COP30
Day 1: begin as you mean to go on
A busy day one at COP30 ended with optimism, with the early approval of the negotiation agenda. Photo: Tânia Rêgo/EBC
The first challenge for any COP climate summit is deciding what to negotiate. And judging by day one in Brazil’s symbolic capital, Belém, COP30 has gotten off to a great start.
The delegations in attendance managed to reach a consensus on the conference agenda in the early hours of Monday morning, striking a deal that COP30 President André Corrêa do Lago described as “fantastic.” The agreement meant negotiations could begin right away, avoiding the lost hours and days seen at previous COPs…
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