About 50,000 delegates from more than 190 countries descended on the Brazilian city of Belem earlier this week for COP30, the annual UN climate change conference, with the two-week negotiations likely to be not so much about reaching another deal as about making past agreements count. Andre Correa do Lago, the president of this year’s UN talks, warned that the Global North has lost its enthusiasm for tackling the climate crisis. In contrast, the Global South shows resilience and is moving toward sustainability.

Swamped by lobbyists and hobbled by a lack of urgency, there are fears Cop could become a sprawling spectacle that betrays those who depend on it most

BELEM: Thousands of people are expected to march through the streets of Belem on Saturday, demanding “real solutions” to human-caused global warming as the Brazilian city hosts…