A preliminary assessment<\/a> by the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC<\/a>), which convenes the yearly COPs, suggests these pledges could cut emissions by 12 per cent by 2035. It\u2019s progress, but not yet enough to guarantee the 1.5\u00b0C goal. The challenge now is turning promises into action at a pace that matches the scale of the crisis.<\/p>\n Emissions curve starts to bend<\/p>\n In his opening remarks<\/a>, UN Climate Change Executive Secretary Simon Stiell said that commitments and agreements made by successive COPs were beginning to show impact, with the global emissions curve now starting to bend downward.<\/p>\n He acknowledged that much work remains but highlighted that Bel\u00e9m \u2013 \u201chome to the mouth of the mighty Amazon River\u201d \u2013 can serve as inspiration.<\/p>\n \u201cThe Amazon is not a single river, but a vast system sustained by more than a thousand tributaries,\u201d he said. \u201cIn the same way, implementation of COP outcomes must be driven by multiple streams of international cooperation.\u201d<\/p>\n No country can go it alone<\/p>\n Mr. Stiell warned that \u201cno national plan can solve this problem on its own,\u201d stressing that no country can afford the economic shock of climate disasters that slash GDP by double digits.<\/p>\n \u201cIt makes neither economic nor political sense,\u201d he said, \u201cto stand idle while catastrophic droughts destroy crops and drive food prices sky-high.\u201d He called it \u201cunforgivable\u201d that extreme weather continues to claim millions of lives when proven solutions already exist.<\/p>\n Among the key priorities for COP30, the UN climate chief highlighted:<\/p>\n A just and orderly transition away from fossil fuelsTripling renewable energy capacity and doubling energy efficiencyMobilizing $1.3 trillion annually for climate action in developing countriesApproving a global framework of adaptation indicatorsAdvancing the Work Programme on Just Transition<\/a> and the Technology Implementation Programme<\/a>\u2018We cannot breach the 1.5\u00b0C limit\u2019<\/p>\n In his opening address, President Lula warned that \u201cclimate change is not a threat to the future \u2013 it is a tragedy of the present.\u201d<\/p>\n Citing Hurricane Melissa in the Caribbean and a tornado in Paran\u00e1, the President declared this \u201cthe COP of truth,\u201d warning that denial and delay are no longer options. \u201cWe are moving in the right direction \u2013 but at the wrong speed,\u201d he said. \u201cCrossing 1.5\u00b0C is a risk we cannot take.\u201d<\/p>\n He went on to call strongly for an end to climate denialism, underscoring that: \u201cIn the age of disinformation, obscurantists reject not only scientific evidence but also the progress of multilateralism. They control algorithms, sow hatred, spread fear, and attack institutions, science, and universities. It is time to impose a new defeat on denialists. Without the Paris Agreement<\/a>, the world would be heading toward catastrophic warming of nearly 5\u00b0C by the end of the century.\u201d<\/p>\n Andr\u00e9 Corr\u00eaa do Lago (left) of Brazil and COP30 President, greets President Luiz In\u00e1cio Lula da Silva during the opening of the conference in Bel\u00e9m.<\/p>\n A path beyond fossil fuel dependence<\/p>\n President Lula pressed world leaders to adopt ambitious climate pledges and keep adaptation at the heart of national strategies. He called for \u201ca roadmap for humanity to overcome, in a just and planned way, its dependence on fossil fuels, reverse deforestation, and mobilize the resources needed to do so.\u201d<\/p>\n To back that vision, he announced a new fund to support energy transitions in developing countries, financed by revenues from oil exploration.<\/p>\n![\"Andr\u00e9](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1762860552_569_image1170x530cropped.jpg\" "\\"Andr\u00e9")
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