COP30 concluded in Belem with a sense of deflation that spread quickly from negotiation rooms to civil society halls. What was expected to be a pivotal moment for global climate cooperation became a stark reminder of how deeply fractured the landscape has become. Below is a deeper look at the
SDG News’ Heeta Lakhani interviews Palau’s National Climate Change Coordinator Xavier Matsutaro on the stalled MutiRão package, presidency-led text drafting, and why Small Island States say 1.5°C is now a matter of survival — not theory. Belém — As rain began to fall over the COP30 venue, the summit’s tempo
SDG News’ Heeta Lakhani interviews IISD Policy Advisor Jeffrey Qi on stalled adaptation negotiations, the global goal on adaptation and why hallway diplomacy may decide this COP’s outcome. Belém — By mid-afternoon on Wednesday, the summit’s pace had shifted. Negotiators were walking faster, conversations were sharper, and the COP30 Presidency
Belém, Brazil — A fire broke out inside a pavilion at the COP30 climate negotiations on Thursday, prompting an emergency evacuation of delegates and temporarily halting negotiations in Belém. Witnesses reported smoke rising from the structure as alarms sounded across the conference venue and thousands of attendees were directed outside
SDG News’ Heeta Lakhani interviews Juan Carlos Monterrey – Panama’s climate envoy and COP30 Bureau Vice President – on forests, fossil fuels and the urgent text negotiations underway inside the summit. Belém — As COP30 enters the most pressurised stretch of its second week, the corridors outside the Amazon Room
Deloitte’s pavilion in the COP30 Green Zone has become one of the conference’s most active business hubs, hosting a packed agenda designed to translate global climate goals into concrete pathways for corporate action. Across ten thematic days, the firm used its platform in Belém to spotlight nature-based solutions, supply-chain transformation,
At COP30 in Belém, where outcomes are shaped as much in the corridors as on the official agenda, SDG News is guided by a correspondent whose understanding of the climate negotiations has been forged over a decade of global youth leadership. WATCH HEETA’S LATEST COP30 INTERVIEWS: Heeta Lakhani first entered
The thick Amazon air hung heavy over Belém as delegates filed back into COP30’s cavernous halls for the summit’s final—and most consequential—stretch. Before negotiations resumed, a video appearance by Pope Leo set a sharper tone than any procedural gavel could. His message was direct: governments are not moving fast enough,
In Belém, as COP30 brought global attention back to the Amazon, Brazil made one of its most strategic climate governance announcements in years: the creation of Ecora, a national carbon credit certifier designed to reshape the architecture of Brazil’s carbon markets and anchor the country’s rising influence in the global
Belém — 17 November 2025, Less than twenty-four hours after diplomats in Belém digested Ethiopia’s confirmation as COP32 host for 2027, the focus shifted back to the unresolved question overshadowing COP30: the COP31 hosting decision for 2026. What appeared to be a potential breakthrough — Turkey’s proposal for a joint
