Brazil's 'action agenda' at COP30 takes shape

General view as COP30 President Andre Correa do Lago (C) speaks during a press conference at the COP30 UN Climate Change Conference in Belem, Para State, Brazil on November 10, 2025. [MAURO PIMENTEL / AFP]

Instead of landing a new major climate deal, Brazil is banking on an "action agenda" at the UN's COP30 conference to spur nations and businesses to deliver on existing commitments.

The annual Conference of the Parties meetings traditionally conclude with a headline-grabbing pledge -- the Paris Agreement to limit warming to well below 2C above pre-industrial levels, or the Dubai deal to transition away from fossil fuels, to name a few.