The ‘Implementation COP’: Why the Belém Summit Must Ratchet up Climate Action

The ‘implementation COP’: why the Belém summit must ratchet up climate action

Delegates to the climate conference in Brazil must accelerate commitments to rapidly developing a low-carbon economy. There is no Planet B. Delegates to the climate conference in Brazil must accelerate commitments to rapidly developing a low-carbon economy. There is no Planet B.

WACC | Let’s not forget that climate change is a justice issue

Over the past few years, climate change has become a lighting rod issue in many countries of the Global North. Populist right-wing figures like Donald Trump (USA), Nigel Farage (UK), Alice Weidel (Germany) and Santiago Abascal (Spain) have either denied climate change, sought to undermine its importance, or claimed that focusing on it undermines their countries’ prosperity. In doing so, these claims have fueled a narrative that seeks to absolve …

In a fractured world, COP30 must prove that multilateralism still works

The world arrives in Belém for COP30 at a moment of profound division. The international system is being tested in ways we have not seen in decades. Yet the climate crisis does not wait for stability. It touches every community on Earth, from small islands in the Pacific to farming heartlands on every continent.It demands that, even in a fractured world, we still find common purpose. Over the past year, too many environmental negotiations have f…

Towards COP30: Centring Global South voices for a just climate future

As COP30 approaches in Belém, Amazon region, Brazil, in November 2025, this conference should not be just another international discussion forum for countries like ours, it must be a platform for justice, where historical debt and future