COP30 talks kick off after deal on Action Agenda
The 30th United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP30) began on Monday morning (Nov. 10) in Belém, with a comprehensive Action Agenda that seeks to make a real impact on people’s lives.
Originally, the plan was to focus on a unified program with 100 items to be developed and agreed upon by the 194 countries present plus the European Union. On Sunday (9), negotiations to finalize the Action Agenda went on until 11 pm. A total of 111 priority items were listed to be worked on until November 21, when the conference ends.
At a press conference, COP30 President André Corrêa do Lago thanked the delegations for their efforts in finalizing the document so that negotiations could begin on Monday without further delay.
Discussions
Over the course of the event, meetings were organized into thematic blocks to facilitate a single agenda. The sessions will be distributed as follows:
Nov. 10–11: Adaptation, cities, infrastructure, water, waste, local governments, bioeconomy, circular economy, science, technology, and artificial intelligence – laying the foundations for climate preparedness and resilience across all systems, sectors, communities, and regions.
Nov. 12–13: health care, employment, education, culture, justice and human rights, information integrity, and workers. The Global Ethical Balance will also be held on these days, reinforcing equity and moral responsibility in climate governance.
Nov. 14–15: Transformation of energy systems, industry, transportation, trade, finance, carbon markets, and non-CO₂ gases.
Nov. 17–18: Environmental and community management, with an emphasis on forests, oceans, and biodiversity, highlighting indigenous peoples, local and traditional communities, children and youth, and small and medium-sized entrepreneurs, presenting inclusive solutions grounded in and aligned with nature.
Nov. 19–20: Roots of food, agriculture, equity, covering agriculture, food systems and food security, fisheries, and family farming. Debates linked to women, gender, Afro-descendants, and tourism will also be featured.
