COP30 takes place in Belém, Brazil, 10 – 21 November.
Action agenda
The COP30 Presidency has set an action agenda covering six areas:
- Transitioning energy, industry and transport
- Stewarding forests, oceans and biodiversity
- Transforming agriculture and food systems
- Building resilience for cities, infrastructure and water
- Fostering human and social development
- Unleashing enablers and accelerators, including finance, technology and capacity building
Forest fund
COP30 will be held for the first time in the Amazon rainforest. The Presidency plans to launch a proposed USD 125 billion Tropical Forests Forever Facility Fund to support the protection of global forests.
Putting people at the centre of COP30
COP30 aims to put people at the centre of the world’s response to climate change with a particular emphasis on the important role of Indigenous Peoples because of their deep connection to the environment, knowledge of ecosystems and role as stewards of natural resources.
This is captured in the COP30 Presidency’s call for a global ‘Mutirão’, a Portuguese word derived from the indigenous Tupi-Guarani language that refers to a collective group coming together to work on a shared task.
Nature-climate connection
Brazil's COP30 Presidency aims to integrate climate and biodiversity agendas. Key priorities include implementing nature-based solutions, promoting a socio-bioeconomy model for Indigenous communities and sustainable land management, and addressing forest and ocean stewardship.
Baku to Belém Roadmap
Launched at COP29, the Baku to Belém Roadmap aims to secure efforts of all actors to work together to scale up climate action finance to developing countries to USD 300 billion per year, with the ambition of USD 1.3 trillion per year by 2035. Progress on the roadmap and next steps will be under discussion in Belém.
Updated Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs)
Countries are expected to submit revised NDCs every five years, showing their plans and commitments to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and adapt to the impacts of climate change. NDC revisions were due in February 2025 and extended until September 2025 to allow countries who missed the first deadline to submit them. The Presidency aims to use COP30 to encourage and facilitate revised and ambitious NDCs.