Brazil on Monday opens three weeks of events linked to the COP30 climate summit, hoping to showcase a world still determined to tackle global warming. That may be tough in a year marked by economic upheaval and cancelled U.

Brazil’s leader, President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, says he wants the future of the Amazon rainforest to be built around a major fund that will pay countries to keep their forests standing.

Tropical countries from Cameroon to Colombia could earn tens of millions of dollars a year under a novel approach to protecting the world's rainforests being launched at the COP30 summit

The Trump administration does not intend to send a high-level delegation to the COP30 climate summit in Brazil — or possibly any delegation at all. But that doesn’t mean the country’s influence won’t be felt at the talks.

Events next week in Rio and other Brazilian cities linked to the COP30 climate summit will be safe for visitors, a Brazilian ministry official said, seeking to reassure attendees after a bloody police crackdown on a drug gang that led to dozens of deaths.

Initiatives on the table at COP30 aim to evaluate which countries are most vulnerable, support efforts to clean up industries and pay for the protection of tropical forests

As fossil fuel production surges, health experts warn that climate change is becoming a growing public health emergency. In the lead-up to COP30, more than 230 organizations and individuals signed an open letter titled Put Health at the Heart of Climate Action, calling on world leaders to make health a central focus of climate policy.

Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva on Tuesday called for less talk and more action ahead of UN climate talks in the Amazon, as the world struggles to curb catastrophic global warming.

The Brazilian government assures that upcoming COP30 climate summit events will remain safe for attendees despite concerns following a deadly police operation in Rio. Officials emphasize the violence was unrelated to the climate agenda.

Army personnel patrol the area for the upcoming 30th UN Climate Change Conference (COP30) in Belem, Brazil, Nov. 4, 2025. The COP30 will take place in the Amazon city of Belem from Nov. 10 to 21. (Photo by Lucio Tavora/Xinhua)