\"Paragraph SCXW257253902 BCX8\"><strong><em>\u2018\u2018Everything must be achieved through consensus; everything must be thoroughly discussed. And we respect the political, ideological, territorial, and cultural sovereignty of every country.\u2019\u2019<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0<\/p><p class=\"Paragraph SCXW257253902 BCX8\">President Lula does believe, though, that Brazilian negotiators will\u00a0<strong><em>\u2018\u2018achieve the best possible outcomes\u2019\u2019<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0for COP30. \u00a0<strong><em>\u2018\u2018If it is possible, let us build it together.\u2019\u2019<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0<\/p><p class=\"Paragraph SCXW257253902 BCX8\"><strong>Mood and Body Language\u00a0<\/strong>\u00a0<\/p><p class=\"Paragraph SCXW257253902 BCX8\">On his part, COP30 President Corr\u00eaa do Lago described the events of the day as \u2018\u2018very good\u2019\u2019 noting that the presidency had met several negotiating groups, civil society and the private sector to discuss \u2018\u2018some of the most complex issues,\u2019\u2019 including adaptation, finance and the fossil fuel phaseout roadmap.\u00a0<\/p><p class=\"Paragraph SCXW257253902 BCX8\"><strong><em>\u00a0\u2018\u2018We discussed the immense consequences of COP30 from an economic point of view, a [climatic] point of view and [human] point of view,\u2019\u2019\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>said President do Lago.<strong><em>\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0<\/p><p class=\"Paragraph SCXW257253902 BCX8\">On whether the consensus alluded to by her president is\u00a0feasible, Marina said the dialogue was fruitful.\u00a0<strong><em>\u2018\u2018Nobody has a ready-made answer. Nobody wants to impose anything on anyone.\u2019\u2019\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0<\/p><p class=\"Paragraph SCXW257253902 BCX8\"><strong><em>\u2018\u2018We still have a long way to go to\u00a0establish\u00a0consensus. I believe in progressive consensus, when we all intend to do our best for the climate, for the dignity of the most vulnerable, because ethics always\u00a0provides\u00a0the technical answers to the great challenges we face.\u2019\u2019<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0<\/p><p class=\"Paragraph SCXW257253902 BCX8\">Whether Brazil can persuade other countries to agree to a deal will be known in the next few hours.<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h4>\n<button>\n<span>DAY 10: WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 2025<\/span>\n<\/button>\n<\/h4>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p>\u00a0<strong>The Countdown Begins<\/strong>\u00a0<\/p><p class=\"Paragraph SCXW83547024 BCX8\">It\u2019s Day 10 of COP30 in Belem, Brazil. That means we have two more days to go, if the climate talks end on time. In two days, we will have the outcome of the high-octane summit at the heart of the Amazon. But the COP can sometimes have a few wild cards up its sleeve. \u00a0\u00a0<\/p><p class=\"Paragraph SCXW83547024 BCX8\">By the look of things, and given what is on the table, Friday does look like a long shot. But give it to Brazil. Their diplomacy, while far from sophisticated, has gotten things moving. Understated, yes, but effective. \u00a0<\/p><p class=\"Paragraph SCXW83547024 BCX8\">With about 72 hours of COP remaining, discussions on most items are at an advanced. To secure agreements, many negotiation items, though, will go down to the wire. For COP30 President Andr\u00e9 Aranha Corr\u00eaa do Lago, all agenda items must be agreed. Still, don\u2019t be shocked if Belem pulls off a last-minute surprise, with agreements, compromises, and concessions.\u00a0<\/p><p class=\"Paragraph SCXW83547024 BCX8\">But where are things now? \u00a0<\/p><p class=\"Paragraph SCXW83547024 BCX8\"><strong>Adoption of the Bel\u00e9m Political Package<\/strong>\u00a0<\/p><p class=\"Paragraph SCXW83547024 BCX8\">Today, countries at COP30 will adopt the Bel\u00e9m Political Package, the contents of which will be made public later. This was announced last night by the COP30 Presidency. The president and his team will be consulting with ministers \u2018\u2018to progress toward agreement.\u2019\u2019\u00a0<\/p><p class=\"Paragraph SCXW83547024 BCX8\">The political package, however, doesn\u2019t include draft texts on each of the negotiated items, with the preparation of these spilling over into last night. \u00a0<\/p><p class=\"Paragraph SCXW83547024 BCX8\">It could include items such as the Global Goal on Adaptation (GGA), the Just Transition Work Programme (JTWP), the Technology Implementation Programme (TIP), and matters related to the Adaptation Fund. \u00a0<\/p><p class=\"Paragraph SCXW83547024 BCX8\">The presidency is also consulting on the implementation of Article 9 (paragraph 1).\u00a0<\/p><p class=\"Paragraph SCXW83547024 BCX8\">Reads the section: <strong><em>\u2018\u2018Developed country Parties shall provide financial resources to assist developing country Parties with respect to both mitigation and adaptation in continuation of their existing obligations under the Convention.\u2019\u2019<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0<\/p><p class=\"Paragraph SCXW83547024 BCX8\">According to the presidency, these texts could be ready for adoption on Friday, 21 November, suggesting the possibility of the climate talks ending on the planned date. \u00a0<\/p><p class=\"Paragraph SCXW83547024 BCX8\"><strong>Launched: Alliance for the Implementation of National Adaptation Plans<\/strong>\u00a0<\/p><p class=\"Paragraph SCXW83547024 BCX8\">Yesterday, the Alliance for the Implementation of National Adaptation Plans (NAPs) was launched at COP30, aiming to accelerate large-scale implementation of climate change adaptation actions around the world. \u00a0<\/p><p class=\"Paragraph SCXW83547024 BCX8\">Spearheaded by the COP30 Presidency, Germany, Italy, and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), the alliance will promote dialogue on national adaptation plans and facilitate public and private resources to adaptation projects.\u00a0<\/p><p class=\"Paragraph SCXW83547024 BCX8\">The alliance was established under the COP30 Action Agenda. It hopes to bring together national governments, multilateral development banks, investment funds, civil society, and the private sector. \u00a0<\/p><p class=\"Paragraph SCXW83547024 BCX8\">It will also seek to address bottlenecks that hinder large-scale adaptation actions, especially in developing, climate-vulnerable nations. \u00a0<\/p><p class=\"Paragraph SCXW83547024 BCX8\">Adaptation Finance is one of the key conversations at this year\u2019s COP30, alongside calls to strengthen capacity-building and technology transfer. \u00a0to address the challenge.\u00a0<\/p><p class=\"Paragraph SCXW83547024 BCX8\">Developed by national governments, NAPs define how countries will adapt to climate change in the medium and long term by guiding country responses to climate risks and reducing vulnerabilities to protect people, infrastructure, livelihoods, the economy, and the environment.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p><p class=\"Paragraph SCXW83547024 BCX8\"><strong>Where\u2019s the Money, though?<\/strong>\u00a0<\/p><p class=\"Paragraph SCXW83547024 BCX8\">Yesterday, the presidency released a draft text on some of the ongoing discussions at COP30, giving a glimpse into what the outcome might contain. \u00a0<\/p><p class=\"Paragraph SCXW83547024 BCX8\"><strong><em>On Adaptation Finance<\/em><\/strong>, the draft text has three options. Under Option 1, COP30 could decide to establish a goal of tripling adaptation finance from public sources by 2030 or 2035. Option 2 merely \u2018\u2018acknowledges the need to dramatically scale up adaptation finance\u2019\u2019 to bring it to par with mitigation, through public and grant-based resources and highly concessional finance.\u00a0<\/p><p class=\"Paragraph SCXW83547024 BCX8\">In Option 3, COP30 could urge developed country Parties to at least triple their collective provision of climate finance for adaptation to developing country Parties from 2025 levels by 2030. This option would also see the launch of an annual \u2018\u2018Belem Dialogue on Tripling Adaptation Finance\u2019\u2019 to consider progress on the delivery of the goal.\u00a0<\/p><p class=\"Paragraph SCXW83547024 BCX8\"><strong><em>On Loss and Damage<\/em><\/strong>, COP30 highlights with concern the \u2018\u2018insufficient capitalization of the Fund for Responding to Loss and Damage\u2019\u2019 and negative signals delivered in the context of replenishment processes of the Global Environment Facility and the Green Climate Fund.\u00a0<\/p><p class=\"Paragraph SCXW83547024 BCX8\"><strong><em>African civil society wanted<\/em><\/strong> COP30 to enhance and ensure the predictability of financial support for climate action in developing countries through guaranteeing finance for the Fund for Responding to Loss and Damage (FRLD) and tripling adaptation finance, while also providing a home for a new commitment with the strongest legal basis.\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0<\/p><p class=\"Paragraph SCXW83547024 BCX8\">The draft text welcomes the efforts to reform the international financial architecture and notes the need to \u2018\u2018rapidly reduce existing constraints, challenges, systemic inequities, and barriers\u2019\u2019 to access to climate finance. \u00a0<\/p><p class=\"Paragraph SCXW83547024 BCX8\"><strong>Notable Quotes from the Week<\/strong>\u00a0<\/p><p class=\"Paragraph SCXW83547024 BCX8\"><strong><em>\u2018\u2018The Amazon Region remains a living symbol of creation with an urgent need for care. True leadership means service and support at a scale that will truly make a difference.\u2019\u2019<\/em><\/strong><em> \u2013 <\/em>Pope Francis<em> <\/em>\u00a0<\/p><p class=\"Paragraph SCXW83547024 BCX8\"><strong><em>\u2018\u2018This COP is a moment of truth. If global leaders are serious about justice, then adaptation finance must match the urgency of the crisis, not in rhetoric, but in real, accessible, scaled-up resources.\u2019\u2019<\/em><\/strong><em> \u2013 <\/em>Karabo Mokgonyana\u00a0<\/p><p class=\"Paragraph SCXW83547024 BCX8\"><strong><em>\u2018\u2018Without adaptation, climate change becomes a multiplier of poverty, destroying livelihoods, displacing workers, and deepening hunger. As the impacts intensify, inaction is no longer a technical failure but a political choice about who lives and who dies,\u201d <\/em><\/strong><em>&#8211; <\/em>Andr\u00e9 Aranha Corr\u00eaa do Lago\u00a0<\/p><p class=\"Paragraph SCXW83547024 BCX8\"><strong>What to Expect on Day 10<\/strong>\u00a0<\/p><p class=\"Paragraph SCXW83547024 BCX8\">The thematic focus on the day will be:\u00a0<\/p><ul><li><p class=\"Paragraph SCXW83547024 BCX8\">Agriculture\u00a0<\/p><\/li><\/ul><ul><li><p class=\"Paragraph SCXW83547024 BCX8\">Food Systems and Security,\u00a0<\/p><\/li><\/ul><ul><li><p class=\"Paragraph SCXW83547024 BCX8\">Fishing and Family Farming\u00a0<\/p><\/li><\/ul><ul><li><p class=\"Paragraph SCXW83547024 BCX8\">\u00a0Women and Gender\u00a0<\/p><\/li><\/ul><ul><li><p class=\"Paragraph SCXW83547024 BCX8\">Tourism\u00a0<\/p><\/li><\/ul><p class=\"Paragraph SCXW83547024 BCX8\">Discussions will also centre on women voices in food systems, land degradation, practical solutions for resilient agriculture and food systems, and a high-level event on accelerating the implementation of these solutions. \u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h4>\n<button>\n<span>DAY 9: TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 2025<\/span>\n<\/button>\n<\/h4>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p class=\"Paragraph SCXW153832453 BCX8\">It&#8217;s Day 9 at COP30. This means we\u2019re fast approaching the squeaky bum time at the climate talks. If you\u2019ve come this far with us, you\u2019re a true defender of people and the planet. A climate champion. Thank you for sticking the past week out.\u00a0<\/p><p class=\"Paragraph SCXW153832453 BCX8\">Today, we have a mixed bag of updates from Belem. \u00a0<\/p><p class=\"Paragraph SCXW153832453 BCX8\"><strong>Inside the Dangerous Letter by UN Climate Chief<\/strong>\u00a0<\/p><p class=\"Paragraph SCXW153832453 BCX8\">On Friday last week, discontent members of the Amazonian Indigenous People blocked the entrance of the COP30 venue in Bel\u00e9m. Fearing the protests would disrupt proceedings at the climate talks, UN Climate chief Simon Stiell wrote a secret letter to the government of Brazil, asking for enhanced security at COP30.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p><p class=\"Paragraph SCXW153832453 BCX8\">The Brazilian authorities would respond swiftly and emphatically. Within minutes, a contingent of police and military officers sealed off the venue. \u00a0<\/p><p class=\"Paragraph SCXW153832453 BCX8\">Then a standoff.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p><p class=\"Paragraph SCXW153832453 BCX8\">Members of the civil society have now faulted the crackdown on the Amazon residents by the Government of Brazil. But the guns are being trained on Stiell, the author of the letter. More than 200 civil society organisations from around the world have hit back.\u00a0<\/p><p class=\"Paragraph SCXW153832453 BCX8\">\u2018\u2018What the letter does is sends a very dangerous signal not just to this COP by other future COP presidencies,\u2019\u2019 argues Ghazali Ohorella, an Indigenous Peoples&#8217; representative at the summit.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p><p class=\"Paragraph SCXW153832453 BCX8\">Ohorella adds: \u2018\u2018They think they can limit the civic space and the ability of people to make their voices heard at a COP.\u2019\u2019\u00a0<\/p><p class=\"Paragraph SCXW153832453 BCX8\">Rights groups want the UNFCCC executive to rescind the letter. Not just that. They also want the military to be withdrawn from the COP venue.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p><p class=\"Paragraph SCXW153832453 BCX8\"><strong>Power Past Coal Alliance<\/strong>\u00a0<\/p><p class=\"Paragraph SCXW153832453 BCX8\">At COP30, South Korea joined a group of 60 countries pledging to wean themselves off the dirtiest of dirty fossil fuels. Its fleet of 62 coal-fired plants is one of the biggest in the world and a third of its electricity currently comes from coal.\u00a0<\/p><p class=\"Paragraph SCXW153832453 BCX8\">At 15 million tonnes per year, South Korea is also the world\u2019s fourth biggest importer of thermal coal, the bulk of which comes from Australia, as per the International Energy Agency (IEA). Only China, India and Japan import more.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p><p class=\"Paragraph SCXW153832453 BCX8\"><strong>Let\u2019s Gather Against Fossil Fuels<\/strong>\u00a0<\/p><p class=\"Paragraph SCXW153832453 BCX8\">In April next year, Colombia will host the first international conference on the phase out of fossil fuels. A member of the Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty Initiative (FFNPT), the Latin American country announced at COP30, where discussions are ongoing to establish a roadmap to phase out fossil fuels.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p><p class=\"Paragraph SCXW153832453 BCX8\">The FFNPT is an international campaign that seeks to mobilise international cooperation \u2018\u2018to explicitly stop the expansion of fossil fuels\u2019\u2019 and manage a global just transition away from coal, oil and gas in a manner that is both fast and fair, so that no worker, community or country is left behind.\u00a0<\/p><p class=\"Paragraph SCXW153832453 BCX8\"><strong>Weighing a Cow Won\u2019t Fatten it<\/strong>\u00a0<\/p><p class=\"Paragraph SCXW153832453 BCX8\">Responding to discussions on the Global Goal on Adaptation, director of Power Shift Africa, Mohamed Adow, argues that if the international community spends its energy designing the \u2018\u2018perfect measurement instrument\u2019\u2019 without delivering the actual adaptation support that vulnerable countries need, the whole exercise becomes \u2018\u2018a high-gloss distraction.\u2019\u2019\u00a0<\/p><p class=\"Paragraph SCXW153832453 BCX8\">\u00a0He warns there\u2019s a risk that indicators could become \u2018\u2018the illusion of progress\u2019\u2019 rather than the \u2018\u2018substance\u2019\u2019 of it. To Mohamed, measuring without delivering is \u2018\u2018political theatre\u2019\u2019 dressed up as accountability.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p><p class=\"Paragraph SCXW153832453 BCX8\">\u2018\u2018No matter how many times you weigh a cow, it will not get any fatter. Measurement does not create nourishment.\u2019\u2019\u00a0<\/p><p class=\"Paragraph SCXW153832453 BCX8\">On finance, Mohamed notes that the root of the problem is the vagueness of last year\u2019s finance deal in Baku \u2018\u2018it could have been written in disappearing ink.\u2019\u2019\u00a0<\/p><p class=\"Paragraph SCXW153832453 BCX8\">The NCQG deal, he added, failed to define the scale, structure, or predictability of public climate finance. &#8220;It avoided clarity on grants versus loans. It sidestepped the thorny but essential question of who delivers what, by when, and to whom.\u2019\u2019\u00a0<\/p><p class=\"Paragraph SCXW153832453 BCX8\">This has Ieft the very foundation of global climate cooperation \u2018\u2018wobbling in the wind.\u2019\u2019\u00a0<\/p><p class=\"Paragraph SCXW153832453 BCX8\"><strong>Planet to Continue Frying &#8211; New Study<\/strong>\u00a0<\/p><p class=\"Paragraph SCXW153832453 BCX8\">A new study removes the lid on the ferocity of heatwaves in the future, spelling doom for humanity and the planet. According to findings of the research, heatwaves will become hotter, longer and more frequent, the later net zero emissions is reached globally.\u00a0<\/p><p class=\"Paragraph SCXW153832453 BCX8\">Scientists at the ARC Centre of Excellence for 21st Century Weather and Australia\u2019s national science agency, CISRO warn that countries near the equator would experience heatwave events that break current historical records at least once yearly, should they delay net zero until 2050.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p><p class=\"Paragraph SCXW153832453 BCX8\">There\u2019s worse from the study. Heatwaves will not revert towards preindustrial conditions for at least another 1000 years after net zero is reached. The world has already crossed the red line.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p><p class=\"Paragraph SCXW153832453 BCX8\"><strong>What to Expect on Day 9<\/strong>\u00a0<\/p><p class=\"Paragraph SCXW153832453 BCX8\">Like yesterday, major themes to feature at negotiations and events today include forests, oceans, biodiversity and Indigenous peoples.\u00a0<\/p><p class=\"Paragraph SCXW153832453 BCX8\">There will be several ministerial events in the day, including on delivering commitments for oceans, strengthening synergies across land, climate and nature and building the ecosystem for scale.\u00a0<\/p><p class=\"Paragraph SCXW153832453 BCX8\">Also planned in the day is a roundtable to launch the NAP Implementation Alliance.<strong> <\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h4>\n<button>\n<span>DAY 8: MONDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 2025\u00a0<\/span>\n<\/button>\n<\/h4>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p class=\"Paragraph SCXW253379669 BCX8\">Welcome to the 8th\u00a0day of COP30. The first day of the Week Finale.\u00a0Ask any delegate.\u00a0It\u2019s\u00a0the most treacherous period of\u00a0a climate\u00a0summit. At this point, exhaustion has\u00a0crystallised\u00a0in the bones, and the pressure in negotiation rooms is peaking as the clock ticks toward the finish line. After what has been a\u00a0relatively calm\u00a0COP, gloves might start to come off\u00a0soon.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p><p class=\"Paragraph SCXW253379669 BCX8\">Aware\u00a0of fraying nerves,\u00a0UN climate chief executive, Simon\u00a0Stiell,\u00a0had this to say to the delegates as Week One ended:\u00a0<strong><em>\u2018\u2018I know you are tired. But once again, I am asking you to push further.\u2019\u2019<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p><p class=\"Paragraph SCXW253379669 BCX8\">From\u00a0agreeing\u00a0a roadmap\u00a0to ending the fossil fuel regime to the means of implementation, and unilateral trade measures,\u00a0we\u2019ve\u00a0entered the week when the hardest battles for our planet are to be fought. \u00a0\u00a0<\/p><p class=\"Paragraph SCXW253379669 BCX8\">But first, a recap of what\u00a0transpired\u00a0last week.\u00a0<\/p><p class=\"Paragraph SCXW253379669 BCX8\"><strong>The historic People\u2019s March<\/strong>\u00a0<\/p><p class=\"Paragraph SCXW253379669 BCX8\">This was easily the\u00a0colourful,\u00a0emphatic\u00a0and emotional highlight of Week One.\u00a0On Sunday, more than 30,000 people marched through the city of Bel\u00e9m, Brazil, to mark the \u2018\u2018Global Day of Action for Climate Justice\u2019\u2019.\u00a0In a\u00a0mobilisation\u00a0led by the People\u2019s Summit and supported by civil society groups,\u00a0the march\u00a0brought together workers\u2019 unions, Indigenous communities, international networks, youth movements, and climate defenders from across the world to demand\u00a0climate\u00a0justice.\u00a0<\/p><p class=\"Paragraph SCXW253379669 BCX8\">It was the first march by civil society\u00a0organisations\u00a0at a COP in four years, the last one being at COP21 in Glasgow.\u00a0Subsequent\u00a0summits (COP27 in Sharm-el-Sheikh, COP28 in Dubai, and COP29 in Baku) were held in countries that\u00a0don\u2019t\u00a0permit\u00a0political protests.\u00a0Marches\u00a0allow representatives of the people to make demands and share concerns about the COP process away from the highly exclusive negotiation rooms.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p><p class=\"Paragraph SCXW253379669 BCX8\">Mohamed Adow described the\u00a0procession\u00a0as \u2018\u2018a powerful\u00a0reminder\u2019\u2019\u00a0that solutions can come from the most unexpected of places.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p><p class=\"Paragraph SCXW253379669 BCX8\"><strong><em>\u2018\u2018For too long, climate action has been shaped in closed rooms in distant capitals. But here in the Amazon, the people who have done the least to cause this crisis \u2014 Indigenous peoples, local communities, young people, and those on the frontlines \u2014 are showing the world what real climate leadership looks like,\u2019\u2019 said the director of Power Shift Africa.\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0<\/p><p class=\"Paragraph SCXW253379669 BCX8\">He added:\u00a0<strong><em>\u2018\u2018If governments\u00a0truly want\u00a0to tackle the climate crisis, they must listen to the voices from the ground and put people, not polluters, at the heart of climate action.\u2019\u2019<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0<\/p><p class=\"Paragraph SCXW253379669 BCX8\">Moarse\u00a0Flores, a human rights officer at the UN, called the protests a \u2018\u2018reality\u00a0check\u2019\u2019\u00a0where the interests of real communities, real ecosystems, real\u00a0futures are represented.\u00a0<strong><em>\u2018\u2018The march is where climate action sheds its polish and shows its teeth, where global solidarity stops being a buzzword and becomes\u00a0something\u00a0you feel in your bones.\u2019\u2019<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0<\/p><p class=\"Paragraph SCXW253379669 BCX8\"><strong>Roadmap for global phaseout of fossil fuels<\/strong>\u00a0<\/p><p class=\"Paragraph SCXW253379669 BCX8\">Will the world finally start the journey to phase out fossil fuels at COP30? This is the question on many people\u2019s minds, and one of the most controversial items of debate\u00a0at the talks in Bel\u00e9m. \u00a0\u00a0<\/p><p class=\"Paragraph SCXW253379669 BCX8\">Yesterday, Brazil\u2019s environment minister, Marina Silva, asked all countries \u2018\u2018to have the courage\u2019\u2019 to address the end of the fossil fuel regime, noting that this was an \u2018\u2018ethical\u2019\u2019 response to the climate crisis.\u00a0<\/p><p class=\"Paragraph SCXW253379669 BCX8\"><strong><em>\u201cThe map is an answer to our scientific knowledge [of the climate crisis]. It is an ethical answer,\u201d\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>Ms\u00a0Silva said, adding on the just transition,\u00a0<strong><em>\u201cTo be fair is to be fair to everyone, but the essential, primordial justice is not to be unfair to the planet, because it is our home.\u201d<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0<\/p><p class=\"Paragraph SCXW253379669 BCX8\">Countries\u00a0have been debating whether there should be such a roadmap and how a global phaseout could work, to build\u00a0on the historic resolution made at COP28 in Dubai, where world nations agreed to \u201ctransition away from fossil fuels\u201d.\u00a0<\/p><p class=\"Paragraph SCXW253379669 BCX8\">The Dubai resolution was, however, ambiguous, with no timelines or real commitments. Many see a roadmap as the surest way to compel countries, especially major polluters, to end their polluting ways.\u00a0<\/p><p class=\"Paragraph SCXW253379669 BCX8\">Ms\u00a0Silva\u00a0emphasised, however, that such a process would be voluntary and \u201cself-determined\u201d,\u00a0and raising doubts about whether Brazil will be the place where humanity unites to declare an end to dirty fuels. \u00a0\u00a0<\/p><p class=\"Paragraph SCXW253379669 BCX8\">Agitated by the ambiguity of the conversation, some were less civil.\u00a0<strong><em>\u201cWe need this language for real in this conversation,\u2019\u2019<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0said Panama\u2019s climate negotiator, Juan Carlos Monterrey.\u00a0<strong><em>\u2018\u2018It\u2019s\u00a0quite stupid that we talk about everything but that when fossil fuels are the actual problem.\u201d<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0<\/p><p class=\"Paragraph SCXW253379669 BCX8\"><strong>Leave our land: disgruntled Amazonian residents tell oil companies\u00a0<\/strong>\u00a0<\/p><p class=\"Paragraph SCXW253379669 BCX8\">For hours on Friday and Saturday, activities at the COP30 venue in Belem, Brazil, were\u00a0paralysed, when the local Amazonian community invaded the premises to demand inclusion in the COP process and the invasion of their land by oil companies.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p><p class=\"Paragraph SCXW253379669 BCX8\">Despite grave environmental and climate concerns, there is ongoing oil exploration and extraction in the Brazilian section of the Amazon. Recently, the government issued new exploration licenses for offshore blocks, with Petrobras, the country\u2019s state-run oil company, among those granted licenses to drill in the vast ecosystem. ExxonMobil and Chevron have also been granted permits to drill.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p><p class=\"Paragraph SCXW253379669 BCX8\">COP30 President Andr\u00e9 Corr\u00eaa do Lago intervened in the protests, although the\u00a0organisers\u00a0went ahead to beef up security by deploying armed military and police to the venue, a move that has angered residents and activists.\u00a0<\/p><p class=\"Paragraph SCXW253379669 BCX8\"><strong><em>\u2018\u2018The increased\u00a0securitisation\u00a0of the COP30 venue with army, national guard and military police personnel just shows how inaccessible the UNFCCC negotiations processes have been to the wider Indigenous communities and populations most affected by climate change,\u2019\u2019\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>said Paolo\u00a0Destilo\u00a0of\u00a0United for Climate Justice.\u00a0<\/p><p class=\"Paragraph SCXW253379669 BCX8\">Their chief,\u00a0Raoni\u00a0Metuktire, has called on the COP to protect them and their home.\u00a0<strong><em>\u201cIf we continue destroying everything on this earth, there will be many consequences, there will be chaos on this earth.\u201d<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0<\/p><p class=\"Paragraph SCXW253379669 BCX8\">This analysis by\u00a0<a class=\"Hyperlink SCXW253379669 BCX8\" href=\"https:\/\/kickbigpollutersout.org\/Release-Kick-Out-The-Suits-COP30\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Kick Big Polluters Out<\/a>\u00a0reveals that one in every 25 participants at COP30 is a fossil fuel lobbyist.\u00a0At 1600, fossil fuel lobbyists are the second largest delegation at COP30 after host Brazil.\u00a0<\/p><p class=\"Paragraph SCXW253379669 BCX8\"><strong>Critical Minerals finally\u00a0recognised\u00a0at COP!\u00a0<\/strong>\u00a0<\/p><p class=\"Paragraph SCXW253379669 BCX8\">In a\u00a0UN climate negotiations\u00a0first, a draft text included energy transition minerals, known as critical minerals. These minerals are used to manufacture components used in clean energy technologies, including batteries, solar panels, and wind turbines.\u00a0<\/p><p class=\"Paragraph SCXW253379669 BCX8\">The draft text\u00a0recognises\u00a0the social and environmental risks associated with mining critical minerals. \u201cFor the first time, minerals are on the main stage of COP negotiations \u2013 no longer a side show,\u201d said Melissa Marengo, a senior policy officer at the Natural Resource Governance Institute (NRGI).\u00a0<\/p><p class=\"Paragraph SCXW253379669 BCX8\">Increased extraction of copper, cobalt, nickel,\u00a0lithium\u00a0and other critical minerals, while creating opportunities for local communities, comes with serious environmental pressures. Under the Just Transition Work\u00a0Programme, developing countries want the COP30 text to include the impacts and opportunities of mining critical minerals.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p><p class=\"Paragraph SCXW253379669 BCX8\"><strong>What happens today<\/strong>\u00a0<\/p><p class=\"Paragraph SCXW253379669 BCX8\">This day is dedicated to discussions on:\u00a0<\/p><ul><li><p class=\"Paragraph SCXW253379669 BCX8\">Forests\u00a0<\/p><\/li><\/ul><ul><li><p class=\"Paragraph SCXW253379669 BCX8\">Oceans\u00a0<\/p><\/li><\/ul><ul><li><p class=\"Paragraph SCXW253379669 BCX8\">Biodiversity\u00a0<\/p><\/li><\/ul><ul><li><p class=\"Paragraph SCXW253379669 BCX8\">Indigenous Peoples\u00a0<\/p><\/li><\/ul><ul><li><p class=\"Paragraph SCXW253379669 BCX8\">Local Communities\u00a0<\/p><\/li><\/ul><ul><li><p class=\"Paragraph SCXW253379669 BCX8\">Youth, and Small and\u00a0\u00a0<\/p><\/li><\/ul><ul><li><p class=\"Paragraph SCXW253379669 BCX8\">Medium Enterprises (SMEs).\u00a0\u00a0<\/p><\/li><\/ul><p class=\"Paragraph SCXW253379669 BCX8\">This day integrates various pressing environmental and social issues, with the thematic focus structured to highlight the critical roles of natural ecosystems (forests and oceans) and their custodians (communities who protect them) in addressing the climate crisis.\u00a0<\/p><p class=\"Paragraph SCXW253379669 BCX8\"><strong>What to Expect this week<\/strong>\u00a0<\/p><p class=\"Paragraph SCXW253379669 BCX8\">The outcome of COP30 will be known this week. But as things currently stand, that is a long, long way. This is the week of long knives, as per the COP tradition.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p><p class=\"Paragraph SCXW253379669 BCX8\">As we reported last week,\u00a0environment\u00a0and climate ministers from around the world have started arriving in Belem for the political part of the process. The ministers will debate the text developed so far by their technical teams and negotiators. The ministers may either approve or take back the text for further refinement.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p><p class=\"Paragraph SCXW253379669 BCX8\">This is the week when political dealmaking crescendos as Parties\u00a0seek\u00a0to unlock impasses and secure\u00a0favourable\u00a0outcomes. \u00a0\u00a0<\/p><p class=\"Paragraph SCXW253379669 BCX8\">Technical work will continue until tomorrow (Tuesday, November 18) on the Global Goal on Adaptation (GGA) and the Just Transition Work\u00a0Programme\u00a0(JTWP).<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h4>\n<button>\n<span>Day 5: FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 14, 2025\u00a0<\/span>\n<\/button>\n<\/h4>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p class=\"Paragraph SCXW8881909 BCX8\">It\u2019s Day 5 of the climate talks in Bel\u00e9m and, like the weather in this city, things are fast approaching the boiling point. \u00a0<\/p><p class=\"Paragraph SCXW8881909 BCX8\">While the mood has been mild so far, this weekend will be the first real test for the Brazilian COP presidency on whether they can keep their chin up when pressure finally kicks in, to deliver on some of the critical agenda items, especially finance. \u00a0<\/p><p class=\"Paragraph SCXW8881909 BCX8\"><strong>Nuisance of fossil fuel lobbyists at COP30<\/strong><\/p><p class=\"Paragraph SCXW8881909 BCX8\">We set off on a cruise of Guam\u00e1and Bel\u00e9m rivers on a sour note. \u00a0\u00a0<\/p><p class=\"Paragraph SCXW8881909 BCX8\">Fossil fuel lobbyists are back at COP. OK, they never left. In fact, this time they are bolder and more audacious than before. \u00a0<\/p><p class=\"Paragraph SCXW8881909 BCX8\">At 1600, fossil fuel lobbyists are the second largest delegation after host Brazil. <a href=\"https:\/\/kickbigpollutersout.org\/Release-Kick-Out-The-Suits-COP30\">An analysis by Kick Big Polluters<\/a> Out reveals that one in every 25 participants at COP30 is a fossil fuel lobbyist.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p><p class=\"Paragraph SCXW8881909 BCX8\">This continues the trend at COP29 in Azerbaijan, where fossil fuel lobbyists (1773) were the 3rd largest group of participants after then host, Azerbaijan, and the incoming presidency of Brazil. While this year\u2019s overall number is smaller than last year\u2019s, the proportion is higher as the Bel\u00e9m summit has fewer attendees compared to its predecessor in Baku.\u00a0<\/p><p class=\"Paragraph SCXW8881909 BCX8\">The fossil fuel industry has a long history of spreading misinformation and disinformation on climate change while blocking meaningful climate action. Observers say their presence at COPs raises serious questions about corporate capture and the credibility of the annual summit.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p><p class=\"Paragraph SCXW8881909 BCX8\"><strong>Launch of Bel\u00e9m Health Action Plan (BHAP)<\/strong><\/p><p class=\"Paragraph SCXW8881909 BCX8\">Yesterday, Brazil launched the \u2018\u2018<a class=\"Hyperlink SCXW8881909 BCX8\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.br\/saude\/pt-br\/assuntos\/cop30\/publicacoes\/plano-de-acao-em-saude-de-belem-portugues.pdf\/view\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Bel\u00e9m Health Action Plan\u2019\u2019<\/a> to support the health sector\u2019s adaptation to climate change. The plan has been described as the \u2018\u2018first international climate adaptation document\u2019\u2019 dedicated specifically to health.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p><p class=\"Paragraph SCXW8881909 BCX8\">The initiative outlines measures countries can take to enhance the health sector\u2019s resilience to climate change. These include strengthened surveillance systems, capacity building, innovation, and evidence-based policymaking.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p><p class=\"Paragraph SCXW8881909 BCX8\">The COP30 Presidency says the plan positions Brazil at the forefront of global discussions on health and climate change. More than 80 countries have pledged to engage with the action plan, with philanthropies committing $300 million to support it.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p><p class=\"Paragraph SCXW8881909 BCX8\"><strong>Strengthening Early Warning Systems &amp; Systemic Observations<\/strong><\/p><p class=\"Paragraph SCXW8881909 BCX8\">The 2025 report on the Global Status of Multi-Hazard Early Warning Systems, launched at COP30, shows that more than 60 percent of countries worldwide have EWS in place. These systems have also improved by 45 percent since 2015, reflecting enhanced capabilities.\u00a0<\/p><p class=\"Paragraph SCXW8881909 BCX8\">The report by the UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR) and the World Meteorological Organization (WMO), however, highlights \u2018\u2018critical gaps\u2019\u2019 and the urgent need for increased investment to achieve <em>Early Warnings for All<\/em>.\u00a0<\/p><p class=\"Paragraph SCXW8881909 BCX8\">It places special focus on emerging and intensifying hazards, notably extreme heat, wildfires, and floods. People-centered, locally led approaches that are underpinned by communication and dialogue are essential for enabling effective early action, says the report, <a class=\"Hyperlink SCXW8881909 BCX8\" href=\"https:\/\/euc-word-edit.officeapps.live.com\/we\/People-centered,%20locally%20led%20approaches%20that%20are%20underpinned%20by%20communication%20and%20dialogue%20are%20essential%20for%20enabling%20effective%20early%20action.\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">available here<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p><p class=\"Paragraph SCXW8881909 BCX8\"><strong>Ministers arriving in the Amazon<\/strong><\/p><p class=\"Paragraph SCXW8881909 BCX8\">This weekend, ministers of environment and climate change from around the world will start arriving in Bel\u00e9m, ready to take climate negotiations to the next level. Week Two of the talks is fast closing in, and so is the end of COP30.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p><p class=\"Paragraph SCXW8881909 BCX8\">When they land in Bel\u00e9m, the ministers will start working on the text. To do that, the text needs to be ready. Which is why throughout this week, technocrats have been poring through thousands of pages of reports, scientific findings and policy documents to develop the text, ready for the negotiations proper this week.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p><p class=\"Paragraph SCXW8881909 BCX8\"><strong>NEW NDCs at COP30<\/strong><\/p><p class=\"Paragraph SCXW8881909 BCX8\">Since COP30 started on Monday, 13 additional countries have submitted their updated Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC). More than 100 countries globally had missed the September deadline to submit their updated NDCs.\u00a0<\/p><p class=\"Paragraph SCXW8881909 BCX8\">See our <a class=\"Hyperlink SCXW8881909 BCX8\" href=\"https:\/\/powershiftafrica.org\/blogs\/leading-from-the-tail-major-countries-that-failed-to-submit-their-ndcs\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">list of major economies and polluters<\/a> that missed the deadline.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p><p class=\"Paragraph SCXW8881909 BCX8\">India, Indonesia and Saudi Arabia, ranked 3rd, 7th and 10th largest emitters, respectively, have yet to submit their NDC.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p><p class=\"Paragraph SCXW8881909 BCX8\">The European Union (EU) submitted its NDC 5 days before COP30, while Turkey submitted its updated commitments on the eve of the climate talks.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p><p class=\"Paragraph SCXW8881909 BCX8\"><strong>What to Expect Today\u00a0<\/strong><\/p><p class=\"Paragraph SCXW8881909 BCX8\">Major themes to be explored include:\u00a0<\/p><ul><li><p class=\"Paragraph SCXW8881909 BCX8\">Energy\u00a0\u00a0<\/p><\/li><\/ul><ul><li><p class=\"Paragraph SCXW8881909 BCX8\">Industry\u00a0<\/p><\/li><\/ul><ul><li><p class=\"Paragraph SCXW8881909 BCX8\">Transport\u00a0<\/p><\/li><\/ul><ul><li><p class=\"Paragraph SCXW8881909 BCX8\">Trade\u00a0<\/p><\/li><\/ul><ul><li><p class=\"Paragraph SCXW8881909 BCX8\">Finance and\u00a0\u00a0<\/p><\/li><\/ul><ul><li><p class=\"Paragraph SCXW8881909 BCX8\">Carbon Markets\u00a0<\/p><\/li><\/ul><p class=\"Paragraph SCXW8881909 BCX8\">The day will also feature several high-level ministerial events, including a roundtable on Implementation of the Pledge on Sustainable Fuels, the Bel\u00e9m Declaration on Accelerating Green Industrialisation, and \u2018\u2018Novel Approaches to Transition Away from Fossil Fuels\u2019\u2019.\u00a0<\/p><p class=\"Paragraph SCXW8881909 BCX8\">Other discussions today will touch on the future of energy in shipping and \u2018\u2018Accelerating Action on Grids and Storage.\u2019\u2019\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h4>\n<button>\n<span>DAY 4: THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 13, 2025<\/span>\n<\/button>\n<\/h4>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p>What happened at COP30 on Day 4<\/p><p>The theme of the day was Adaptation.<\/p><p>We started with an action by the Climate Action Network. Members of the CSOs were outside the venue calling for scaling of the Adaptation Fund. Only one question mattered: where&#8217;s the money?<\/p><p>Inside the negotiation rooms, the pressure was getting worse! <\/p><p>Developing countries expressed concern over the current indicators for the Global Goal on Adaptation, with some arguing that the list should be postponed to COP31.<\/p><p>The African Group and Like-Minded Developing Countries (LMDCs) pointed out the lack of clear and sufficient commitments for adaptation finance, stressing the need for developed countries to provide more predictable and accountable funding.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h4>\n<button>\n<span>DAY 3: Wednesday, November 12, 2025\u00a0<\/span>\n<\/button>\n<\/h4>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p class=\"Paragraph SCXW64653532 BCX8\">It\u2019s Day 3 of COP30 in Bel\u00e9m, Brazil, a day of light winds and temperatures of 31\u00b0C, although it feels like 38\u00b0C. There\u2019s half a chance it might rain today.\u00a0<\/p><p class=\"Paragraph SCXW203211265 BCX8\">We start with a series of good news for Africa. \u00a0<\/p><p class=\"Paragraph SCXW203211265 BCX8\"><strong>Hoorah! Ethiopia to host COP32<\/strong><\/p><p class=\"Paragraph SCXW203211265 BCX8\">Firstly, the destination for COP32 will be Addis Ababa, after Ethiopia successfully bid to host the climate talks in 2027 and to shape the agenda and outcomes of the event.\u00a0<\/p><p class=\"Paragraph SCXW203211265 BCX8\">Ethiopia confirmed at a plenary session at COP30 yesterday that fellow African nations had endorsed it to host the conference, its successful bid coming hard on the heels of the Africa Climate Summit (ACS2), which the country hosted in Addis Ababa in September this year. \u00a0<\/p><p class=\"Paragraph SCXW203211265 BCX8\">Ethiopia\u2019s ambassador to Brazil, Leulseged Tadese Abebe, said his country was \u2018\u2018deeply grateful\u2019\u2019 for the trust and confidence bestowed on his country, adding, \u2018\u2018COP32 will play a major role in guiding climate action in this critical decade.\u2019\u2019\u00a0<\/p><p class=\"Paragraph SCXW203211265 BCX8\">Mohamed Adow, the director of Power Shift Africa, described it as \u2018\u2018great news\u2019\u2019 and a \u2018\u2018good choice\u2019\u2019 for Ethiopia to be the host of the 32nd edition of the COP, adding that this is a powerful recognition of the country\u2019s commitment to building resilience, advancing renewable energy, and driving home-grown climate solutions. \u00a0<\/p><p class=\"Paragraph SCXW203211265 BCX8\">By coming to Ethiopia, he noted that the world has an opportunity \u2018\u2018to see firsthand\u2019\u2019 the devastation of climate change on the continent.\u00a0<\/p><p class=\"Paragraph SCXW203211265 BCX8\">\u2018\u2018Ethiopia now has a vital platform to amplify African voices and priorities, particularly around adaptation finance, renewable energy access, and climate justice,\u2019\u2019 Mohamed said in a statement.\u00a0<\/p><p class=\"Paragraph SCXW203211265 BCX8\">Read the full statement <a class=\"Hyperlink SCXW203211265 BCX8\" href=\"https:\/\/powershiftafrica.org\/press-releases\/cop32-ethiopia\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><u>here<\/u><\/a>.\u00a0<\/p><p class=\"Paragraph SCXW203211265 BCX8\">On its ability to successfully host the COP, Mohamed noted: \u2018\u2018Ethiopia will be motivated to deliver a strong outcome that really helps those facing the impacts of climate breakdown.\u2019\u2019\u00a0<\/p><p class=\"Paragraph SCXW203211265 BCX8\"><strong>Loss and Damage Fund Calls for Proposals<\/strong><\/p><p class=\"Paragraph SCXW203211265 BCX8\">Secondly, the Fund for Responding to Loss and Damage (FRLD) has asked climate-impacted developing countries to submit proposals for resources to address their losses and damage, three years after the fund was established at COP27 in Egypt in 2022.\u00a0<\/p><p class=\"Paragraph SCXW203211265 BCX8\">The call for proposals is the first by the fund\u2019s board, which said $250 million would be available for disbursement. \u00a0<\/p><p class=\"Paragraph SCXW203211265 BCX8\">FRLD board Co-Chair Jean-Christophe Donnellier announced that this call for proposals aims to test and shape the fund\u2019s long-term model and that it will serve to assure developing and climate-vulnerable countries that \u2018\u2018support is available\u2019\u2019 to climate impacts. \u00a0\u00a0<\/p><p class=\"Paragraph SCXW203211265 BCX8\">Made operational at COP28 in Dubai two years ago, the fund has so far received approximately $350 million from the $789 million pledged by developed countries and other contributors. This is only a fraction of the estimated $400 billion needed annually to address climate-induced loss and damage.\u00a0<\/p><p class=\"Paragraph SCXW203211265 BCX8\">In their <a href=\"\/publications\/african-priorities-for-cop30-policy-brief\">demands<\/a>, African civil society had called on this COP to provide clear pathways for capitalising the Fund for Responding to Loss and Damage (FRLD).\u202f\u00a0<\/p><p class=\"Paragraph SCXW203211265 BCX8\"><strong>Which way for COP31?<\/strong><\/p><p class=\"Paragraph SCXW203211265 BCX8\">On to some not-so-good news, as the fate of COP31 continues to hang in the balance, with countries unable to resolve the impasse of who the next host of the annual climate talks will be. Both Australia and Turkey have bid to host the summit. \u00a0<\/p><p class=\"Paragraph SCXW203211265 BCX8\">So far, neither country has said how its presidency would accelerate action, whether locally or globally.\u00a0 Any country that wishes to stage the annual climate talks is often expected to make a bid based on its climate credentials. Ethiopia fronted its Green Legacy Initiative as the driver of its bid \u2013 and won. \u00a0<\/p><p class=\"Paragraph SCXW203211265 BCX8\">To date, Turkey, which ranks as the 15th largest emitter of CO2 in the world, has yet to submit its updated Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC), having last done so in 2023.\u00a0<\/p><p class=\"Paragraph SCXW203211265 BCX8\"><strong>What does this mean for the next COP?<\/strong><\/p><p class=\"Paragraph SCXW203211265 BCX8\">In the event a resolution isn\u2019t reached, the UNFCCC headquarters in Bonn becomes the default host. It\u2019s a prospect being frowned upon by both the German government and the UNFCCC secretariat, owing to the logistical nightmare that hosting an event of this magnitude presents.\u00a0<\/p><p class=\"Paragraph SCXW203211265 BCX8\">This happened during COP23, presided over by Fiji. \u00a0<\/p><p class=\"Paragraph SCXW203211265 BCX8\">Meanwhile, the drama continues. \u00a0<\/p><p class=\"Paragraph SCXW203211265 BCX8\"><strong>What to Expect on Day 3<\/strong><\/p><p class=\"Paragraph SCXW203211265 BCX8\">The day\u2019s agenda aims to connect global policy decisions with practical implementation and local transformation beyond isolated diplomatic events.\u00a0<\/p><p class=\"Paragraph SCXW203211265 BCX8\">An array of events will be held today, aiming to link the formal negotiations to real-world challenges in areas such as public health, jobs, education, culture, justice and human and worker rights. Other priority areas include information integrity and the Global Ethical Stocktake. \u00a0<\/p><p class=\"Paragraph SCXW203211265 BCX8\">Emphasis will be put on ensuring that the just transition places people at the center of climate planning.\u00a0<\/p><p class=\"Paragraph SCXW203211265 BCX8\">Today is also the <strong>\u2018\u2018Means of Implementation Day\u2019\u2019<\/strong> with a focus on strengthening the skills and systems necessary to drive climate action and a just transition.\u00a0<\/p><p class=\"Paragraph SCXW203211265 BCX8\"><strong>On the Negotiations Front<\/strong>\u2026Negotiators in the formal Blue Zone sessions will continue with technical discussions on key issues, including, importantly, agreeing on indicators to measure progress on adaptation and developing a roadmap for climate finance goals.\u00a0<\/p><p class=\"Paragraph SCXW203211265 BCX8\"><strong>Enhanced Transparency Framework (ETF)<\/strong>.. This is considered a cornerstone of the Paris Agreement and seeks to build trust and accountability among world nations in climate action.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h4>\n<button>\n<span>DAY 2: Tuesday, November 11, 2025 <\/span>\n<\/button>\n<\/h4>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p class=\"Paragraph SCXW46219361 BCX8\">It\u2019s Day 2 of COP30.\u00a0<\/p><p class=\"Paragraph SCXW46219361 BCX8\">With the bang of the gavel yesterday, the COP Presidency officially passed on from Azerbaijan to Brazil, with implementation on everyone\u2019s mind. \u00a0<\/p><p class=\"Paragraph SCXW46219361 BCX8\">President Luiz In\u00e1cio Lula da Silva of Brazil has dubbed the summit his country is hosting the \u201cCOP of Truth\u201d, with calls to put people at the heart of climate action.\u00a0<\/p><p class=\"Paragraph SCXW46219361 BCX8\">Lula\u2019s sentiments were echoed by COP30 President, Amb. Andr\u00e9 Corr\u00eaa do Lago, who urged the thousands of delegates gathering in the Amazonian city of Belem to ensure this COP delivers on \u2018\u2018real solutions.\u2019\u00a0<\/p><p class=\"Paragraph SCXW46219361 BCX8\"><strong>Newsmakers on Day 1 of COP30 <\/strong><\/p><p class=\"Paragraph SCXW46219361 BCX8\">Day 1 of the <strong>\u2018\u2018COP of Truth and Action\u2019\u2019<\/strong> featured multiple newsmakers, all warning and reminding the world of the climate threat. \u00a0<\/p><p class=\"Paragraph SCXW46219361 BCX8\">\u201cThis COP must be remembered as the COP of Action \u2014 a conference that turns commitments into results. It is time to integrate climate, economy, and development, creating jobs, reducing inequalities, and strengthening trust among nations,\u201d\u00a0said Amb. Corr\u00eaa do Lago. <\/p><p class=\"Paragraph SCXW46219361 BCX8\">The COP30 President defended climate multilateralism while lauding it for fostering \u2018\u2018unity and purpose\u2019\u2019 among nations of the world against the biggest threat to humanity and the planet: climate change. \u00a0\u00a0<\/p><p class=\"Paragraph SCXW46219361 BCX8\">\u201cCOP30 is the result of a mutir\u00e3o \u2014 a Brazilian word the world has learned, which symbolizes the essence of this conference: working together,\u201d he added. \u00a0<\/p><p class=\"Paragraph SCXW46219361 BCX8\">UN Climate Chief Simon Stiell told delegates that the framework created by the Paris Agreement is \u2018\u2018still sound.\u2019\u2019 But he had this solemn reminder.<strong><em> \u2018\u2018The next decade will determine whether it delivers in full. History will not ask what we intended. It will ask what we achieved.\u201d<\/em><\/strong><\/p><p class=\"Paragraph SCXW46219361 BCX8\">You can read the five takeaways from Stiell\u2019s opening statement in our <a class=\"Hyperlink SCXW46219361 BCX8\" href=\"https:\/\/mailchi.mp\/powershiftafrica\/weekly-climate-bulletin-11-november-2025-cop30?e=42fcfcfd3e\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">newsletter<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p><p class=\"Paragraph SCXW46219361 BCX8\">In earlier remarks, UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres had warned that the Amazon could become a savannah if humanity doesn\u2019t act fast. <strong><em>\u2018\u2018That\u2019s a real risk if we don\u2019t change course and if we don\u2019t make a dramatic decrease in emissions as soon as possible.\u201d<\/em><\/strong><\/p><p class=\"Paragraph SCXW5251457 BCX8\">While not exactly festive, the mood in Bel\u00e9m so far is one of hope. To some observers, this signals life and a future for multilateral climate diplomacy. To others, not quite. \u00a0<\/p><p class=\"Paragraph SCXW5251457 BCX8\">As Power Shift Director, Mohamed Adow so assertively put it, <strong>\u201cS<em>aving the UN process doesn\u2019t mean we\u2019re guaranteed to save the planet<\/em>\u201d. <\/strong>That will require real progress on climate finance.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p><p class=\"Paragraph SCXW5251457 BCX8\"><strong>Africa\u2019s special needs and circumstances<\/strong><\/p><p class=\"Paragraph SCXW100843402 BCX8\">As part of its demands, Africa had proposed an agenda item to recognise its \u201cspecial needs and circumstances.\u201d In the end, the proposal was not adopted as a formal agenda, throwing the long-drawn-out push into limbo. \u00a0<\/p><p class=\"Paragraph SCXW100843402 BCX8\">All isn\u2019t lost, though, as the matter will now be taken up through informal consultations led by the COP Presidency, until Wednesday.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p><p class=\"Paragraph SCXW100843402 BCX8\">\u2018\u2018I will convene a stocktaking plenary on Wednesday, November 12, to update on presidency consultations. I also propose to convene consultations on the special needs and circumstances of Africa. The outcome of those consultations will be reflected in the report of the session.\u2019\u2019 said the president.\u00a0 \u00a0<\/p><p class=\"Paragraph SCXW100843402 BCX8\"><strong>Not a Finance COP<\/strong><\/p><p class=\"Paragraph SCXW100843402 BCX8\">At this COP, long-term climate finance will not be on the agenda as this is not a \u2018\u2018Finance COP\u2019\u2019, according to the summit president Amb. Corr\u00eaa do Lago. He announced this at the opening plenary, saying the matter had been deferred to COP31.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p><p class=\"Paragraph SCXW100843402 BCX8\">To date, it\u2019s not clear which country will host next year\u2019s COP, with Australia and Turkey both bidding to host the climate talks.\u00a0<\/p><p class=\"Paragraph SCXW100843402 BCX8\"><strong>COP32 will be an African COP<\/strong><\/p><p class=\"Paragraph SCXW100843402 BCX8\">While a decision is yet to made on the next host for the global climate talks, the 32nd edition of the COP will likely be held on African soil. Already, Ethiopia has emerged as a frontrunner, in a race that has also seen Nigeria throw its hat into the ring. \u00a0<\/p><p class=\"Paragraph SCXW100843402 BCX8\">During September\u2019s Africa Climate Summit (ACS2), Ethiopia expressed interest to\u00a0welcome the world in Addis Ababa for the event. Whether Ethiopia\u2019s will be a successful bid to host the world\u2019s largest gathering on climate could be confirmed as soon as today. \u00a0<\/p><p class=\"Paragraph SCXW5251457 BCX8\"><strong>What to Expect on Day 2<\/strong><\/p><p class=\"Paragraph SCXW5251457 BCX8\">It\u2019s a packed second day at COP30, with 137 events scheduled to take place today, including multiple high-level meetings by the presidency.\u00a0<\/p><p class=\"Paragraph SCXW5251457 BCX8\">Some of the negotiations, workshops and informal consultations set to happen today include matters relating:\u00a0<\/p><ul><li><p class=\"Paragraph SCXW5251457 BCX8\">Global Goal on Adaptation (GGA)\u00a0<\/p><\/li><\/ul><ul><li><p class=\"Paragraph SCXW5251457 BCX8\">Adaptation Fund (AF)\u00a0<\/p><\/li><\/ul><ul><li><p class=\"Paragraph SCXW5251457 BCX8\">National Adaptation Plans (NAPs)\u00a0<\/p><\/li><\/ul><ul><li><p class=\"Paragraph SCXW5251457 BCX8\">Technology Implementation Programme (TIP) and \u00a0<\/p><\/li><\/ul><ul><li><p class=\"Paragraph SCXW5251457 BCX8\">Gender and Climate\u00a0<\/p><\/li><\/ul><p class=\"Paragraph SCXW5251457 BCX8\">There will also be high-level ministerial meetings and panels on multilateral governance for the implementation of the Paris Agreement and financing for the Nationally Determined Contributions (NDC 3.0).\u00a0<\/p><p class=\"Paragraph SCXW5251457 BCX8\">If you wish to take a breather from the highly technical processes, however, there is some relief. Day 2 will feature events on human rights and climate disinformation, AI for sustainability, and storytelling, heritage and creative industries under the Cultural Power of Climate Action. \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p><p class=\"Paragraph SCXW5251457 BCX8\"><strong>Our upcoming short story<\/strong><\/p><p class=\"Paragraph SCXW5251457 BCX8\">If you have read this far, we have some news to share with you. \u00a0<\/p><p class=\"Paragraph SCXW5251457 BCX8\">This week, we will publish a story about how a fast-rising Lake Naivasha in Kenya\u2019s Rift Valley is displacing hundreds of families and farmers. A poignant reminder of why this COP must provide clear pathways for capitalising the Fund for Responding to Loss and Damage (FRLD).\u202f\u00a0\u00a0<\/p><p class=\"Paragraph SCXW5251457 BCX8\">Power Shift Africa will be on hand to help you make sense of the negotiations and what they mean for climate action in Africa and the world.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h4>\n<button>\n<span>Day 1: Monday, November 10, 2025\u00a0<\/span>\n<\/button>\n<\/h4>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p><strong>What will make Bel\u00e9m a success?<\/strong>\u00a0<\/p><p>Today is the first day of the climate summit in Belem, Brazil, which will feature a packed agenda for the next two weeks.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p><p>In the next few hours, the climate talks will begin, with the official opening ceremony scheduled to take place from 10:00 AM local time.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p><p>To be a success for the people and the planet, UN climate chief executive Simon Stiell has said that COP30 must achieve three things.\u00a0<\/p><p>Foremost, <strong>it must send a clear signal<\/strong> that nations are \u2018\u2018fully on board for climate cooperation\u2019\u2019 by agreeing on strong outcomes on all the key issues on the table.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p><p>The agenda of this COP, or the \u2018\u2018Action Agenda\u2019\u2019 is organised around six thematic pillars, namely, transitioning energy, industry, and transport; stewarding forests, oceans, and biodiversity and transforming agriculture and food systems.\u00a0<\/p><p>Others are building resilience for cities, infrastructure, and water; fostering human and social development; and unleashing enablers and accelerators like finance, technology, and capacity building.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p><p>On the crucial role of climate multilateralism, Mohamed Adow, founder and director of Power Shift Africa, shares Stiell\u2019s sentiments, saying, \u2018\u2018The world no longer needs more promises. It needs proof that climate multilateralism can still deliver, and that, when it does, it delivers for all.\u2019\u2019\u00a0\u00a0<\/p><p>Under the Paris Agreement, nations of the world came together to combat the climate crisis. In recent years, however, global climate cooperation has suffered blows, with developed countries in particular reneging on past commitments and others slowing down on new ones. The United States is already in the process of formally exiting the agreement.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p><p>Mohamed argues that the departure of the US, however, should not slow down the climate process. He calls the fight against climate change humanity\u2019s greatest challenge and responsibility.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p><p>\u2018\u2018The world cannot let the ignorance of one man in the White House dictate the future of the planet. We cannot allow our homes and livelihoods to be destroyed because of this ignorance. We should crack on with or without the US.\u2019\u2019\u00a0<\/p><p>This COP, he adds, is the moment for the world to come together to take climate action despite the position of the US.\u00a0<\/p><p>Secondly, COP30 must <strong>speed up implementation<\/strong> across all sectors\u202fof all economies. Following years of agreements and pledges in the climate discourse, many consider this the \u2018\u2018implementation COP\u2019\u2019 to accelerate climate action based on the outcomes of the first Global Stocktake (GST) at COP28 in Dubai.\u00a0<\/p><p>This implementation requires the means of implementation (MoI).\u00a0 \u00a0<\/p><p>Africa\u2019s overarching message at this COP is that the delivery of means to implement climate action, including capacity building, technology transfer, and finance, must match commitments and the evolving needs of the most vulnerable people in the world.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p><p>\u2018\u2018If COP30 is to deserve the title of the \u201cImplementation COP,\u201d it should also be remembered as the moment Africa helped re-anchor the global climate regime in fairness, solidarity, and accountability,\u2019\u2019 says Mohamed Adow, founder and director of Power Shift Africa.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p><p>Thirdly, this COP <strong>must connect climate action to people\u2019s real lives<\/strong>. The climate process is about the people and the planet. It is about protecting frontline communities from the impacts of climate change and providing the necessary resources to help them adapt and build their resilience against the climate crisis.\u00a0<\/p><p>Centering communities, the UN chief executive notes, helps to \u2018\u2018spread the benefits of COP\u2019s outcomes\u2019\u2019 namely, stronger growth, more jobs, less pollution and better health, more affordable, secure energy.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p><p>It is for this reason that the African civil society is asking the continent\u2019s premier negotiating bloc, the African Group of Negotiators (AGN), to \u2018\u2018reach beyond formal negotiators\u2019\u2019 and engage civil society, youth, and Indigenous Peoples. 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