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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