Brazil to host COP30 in 2025
During a plenary session at the 2023 United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP28) in Dubai, on Monday (Dec. 11), Brazil secured unanimous support to host COP30, scheduled for November 10-21, 2025. The selected city for this significant global event is Belém, the capital of the state of Pará.
Earlier in May, Brazil had garnered the support of practically all South American and Caribbean countries, meeting a crucial UN requirement for hosting the climate talks. The official confirmation for COP28 came at the Dubai session, with COP29 slated to take place in Azerbaijan in 2024.
"I am especially touched by the nomination of the Amazon, where I was born and raised, to host this conference. The Amazon is a living symbol of the seed we planted at Rio 92. A region where the connection between the three conventions we signed on that occasion is evident: the Biodiversity Convention, the Framework Convention on Climate Change, and the Convention on Desertification. The Amazon shows us how intertwined the conventions are in their challenges, but also in the synergistic solutions they encompass," said Environment Minister Marina Silva.
President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva advocated for Brazil's candidacy at COP30 during COP27 in Egypt, where he participated as president-elect. "Nobody on the planet today can discuss the climate issue without taking into account the existence of our country, without taking into account our experience, and without taking into account what is going to happen in Brazil on this issue of energy transition," said Lula before leaving Dubai last week.
The Brazilian Ministry of Foreign Affairs anticipates approximately 50,000 visitors in Belém during COP30.
