Belem climate summit: Bridging North-South divide will be uphill task for Brazil

Brazil’s Cop 30 in Belem aims to bridge the widening North–South divide in global climate negotiations, a challenge intensified after the fractious Cop 29 in Baku. Despite President Lula’s push to restore trust in the Paris Agreement and revitalize multilateralism, major gaps persist in climate finance, NDC commitments, and fossil fuel phase-out timelines. Reports show developing countries need trillions for climate action, yet finance flows remain inadequate. Brazil is leveraging BRICS, G20 momentum, and new initiatives against climate disinformation to build cooperation. As Belem evokes the legacy of the Earth Summit, uniting rich and poor nations remains an uphill but essential task.