Brazil: COP30 – Big Agenda with Shrinking Support

Thousands of delegates from around the world have descended on Belém, Brazil, at the gateway to the Amazon rainforest, for the COP30 (Conference of the Parties) under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). However, even with the impact of climate change increasingly evident in weather events such as droughts, storms, and wildfires in many countries, the geopolitical arena has never been so polarized regarding support for protecting the environment.

From November 10–21, 2025, delegates will review 30 key objectives across six key themes:

• Transitioning energy, industry, and transport, including increasing the energy efficiency of renewables and ensuring universal access to energy.
• Stewarding forests, oceans, and biodiversity, including topics on deforestation and ocean conservation.
• Transforming agriculture and food ecosystems, including topics on land restoration and sustainable food systems.
• Building resilience for cities, infrastructure, and water, including topics on governance and resilient construction.
• Fostering human and social development, including topics on resilient health systems and eradicating hunger.
• Unleashing enablers and accelerators on financing, technology, and capacity building, including topics on climate investment and climate-integrated public procurement.

Delegates will also discuss the Tropical Forest Forever Facility (TFFF), which will provide funds to countries to help them protect their tropical forests. Host country Brazil hopes to secure $125 billion in funding to create a permanent fund that repays investors and provides consistent dividends to qualifying countries supporting rainforest preservation programs. The fund has so far received $5.5 billion in pledges.