COP30 can be a turning point in climate fight, says president

EU Commissioner for Climate, Energy Neutralization and Climate Growth Wopke Hoekstra (C) attends The Copenhagen Climate Ministerial meeting in Copenhagen, Denmark, on May 7, 2025. Climate ministers from around the world meet to set the direction for climate negotiations at COP30 in Brazil. [AFP]

Brazil's UN COP30 president on Thursday said he wanted this year's conference to mark a new era of global progress on climate change and was hopeful that countries would deliver more ambitious carbon-cutting plans.

The COP30 climate conference in the Amazonian city of Belem marks a decade since the signing of the Paris Agreement but follows the second US withdrawal from the landmark pact and global efforts to address climate change and other shared threats.