After two weeks of flood, fire, protests and coffee-fueled late-night negotiations, COP30 has reached a close. The deal left many nations frustrated with its lack of ambition. Today’s newsletter covers the six key takeaways from this year’s talks and where it leaves the world in its efforts to cut emissions and adapt to a hotter planet.
After two weeks of flood, fire, protests and coffee-fueled late-night negotiations, COP30 has reached a close. The deal left many nations frustrated with its lack of ambition. Today’s newsletter covers the six key takeaways from this year’s talks and where it leaves the world in its efforts to cut emissions and adapt to a hotter planet.
COP30 President Andre Correa do Lago, center, speaks during a plenary session of the COP30 UN Climate Change Conference in Belem, Para state, Brazil on November 21, 2025. Photographer: Pablo Porciuncula/AFP/Getty Images
It’s the last official day of COP30. But in classic COP fashion, negotiations look set to go into overtime, especially after a fire broke out in the venue on Thursday, disrupting proceedings.
It’s the last official day of COP30. But in classic COP fashion, negotiations look set to go into overtime, especially after a fire broke out in the venue on Thursday, disrupting proceedings.
An indigenous person at the Aldeia COP, a space built to host up to 3,000 indigenous people, on the sidelines of the COP30 climate summit in Belem, Par state, Brazil, on Friday, Nov. 14, 2025. Representatives of Indigenous and traditional communities want stronger protection for the forest and a bigger decision-making role for themselves to ensure it, saying they are already advanced in preserving forests to counter climate change. Photographer: Marina Calderon/Bloomberg
Drama and danger gripped climate talks in Brazil on Thursday. The danger: A fire broke out at the venue. The drama: A draft agreement is set to strike language about a road map to end fossil fuel use supported by 80 countries. The metaphors: very on the nose.
Drama and danger gripped climate talks in Brazil on Thursday. The danger: A fire broke out at the venue. The drama: A draft agreement is set to strike language about a road map to end fossil fuel use supported by 80 countries. The metaphors: very on the nose.
A worker runs carrying fire extinguishers towards a pavilion after a fire broke out at COP30 in Belem, Brazil. Photographer: PABLO PORCIUNCULA/AFP via Getty Images
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