Key Negotiations & Related Outcomes of the UN Climate Conference in Belém 30th Session of the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP30)

Held amid difficult geopolitical conditions and intensifying climate impacts, COP30 concluded with adoption of the Belém Political Package, reflecting compromises across many issues. The key decision was the “Global Mutirão: Uniting humanity in a global mobilization against climate change.” Mutirão is “a traditional knowledge inherited by the Brazilian society and born from cooperation.” The decision resulted from two weeks of rigorous Presidency consultations with Parties, the content and title of the decision is meant to reflect the global spirit of cooperation. The decision celebrates the Paris Agreement’s achievements on the occasion of its 10-year anniversary but also launched an historic three-year dialogue on trade. Other core outcomes included the adoption of global indicators for adaptation, a just transition mechanism, and the extension of finance talks on Article 2.1(c). Decisions also refined the work program on mitigation, and renewed workplans in technology and gender. COP30 reaffirmed the importance of multilateralism and enhanced international cooperation.