The COP30 summit, scheduled from November 10 to 21 in Belém, in Brazil’s Amazon, will focus on implementing the Paris Agreement and evaluating new national climate action targets aimed at reducing pollutant gas emissions. The event will be preceded by a leaders’ conference on Thursday and Friday.
In a statement, Costa emphasized that climate change is not “fake news” but a “scientifically proven reality” that impacts our planet now and will continue to do so in the future.
On Sunday, Costa will co-chair the fourth summit of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC) in Santa Marta, Colombia, for the fourth CELAC-UE summit, along with Colombian President Gustavo Petro, in his role as ‘pro tempore’ president of CELAC.
Two years after the meeting in Brussels, this fourth CELAC-UE summit aims to further strengthen cooperation between the blocs on global challenges and to transform the common aspirations of both groups into concrete actions benefiting populations on both continents.
The 2015 Paris Agreement, which includes the goal of keeping global warming below 1.5ºC by the end of the century, officially came into effect on November 4, 2016, after the condition of ratification by at least 55 countries representing a minimum of 55% of global greenhouse gas emissions was met.
National climate plans are submitted every five years.
