Source: Terre solidaire, August 2025

COP 30 is a decisive step towards meeting the ambitions of the Paris Agreement. Here are some of the issues at stake:

  • Climate justice: addressing the profound injustice that the poorest countries, responsible for less than 5% of historical emissions, suffer the most serious consequences of global warming.
  • Revision of National Climate Contributions (NDCs): countries must submit new reduction commitments by 2030. However, according to UN Climate, only 10 countries had done so on time by early 2025.
  • Climate financing: triple resources to help poor countries adapt, a demand reiterated by global civil society.
  • Fair energy transition: supporting developing countries in their transition from fossil fuels to renewable energies, while ensuring respect for human rights, the consent of local populations and a reduction in inequalities.
  • Protecting tropical forests: a central issue for Brazil, particularly with the goal of halting illegal deforestation by 2030.

COP 30 in Belém: a crucial meeting for climate justice