Brief explanations of 19 key terms likely to be heard at the Cop30 summit in Brazil

Brazil’s André Corrêa do Lago says countries should follow China’s lead on clean energy as conference begins

Brief explanations of 19 key terms likely to be heard at the Cop30 summit in Brazil

Cop returns to its Brazilian roots and attempts to map a path to crucial emissions cuts that navigates financial, scientific and ethical aspects of the climate crisis

Delegates from around the world are expected to disagree over how to tackle climate change and who should pay.

Ministers and high-ranking officials from nearly 200 countries have gathered in the Amazonian city of Belem, with Brazil insisting this will be “the Cop of implementation”.