Activists calling for climate action at COP29 in Baku, Azerbaijan
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In November 2025, climate negotiators will descend on the tropical city of Belém in Brazil, gateway to the Amazon rainforest, for the next round of UN climate talks. Despite the exotic location, delegates are unlikely to be in high spirits. The 2024 talks in Baku, Azerbaijan, ended with a fragile agreement on climate financing that left many lower-income nations disappointed and some in open revolt.
For Brazil, the first task as COP30 host will be to calm tempers and smooth tensions after the quarrelsome atmosphere of…
