UN CLIMATE SUMMIT
Could COP30 be a diplomatic embarrassment for Brazil?
André Corrêa do Lago, Brazil’s lead climate negotiator and designated president of COP30, said the conference will take place in Belém and that “there is no plan B.” Photo: José Cruz/EBC
When Brazil secured the right to host the UN Climate Conference in the Amazon, it was hailed as a diplomatic victory and a sign of President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva’s global influence. But with less than three months to go before the event, concern is growing that COP30 could buckle under logistical failures and political headwinds…
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