The COP30 was held in Belém, Brazil, surrounded by the heart of the Amazon rainforest, from November 10 to 22. This COP brought together several governments from a hundred countries for 12 days, without the participation of the US as announced by its president. COPs, known as Conferences of the Parties organised under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), aim to address worldwide issues related to global warming in order to reduce global GHG emissions.
This COP, which is the thirtieth conference, ten years after the Paris Agreement, is a landmark event for all countries, enabling them to summarize what has been achieved so far. As a reminder, the Paris Agreement, 10 years ago, was a huge milestone in the fight against Climate Change. Back then, 195 countries agreed to limit global warming below 2°C, while working on their nationally determined contributions (NDCs), to maintain it at 1.5°C at the maximum. NDCs are the commitments countries must follow to mitigate climate change by reducing their GHG emissions.
Although COP30 did not provide an opportunity to define roadmaps for the phasing out of fossil fuels and the deforestation issue, as planned at the start of the event, it did produce a noteworthy result:
- The « Global Mutirão » gathering political measures and technical decisions resulting from the discussions of the participating countries
Besides, as announced by the COP Presidency, the topics of the roadmaps will be discussed over coming conferences on transition, as for the deforestation issue, an initiative has been launched by Brazil, know as the Tropical Forest Forever Facility (TFFF).
