This month, the world gathered in the Amazonian city of Belém for COP30, the UN’s annual climate summit. It was the first time in 30 years that the United States was absent from the talks. Todd Stern, former US Special Envoy for Climate Change under President Obama, spoke to the Lowy Institute’s Ryan Neelam on the ground in Belém about the impact of the US withdrawal from talks, the big issues at COP30, and the challenges and benefits of addressing climate change through multilateral frameworks.

This month, the world gathered in the Amazonian city of Bel&eacute;m for COP30, the UN&rsquo;s annual climate summit. It was the first time in 30 years that the United States was absent from the talks. <a href="https://aus01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.brookings.edu%2Fpeople%2Ftodd-stern%2F&amp;data=05%7C02%7Cshayes%40lowyinstitute.org%7C10e8b9f7ad884bf9c60a08de2bd0680b%7C1fb32338ad1940db98fdc701f150c316%7C0%7C0%7C638996371250866468%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=RNfifJvRJ0XOvZBOpRHUJOt37ohUmHtT9wN5vpPHo78%3D&amp;reserved=0" data-auth="NotApplicable" data-linkindex="0" data-outlook-id="2be23df6-1fb7-4e3a-abf8-a05561a80eba">Todd Stern</a>, former US Special Envoy for Climate Change under President Obama, spoke to the Lowy Institute&rsquo;s Ryan Neelam on the ground in Bel&eacute;m about the impact of the US withdrawal from talks, the big issues at COP30, and the challenges and benefits of addressing climate change through multilateral frameworks.

Welcome to Lowy Institute Conversations – a podcast in which Lowy Institute researchers and some of the world’s leading experts delve into the big issues in international affairs.  

Welcome to Lowy Institute Conversations – a podcast in which Lowy Institute researchers and some of the world’s leading experts delve into the big issues in international affairs.

Lowy Institute Conversations

Welcome to Lowy Institute Conversations — a podcast in which Lowy Institute researchers and some of the world’s leading experts delve into the big issues in international affairs.

Welcome to Lowy Institute Conversations &mdash; a podcast in which Lowy Institute researchers and some of the world&rsquo;s leading experts delve into the big issues in international affairs.