COP 31 · Antalya, Türkiye · Nov 9–20, 2026
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Seeing the forest through the trees: did the forest cop deliver?
By Maria Salazar, COP 30 delegate · March 5, 2026Flying into Belém, Brazil, a city dubbed “the gateway to the Amazon”, I can see the mighty river and forests beneath me.
The Future of Climate is with the Youth, Women, Indigenous Peoples, and Developing Nations
By Radhika Handa, COP 30 delegate · February 27, 2026I sat agog listening to the conviction of the Kenyan delegate giving this impassioned speech on the floor of the WIM Review on Loss & Damages meeting…
COP30’s Subnational Climate Leadership Spotlight
By Coral Avery, COP 30 delegate · January 24, 2026The United Nations Conference of Parties (COP) primarily centers the priorities of national delegates and their resulting climate commitments, however subnational parties, including states and cities, have risen to the spotlight of COP30.
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A historic moment #COP30: CDM formally moves toward an orderly shutdown. 2 decades of standards, transparency, and climate finance – shaped global carbon markets.
As we transition to the Paris world, its legacy fuels the next generation of cooperation under Article 6 @ClimateBlue
CMP 11🇺🇳| Budgetary matters on the ITL concluded with agreement. Parties approved exceptional transfers: $1.5M for Article 6 work and $0.5M for supplementary activities. No objections text adopted
#CMP11 #UNFCCC #COP30 #Article6 #ClimateFinance #ITL #ParisAgreement @ClimateBlue
Strong unity in the room: no reopening of Glasgow, commitment to transparency, adaptation funding clarity, and a shared push from both older + emerging negotiators to move from negotiation into implementation mode. #COP30 #Article6 #ClimateAction #UNFCCC @ClimateBlue
30 hours of negotiations and 2 weeks of work, the Joint Informal Consultation of CMA 15(a)/(b) closes with a balanced compromise text on Articles 6.2 & 6.4 adopted with only technical fixes.
Belém delivers. 🌍🤝 #COP30 #Article6 #ClimateAction #UNFCCC @ClimateBlue
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