World leaders meet Thursday in the Brazilian Amazon in an effort to show that climate change remains a top global priority despite broken promises and the United States shunning the gathering. About 50 heads of state and government are expected in the rainforest city of Belem for a summit on Thursday and Friday ahead of the annual UN Conference of Parties (COP) climate negotiations that open next week.
Almost every nation is participating, but Washington is sending nobody, with President Donald Trump having branded climate science a “con job”. The COP30 conference marks three decades since global climate negotiations began. In that time, countries have curbed the projected climb in emissions somewhat – but not enough to prevent what scientists consider extreme global warming in the next few decades.
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