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2025 United Nations Climate Change Conference
Part of United Nations Climate Change Conference
DateNovember 10–21, 2025 (2025-11-10 – 2025-11-21)
Duration11 days
LocationBelém, Pará, Brazil
Also known asCOP30

The 2025 United Nations Climate Change Conference, or Conference of the Parties of the UNFCCC, more commonly known as COP30, is the upcoming 30th United Nations Climate Change conference, to be held in Belém, Brazil, from 10 to 21 November 2025.[1]

The city's candidacy was announced by Brazilian president Lula da Silva during his visit to the COP 27, held in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt,[1] and made official in January 2023.[2][3]

The BBC reported that the summit has been used as a justification to build a new highway cutting through the rain forest.[4] The COP30's organizers and the state of Pará have denied any direct links.[5][6]

Pre-conference

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A series of construction and revitalization works conducted by the local government took place aiming to improve the city's infrastructure with sustainable techniques. A new square was made surrounding one of the city's main avenues, as well as the sewage and the anti-flooding systems were stepped up.[7][8]

In January 2025, President Lula appointed Brazilian diplomat André Corrêa do Lago as the COP's president.[9] The decision was praised by Brazilian climate activists given Lago's history of leading climate justice discussions, among other things.[10] Lago is a veteran diplomat at Itamaraty (Brazil's Foreign Ministry) and a longtime climate negotiator.[11]

Several attendees have publicly complained about extremely high accommodation pricing for COP30, with one listing on Airbnb priced at US$9,320 per day, up from its normal $11 rate, and a one-person flat on Booking.com going for $15,266 per night. In response, the Brazilian government has said that it plans to make 26,000 additional lodging beds available, including spaces on cruise ships, in schools, in new hotels, and in military facilities.[12]

In March 2025, a BBC article reported that the new four-lane highway (Avenida Liberdade), whose construction was approved in 2024 and is under way, is destined to ease the traffic in preparation for the COP30.[4] The project has drawn criticism from nearby residents and conservationists for its destruction of Amazon rainforest, and its consequences on climate, biodiversity and local communities.[13] The COP30's organizers have stated the BBC's headline is "misleading", as the project is neither under federal responsibility nor part of the official COP30 infrastructure projects.[5] Following the publication of the BBC report, the state of Pará has denied any links, underlining that the project was planned since at least 2020 (before the nomination of the COP30 host in 2023) and that it had not received any federal funds.[6] While the project has been discussed since 2012, some believe the COP provided the necessary justification to start the project.[6] The state of Pará had previously cited the COP as one of the interests served by the project.[14]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Governo confirma que Belém sediará COP30, em meio a tensões entre Congresso e MMA". O Globo. Retrieved 2023-05-26.
  2. ^ "ONU confirma Belém como sede da COP30, anuncia Lula". Poder 360. Retrieved 2023-05-26.
  3. ^ "ONU escolhe Belém para ser sede da COP 30". Metropolis. Retrieved 2023-05-26.
  4. ^ a b Amazon forest felled to build road for climate summit, BBC, March 12, 2025
  5. ^ a b "Note on the report about construction works on Avenida Liberdade in Belém". cop30.br. Retrieved 2025-03-21.
  6. ^ a b c "Brazil state hosting COP30 denies new road linked to climate summit". Reuters. March 18, 2025. Retrieved March 21, 2025.
  7. ^ "Nova Doca: planejada para a COP 30, obra no centro de Belém prevê passarela com mirante, quiosques e playground". G1 (in Brazilian Portuguese). 2024-05-07. Retrieved 2025-01-22.
  8. ^ "Belém entrega obra de prevenção a enchentes para a COP30 | Exame". exame.com (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2025-01-24.
  9. ^ Harvey, Fiona (2025-01-21). "Brazil appoints veteran diplomat as Cop30 president for November summit". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2025-01-24.
  10. ^ Civillini, Matteo (2025-01-21). "Brazil appoints veteran climate diplomat André Correa do Lago as COP30 president". Climate Home News. Retrieved 2025-01-24.
  11. ^ "Quem é André Aranha Corrêa do Lago, escolhido para presidir a COP-30". CartaCapital (in Brazilian Portuguese). 2025-01-21. Retrieved 2025-01-24.
  12. ^ Maisonnave, Fabiano (2025-02-03). "Surreal prices for COP30 in Brazil's Amazon leave attendees scrambling for accommodation". AP News. Retrieved 2025-02-03.
  13. ^ "UPDATE – Road to Belem: Highway project to COP30 cuts through Amazon, as Brazil's Atlantic Forest sees "alarming" illegal deforestation « Carbon Pulse". carbon-pulse.com. Retrieved 2025-03-21.
  14. ^ "Planeta Verde - Floresta desmatada para abrir avenida: obras em Belém para a COP30 falham na sustentabilidade". RFI (in Brazilian Portuguese). 2025-02-20. Retrieved 2025-03-21.
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