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When nations gather at the COP30 climate summit in Belem, Brazil this month to lock down new commitments to reduce planet-warming greenhouse gas emissions, they will face the challenge of building momentum on an issue with a strong US presence, despite President Trump’s hostility to global efforts and his championing of fossil fuels. At this week’s summit, the vast majority of countries will deliver a message that is the opposite of Mr Trump’s and that reaffirms their commitment to the 2015 Paris agreement to keep global temperatures from rising too much.
Among the issues at the center of the summit in the Amazon, there are those focused on Indigenous communities most affected by climate change and deforestation. These communities want to see more funding directly pumped into their communities and they argue that the money must go straight into local hands rather than through government agencies.
This year, the COP30 summit will include a high-level review of the SAMOA Pathway, an ambitious agreement reached to support sustainable development in small island developing states, which are especially vulnerable to the impacts of climate change and other global challenges. These islands have a unique set of needs, including limited resources, remoteness and exposure to economic shocks.
There are many different types of summits around the world, from global ones like the G8 and G20 to regional summits such as the ASEAN and BRICS. There are also specific topics, such as terrorism and global public health governance, that have summits dedicated to them.
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