Everything You Need To Know About COP30

World leaders are convening until November 21 in Belém, Brazil, for the annual UN Climate Change Conference, or the thirtieth Conference of Parties (COP30), ten years after the landmark Paris Agreement was signed.

This year’s UN climate summit intends to focus on accelerating climate ambition and implementation of emission reduction efforts. But countries’ climate commitments are still lacking, and the United States has withdrawn from the global effort even as average temperatures rise. Senior Fellow Alice C. Hill offers her expert opinion on what to expect from this year’s conference.

Bill Gates’s Controversial COP Challenge

Last week, tech titan Bill Gates sent shockwaves through the climate community. His call to prioritize improving lives over cutting emissions has been criticized as a betrayal of his long history of climate philanthropy. However, his argument is not necessarily about the trade-offs between mitigation and adaptation but rather about trade-offs across time, writes Lindsay Iversen.

Global Climate Agreements: Successes and Failures

In spite of international efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, experts say countries are not doing enough to limit climate change.

Why Yellow Fever Demands a Seat at COP30’s Climate Negotiations

From Think Global Health: COP30 offers a pivotal opportunity for leaders to address the intersection of climate change and health, nowhere more urgently than in the fight against yellow fever and other climate-sensitive diseases. 

Trace a Timeline of UN Climate Talks

Since 1992, when the United Nations first recognized climate change as a serious issue, negotiations among countries have produced notable accords including the Kyoto Protocol and Paris Agreement. But leaders have struggled to maintain momentum and failed to stop global temperatures from rising.

From CFR Education: Climate Learning Journeys and Resources

The effects of climate change are felt across regions and borders, so policymakers are searching for ways to address them both at home and abroad. Major challenges for climate adaptation exist, but so do many opportunities for leaders to build a stronger, more sustainable world.

Here are more resources for educators who want to explore what governments and policymakers can do to take part in the fight against climate change.

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