A women and man sit beside each other at a desk with a closed agreement and single pen in the foreground. Flags for California, the US, Germany, and Baden-Wurttemberg sit in the foreground. Two additional leaders stand behind them to pose for a photo. The wallpaper behind them reads, "COP30 Belem, Germany Pavilion."

COP30’s Subnational Climate Leadership Spotlight

The 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. During week 1, leadership from the states of California, USA and Baden-Württemberg, Germany met at the Germany Pavilion to reaffirm their sister-state …

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The Aqueous Agenda: My Experience Beneath the Waves of the COP30 Ocean Agenda

The Amazon River as seen from the shores of Belém Setting the Scene in Belém  Nestled in the heart of the Amazon delta, a region where rain forest, river systems, and dense urban life converge, Belém set the stage for a unique crossover between worlds and their respective policies. While COP 30 was branded as …

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