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The Climate Summit in Belém, Brazil: Just Another Summit?
From November 6 to 21 this year, COP 30 will be held in Belém, in the heart of the Brazilian Amazon. Ten years after the Paris Agreement, this climate summit transcends the usual diplomatic calendar to become an event of profound symbolism. As stated by Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, the summit will be an opportunity for the world to discuss the importance of the Amazon within the Amazon itself, listening directly to its peoples.
The conference agenda is anchored in crucial mandates that will define the trajectory of global climate action for the next decade. It inherits from COP 28 the task of responding to the first Global Stocktake, which concluded that current efforts are insufficient to limit warming to 1.5°C and called for the submission of a new and more ambitious round of Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs), or national climate action plans by February 2025. It will also need to build on the financial commitments established at the last COP 29, particularly with regard to the New Collective Quantified Goal (NCQG), which will replace the target of $100 billion per year in aid to countries affected by climate change.
Heading up the Carmelite NGO delegation to the meetings in Brazil will be Renato Rallo, a long time member of the Carmelite NGO. He holds a Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering in Energy Resources and Environment. Mari Carmen Molina, Chair of Biodiversity and Environmental Conservation, Universidad Rey Juan Carlos, Madrid, will participating as a delegate of the Carmelite NGO and will present a side event in the green zone. Five others will be participating virtually as part of the Carmelite NGO.
Eduardo Agosta Scarel, O. Carm., Director of the Department of Integral Ecology, Spanish Episcopal Conference and Vice President of the Carmelite NGO, published an article in VIDA NUEVA digital on Monday, November 3, 2025 before leaving for the conference. The article was originally published in Spanish. We provide here a translation in English.
To read the complete article ... The Climate Summit in Belém, Brazil: Just Another Summit? by Eduardo Agosta Scarel, O. Carm.
