On Thursday 6 November, more than 50 Heads of State and Government began gathering in Belém (Brazil) for a two-day high-level summit ahead of COP30, which officially opens on 10 November.
The Summit is being held in the conspicuous absence of the United States, which is not sending any delegations. In January, President Donald Trump announced his country’s withdrawal from the Paris Agreement for the second time.
Right from the start, the Secretary-General of the United Nations,...