COP30: A first week where climate finally became grown-up business

COP30 opened in Belém like someone stepping into an old house full of stories, cicada noise, and humid air. Between boats, plenary rooms, and crowded hallways, the first week was less about speeches and more about a simple message: it is time to deliver what has already been promised. That “now it goes” atmosphere set the tone for almost everything that happened.

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