Amazon COP30

A curated breakdown of the key moments and must-see perspectives from the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP) hosted in Brazil.

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COP30

Nov 11, 2025

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16 min read

🕊️ COP30 setting the tone

COP30 scores early agenda victory. The end of Brazilian telecom firm Oi. At the Museum of Tomorrow, visions of the future.

Gustavo Ribeiro, +2

COP30

Oct 21, 2025

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5 min read

Amazon’s COP: will climate action take root?

In our next edition of #InsiderTalks, experts on climate science and politics will discuss the bright spots and dark clouds of the UN Climate Conference in Brazil. Coming soon.

The Brazilian Report

COP30

Nov 27, 2025

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4 min read

🎙️ Podcast: Good COP? Bad COP?

Carlos Nobre, head of the Planetary Science Pavilion at COP30 in the Amazon, talks to us about the conference’s results, the climate emergency we are living through, and what Brazil can still do.

Euan Marshall, +1

COP30

Nov 27, 2025

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14 min read

💭 Final COP thoughts

Rounding off our COP30 coverage, this week’s Brazil Climate newsletter invited more guest contributors to give their first-hand takes on the UN conference in Belém.

Euan Marshall, +3

COP30

Nov 21, 2025

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14 min read

🔥 COP30 catches fire

COP30 venue catches fire, causing interruptions to major negotiations. Brazil updates key national security documents. Supreme Court convicts military special forces for Lula assassination plot.

Gustavo Ribeiro

COP30

Nov 20, 2025

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8 min read

🌿 COP30 from the ground

With COP30 coming to a close in Belém, we decided to reach out to an expert on the ground, to give us a first-hand account of the conference.

Euan Marshall, +1

COP30

Nov 14, 2025

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16 min read

🔓 Is WhatsApp oversharing?

Meta under the data protection microscope in Brazil. A negotiating twist puts one of COP30’s key priorities at risk. Opinions are mixed on Brazil’s new streaming bill.

Euan Marshall, +2

COP30

Nov 13, 2025

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14 min read

🥫 Will the can withstand another kick?

Major climate sticking points still being left off the agenda at COP30. What can Mamdani teach the Brazilian left? A tight Senate vote sends Lula a warning.

Euan Marshall, +2

COP30

💸 Inflation cools, but the heat’s still on

Nov 12, 2025

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16 min read

💸 Inflation cools, but the heat’s still on

Don’t wait for a rate cut in 2025. Security concerns interrupt the rise in Lula’s approval ratings. The latest from COP30.

Euan Marshall, +1

COP30

Nov 11, 2025

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16 min read

🕊️ COP30 setting the tone

COP30 scores early agenda victory. The end of Brazilian telecom firm Oi. At the Museum of Tomorrow, visions of the future.

Euan Marshall, +2

COP30

Nov 10, 2025

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15 min read

🌍🌡️ Belém COPing with climate crisis

COP30 gets underway in the Amazon. Lula says Latin America is a “zone of peace” on a visit to Colombia. Tornadoes cause havoc in southern Brazil.

Gustavo Ribeiro

COP30

Nov 7, 2025

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16 min read

🌎 From COP to CELAC, and back

Lula to take a quick Colombia trip before the COP kickoff. Leaders’ Summit sets the stage for next week’s climate conference. Who pays what after Brazil’s tax reform?

Euan Marshall, +1

COP30

Oct 23, 2025

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11 min read

✨ COP-timism on the rise

On the eve of COP30, participants are beginning to roll out their flagship initiatives to be unveiled at the conference — in finance, governance and livestock traceability.

Isabela Cruz

COP30

Oct 21, 2025

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5 min read

Amazon’s COP: will climate action take root?

In our next edition of #InsiderTalks, experts on climate science and politics will discuss the bright spots and dark clouds of the UN Climate Conference in Brazil. Coming soon.

The Brazilian Report