World leaders gathered in Belem, Brazil, for COP30 with three clear priorities: ending dependence on fossil fuels, increasing climate finance, and protecting forests. The leaders acknowledged that incremental progress is no longer enough. Successive COP (Conference of the Parties) meetings provide a platform for governments, NGOs, and the private sector to collaborate and determine strategies for global climate policy and action.

Calling COP30 the “COP of truth,” Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva urged countries to align their national targets with the 1.5°C goal and presented a roadmap to reduce fossil fuel dependence. His warning was stark: without urgent action, more than 250,000 people could die annually, and global GDP could shrink by up to 30 percent.

India took a princ

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