COP30
Will the can withstand another kick?
Brazil’s COP president, André Corrêa do Lago, has managed to delay including four sensitive climate issues on the conference agenda. How long will the “ceasefire” last? Photo: Fabio Rodrigues-Pozzebom/EBC
In our round-up of day one of COP30 in Belém, we lauded Brazil’s presidency for reaching such a speedy deal on the conference agenda, avoiding the delays of previous COPs and allowing Blue Zone negotiations to start right from the outset.
That “fantastic” deal, however, relied on temporarily pushing aside four particularly divisive issues — developed country finance obligations, climate transparency reports, unilateral trade measures and the…
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