Sao Paulo: Brazil has launched a series of major pre-COP30 events across its cities, setting the stage for one of the most significant climate summits of the decade. The three-week-long initiative marks the formal countdown to the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP30), scheduled to take place in Belém this November. Yet, the enthusiasm in Brazil is unfolding against a backdrop of dwindling global momentum, political distractions, and concerns that the world’s climate commitments are losing steam.

The events kicked off in São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro, where business leaders, city mayors, and civil society representatives gathered to discuss the transition to renewable energy, sustainable finance, and forest protection. A coalition of 35 business groups, representing nearly 100

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