The U.S. Can’t Afford to Sit Out Brazil’s Climate Summit
The global gathering presents the White House with an opportunity to enhance its leadership in the Western Hemisphere, writes AS/COA's CEO.
This article is adapted from AQ’s special report on COP30 In November, Brazil will host the 30th United Nations Climate Change Conference—commonly known as COP30—in the Amazonian city of Belém. This landmark meeting brings together nearly 200 countries to negotiate and establish global targets for reducing greenhouse gas emissions. For Brazil, a country rich in biodiversity and increasingly vocal on the world stage, the conference represents both a diplomatic and environmental watershed moment. Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has made climate leadership a central...
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