The 30th Conference of the Parties (COP), the body responsible for decision-making on the implementation of the commitments adopted by countries to tackle climate change under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), is taking place in Belém, the capital city of the state of Pará in Brazil from November 10th to 21st, 2025. As climate impacts continue to escalate, with extreme events such as heatwaves, droughts, wildfires and floods, disproportionately affecting vulnerable populations particularly in the Global South, Brazil must be a moment for reinstating faith in the climate regime after a deeply disappointing failure of COP29 in Baku, Azerbaijan. The solutions lie with the most affected and this is why COP30 in Brazil must centre the priorities of the Global South and deliver genuine, transformative solutions rooted in international cooperation and Global North responsibility. 

Find the DCJ Press Brief for COP30 here. This briefer contains knowledge, resources and key priorities from members of the Global Campaign to Demand Climate Justice (DCJ) for COP30. We hope this helps journalists demystify the climate regime and understand what Global South civil society is fighting for at the UNFCCC.