Plans are already underway for COP30 to pick up the baton and tackle COP29's unfinished business. The 2025 climate conference is set to take place in Belem, Brazil, a gateway to the Amazon rainforest. And last week, André Corrêa do Lago was named COP30 president. Corrêa do Lago currently serves as Brazil’s Secretary for Climate, Energy and the Environment, and he spoke with Akshat Rathi at COP29 in Baku, in November. He says that although holding a global summit in Belem poses logistical challenges, the symbolism of the location holds “fantastic political power.” 

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Bloomberg Green reporter Simone Iglesias's story on Corrêa do Lago's plans as COP30 President
Past episode about Azerbaijan’s challenges with hosting COP29 in Baku
Past episode with Brazil's chief climate negotiator, Liliam Chagas, about the viability of a fossil fuel nonproliferation treaty

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Plans are already underway for COP30 to pick up the baton and tackle COP29's unfinished business. The 2025 climate conference is set to take place in Belem, Brazil, a gateway to the Amazon rainforest. And last week, Andr&eacute; Corr&ecirc;a do Lago was named COP30 president. Corr&ecirc;a do Lago currently serves as Brazil&rsquo;s Secretary for Climate, Energy and the Environment, and he spoke with Akshat Rathi at COP29 in Baku, in November. He says that although holding a global summit in Belem poses logistical challenges, the symbolism of the location holds &ldquo;fantastic political power.&rdquo;&nbsp;
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<li>Bloomberg Green reporter <a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-01-23/trump-s-exit-from-paris-accord-will-make-cop30-difficult-brazil-official-says">Simone Iglesias's story on Corr&ecirc;a do Lago's plans as COP30 President</a></li>
<li>Past episode about&nbsp;<a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-11-11/cop29-president-mukhtar-babayev-on-prospects-for-a-climate-deal?srnd=undefined">Azerbaijan&rsquo;s challenges with hosting COP29 in Baku</a></li>
<li>Past episode with Brazil's chief climate negotiator, Liliam Chagas, <a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-10-03/inside-colombia-s-ambitious-plan-for-quitting-fossil-fuels?srnd=undefined">about the viability of a fossil fuel nonproliferation treaty</a></li>
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