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We\u2019re off to the Amazonian city of Bel\u00e9m for COP30!<\/h2>\n

We\u2019ll be bringing you regular updates from the ground as the talks unfold \u2013 the wins, the losses, and the headaches \u2013 and will be putting the spotlight on Australia at this critical round of international climate negotiations.<\/p>\n

Make sure to also follow us on Instagram<\/a>, where our campaigner Ines will be bringing you all the colour from Brazil, including inside takes from our Head of Pacific Shiva Gounden and CEO David Ritter. And if you need a quick primer on what \u2018COP\u2019 is all about, check out our explainer here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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In the run-up to COP30 in Bel\u00e9m, Brazil, an installation accompanied by moving messages, video projections, and the voices of Indigenous representatives calls for urgent climate justice and forest protection.
\u00a9 Kevin McElvaney \/ Greenpeace<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Why COP30 matters<\/strong><\/h2>\n

This year\u2019s COP may be the most important for many years. We are 10 years since the landmark Paris Agreement and in the middle of the make-or-break decade for global climate action.<\/p>\n

Global investment in renewable energy has skyrocketed and communities everywhere are cracking one with building a better, brighter future. Nonetheless,\u00a0 the world at large is not moving anywhere near fast enough. A handful of companies and countries \u2013 Australia chief among them<\/a> \u2013 have continued to expand fossil fuel production, pushing global climate pollution to new heights and locking in more destruction. We are now perilously close to breaching 1.5\u00b0C of warming, and are feeling the relentless and escalating impacts of climate change<\/a> every day.<\/p>\n

Ahead of COP30, countries were required to submit their new climate action plans, including their 2035 emissions reduction targets. Taken together, these new \u2018Nationally Determined Contributions\u2019 to the Paris Agreement fall massively short<\/a> of the scale and pace of action required to keep communities safe from worsening climate disasters. Many countries missed the deadline entirely.<\/p>\n

So as a first priority, COP30 will need to agree a credible Global Response Plan to address the 1.5\u00b0C ambition gap<\/a>. Which brings us to the all-important Leaders Summit, which kicks off in Bel\u00e9m on Thursday.<\/p>\n

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Greenpeace reveals a banner inside the Bonn Climate Change Conference in 2025, calling for stronger action to limit warming to 1.5\u00b0C \u00a9 Marie Jacquemin \/ Greenpeace<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Juicing things up<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Before the main start of COP next week, there is a Leaders Summit happening over Thursday and Friday. The purpose of these two days is to send a high-level political signal from world leaders for what they want to see happen at the COP. It\u2019s an important part of the overall process of COP, helping set the focus and ambition for the negotiations.<\/p>\n

The Prime Minister of Great Britain, Chancellor of Germany, UN Secretary General, President of Palau (the incoming Chair of the Pacific Islands Forum), and of course the President of Brazil are among the many confirmed attendees.<\/p>\n

For us, the big question is where is the Australian Prime Minister? While Anthony Albanese hasn\u2019t ruled out showing up, he is now leaving it very late. Attendance at these summits matters, and if ever there was a time for Australia to show up, now is that time<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Pacific Power Up movement at COP 28 in 2023. \u00a9 Marie Jacquemin \/ Greenpeace<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Australia is still hoping to host COP31 in partnership with the Pacific and is struggling to resolve an ongoing standoff with T\u00fcrkiye. Australia needs to show it is committed to climate leadership. Moreover, as an influential middle power and a giant of global energy trade, we can be an important voice at these summits. Let\u2019s hope Anthony Albanese is packing his bags and making his way over to Bel\u00e9m!<\/p>\n

Our Greenpeace team in Brazil and around the world has been preparing hard for the Leaders Summit, engaging with their leaders and demanding they send a strong message to the COP on the need for far greater action to cut climate pollution and transition away from fossil fuels. We will keep you posted on the outcome.<\/p>\n

Looking ahead<\/strong><\/h2>\n

If you\u2019ve ever followed the process of UN climate negotiations, you\u2019ll know it can be a painfully slow process. It can be held hostage by a handful of fossil fuel producing nations determined to stall progress. It is also the only forum where almost every country of the world comes together to tackle the climate crisis, and the only forum where the world\u2019s most vulnerable countries have an equal seat at the table, and get to hold big polluters accountable. As maddening as it can be, it remains a critical part of driving international cooperation on climate change<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Every COP is different, with its own unique vibe. This year, the long shadow of Trumpism will inevitably be hanging over things, emboldening the fossil fuel producers and their enablers. At the same time, expect an immense show of Indigenous strength in Bel\u00e9m, as Indigenous peoples from the Amazon and from around the world gather like never before to fight the colonialism at the heart of the climate crisis.<\/p>\n

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The Rainbow Warrior arrives in Bel\u00e9m. On board were Indigenous leaders Dinamam Tux\u00e1, coordinator of the Articulation of Indigenous Peoples of Brazil (APIB); Chief Megaron Txucarram\u00e3e, leader of the Kayap\u00f3 people; Angela Kaxuyana, representative of the Coordination of Indigenous Organizations of the Brazilian Amazon (COIAB); and Greenpeace Brazil\u2019s Executive Director, Carolina Pasquali.
\u00a9 Tuane Fernandes \/ Greenpeace<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\u201cThe arrival of the Rainbow Warrior in the Amazon, at this historic moment of COP30, symbolises the union between global struggles and ancestral ones. Indigenous Peoples are here to remind the world that there is no climate justice without justice in the Indigenous territories. We are the guardians of the biomes, the waters, and biodiversity, and it is time for governments to listen and act alongside us \u2014 with courage and a real commitment to the planet\u2019s future.\u201d<\/em>
Dinamam Tux\u00e1, Executive Coordinator of the Articulation of Indigenous Peoples of Brazil (APIB)<\/p>\n

As at every COP, we can expect Pacific climate leadership and strength to be on full display, driving the agenda on fossil fuel phase out and on closing the 1.5\u00b0C ambition gap.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Will this be the COP where Australia finally gets behind the longstanding priorities of its Pacific family? We are about to find out.<\/p>\n

Buckle up \u2013 it\u2019s going to be a wild ride!<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

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Carrying the message \u201cAction, Justice and Hope\u201d on its mast, Greenpeace\u2019s iconic activist ship, the Rainbow Warrior, arrived in Bel\u00e9m, Par\u00e1, on Wednesday. \u00a9 Filipe Bispo \/ Greenpeace<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n