2025 United Nations Climate Change Conference

2025 United Nations Climate Change Conference

Part of United Nations Climate Change Conference
Date	November 10–21, 2025 (2025-11-10 – 2025-11-21)
Duration	11 days
Location	Belém, Pará, Brazil
Also known as	COP30

The 2025 United Nations Climate Change Conference, or Conference of the Parties of the UNFCCC, more commonly known as COP30, is the upcoming 30th United Nations Climate Change conference, to be held in Belém, Brazil, from 10 to 21 November 2025.[1]

The city's candidacy was announced by Brazilian president Lula da Silva during his visit to the COP 27, held in Xarm el-Xeikh, Cairo,[1] and made official in January 2023.[2][3]

Pre-Conference

A series of construction and revitalization works conducted by the local government took place aiming to improve the city's infrastructure with sustainable techniques. A new square was made surrouding one of the city's main avenues, as well as the sewage and the anti-flooding systems were steped up.[4][5]

In January 2025, President Lula appointed Brazilian diplomat André Corrêa do Lago as the COP's president.[6] The decision was praised by Brazilian climate activists given Lago's history of leading climate justice discussions, among other things.[7]

Lago is a veteran diplomat at Itamaraty (Brazil's Foreign Ministry) and a longtime climate negotiator.[8]

References

1. "Governo confirma que Belém sediará COP30, em meio a tensões entre Congresso e MMA". O Globo. Retrieved 2023-05-26.
2. "ONU confirma Belém como sede da COP30, anuncia Lula". Poder 360. Retrieved 2023-05-26.
3. "ONU escolhe Belém para ser sede da COP 30". Metropolis. Retrieved 2023-05-26.
4. "Nova Doca: planejada para a COP 30, obra no centro de Belém prevê passarela com mirante, quiosques e playground". G1 (in Brazilian Portuguese). 2024-05-07. Retrieved 2025-01-22.
5. "Belém entrega obra de prevenção a enchentes para a COP30 | Exame". exame.com (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2025-01-24.
6. Harvey, Fiona (2025-01-21). "Brazil appoints veteran diplomat as Cop30 president for November summit". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2025-01-24.
7. Civillini, Matteo (2025-01-21). "Brazil appoints veteran climate diplomat André Correa do Lago as COP30 president". Climate Home News. Retrieved 2025-01-24.
8. "Quem é André Aranha Corrêa do Lago, escolhido para presidir a COP-30". CartaCapital (in Brazilian Portuguese). 2025-01-21. Retrieved 2025-01-24.