Belem

Belem

Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres and other delegates attending the Belem Climate Summit ahead of the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP30) raise hands as they pose for a family photo, in Belem, Brazil, November 7, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Adriano Machado

COP30 in Belém: Adaptation gains and equity progress, but fossil fuel phase-out stalls

The summit agreed to double climate adaptation finance by 2025, triple global flows to US$120 billion annually by 2035