Name: Whats happening at COP30 in Brazil?
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Description: Kristy Dahl, with Climate Central, explains some of the big topics that leaders from around the world will be discussing in regards to climate change at the 30th annual COP conference.

Kristy Dahl, with Climate Central, explains some of the big topics that leaders from around the world will be discussing in regards to climate change at the 30th annual COP conference.

Belém

World leaders and scientists from almost 200 countries have gathered in Belém, Brazil, for COP30, the United Nations Climate Summit. The summit focuses on reaching consensus on over 100 agreements, with priorities including global adaptation goals, just transition for affected livelihoods, progress assessment, and climate finance for less wealthy nations.

The event returns to Brazil, the site of the first major climate meeting in 1992, to highlight the importance of the Amazon and its indigenous peoples. Approximately 50,000 participants from around the world are attending, including observer organizations that monitor negotiations and assess the global climate community's priorities.

What's happening at COP30 in Brazil?

World leaders and scientists from nearly 200 countries are gathering in Brazil for COP30, the two-week United Nations Climate Summit aimed at accelerating global action on climate change. And joining us from San Francisco is Christy Dahl. Christy is Vice President for Science with Climate Central. Christy, thanks so much for joining us here on AccuWeather Ahead. What are the goals and the main focus for this year's Climate Summit? Yeah, well, at this year's Climate Summit, leaders are going to be discussing more than 100 potential agreements that they're trying to reach consensus on. But there are four big ones that stand out for me. One is a global goal on adaptation and how we know as a planet whether we are helping communities really adapt to climate change. One is around just transition, so how we are supporting people whose livelihoods are being affected by climate change. One is taking stock of where we are and figuring out how we increase ambition to get ourselves on track to meet the goals of international climate agreements. And then the final one is around climate finance. So how much support are wealthier nations providing to less wealthy nations to help them prepare for and adapt to climate change? Really important topics there. And I know Brazil was also the site of the first major climate meeting back in 1992. So why is the summit returning there this year? Yeah, well, this is an interesting question. These summits rotate around in different parts of the globe. And you're right that roughly 30 years ago, there was a very important summit that led to furthering of the climate negotiations. So the goal of this one is to really place these talks at the gateway to the Amazon so that the negotiators really have the health and well-being of places like the Amazon and its indigenous peoples in mind as they're coming to agreements. And what kind of progress or change are you expecting? And what might be possible at this year's summit? Yeah, well, you know, it's difficult. These negotiations are a consensus-based process, which means that all countries around the world have to agree to something in order for it to move forward. And if you've ever tried to get your kids to agree on what movie to watch in the afternoon, you know how hard consensus can be. So progress may be smaller than we want to see, but we really do hope to see wealthier nations step up in providing more climate finance to nations that have contributed very little to the problem but are really on the front lines of it. And you're heading to Brazil later this week. I know you talked about some of the topics you're most focused on, but what parts of the conference are you going to be participating in later this week? Yeah, so organizations like mine, which is a non-profit organization, are called observer organizations. And what that means is that we are not, and I am certainly not, going to be one of the people negotiating on behalf of my country. But observer organizations can listen in on parts of those negotiations to see where the issues stand. There's also a really large ecosystem of climate organizations and people from all around the world who gather for these negotiations. There will be about 50,000 people there from all around the world. So it's a really amazing opportunity to just take the pulse of the climate community and see what the big issues are for people in different countries all around the planet and where people see signs of hope or despair. All right, Christy Dahl, Vice President for Science with Climate Central, thanks so much for joining us. Thanks for having me.

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