Brazil on Monday opens three weeks of events linked to the COP30 climate summit, hoping to showcase a world still determined to tackle global warming. That may be tough in a year marked by economic upheaval and cancelled U.S. commitments.

Business leaders meeting in Sao Paulo are pushing for stronger policies for financing the energy transition, with an open letter on Monday asking governments “urgently” for incentives to adopt renewable energy in lieu of fossil fuels.

In Rio de Janeiro on Monday, mayors, governors and other subnational leaders will attend a Local Leaders summit, which threatens to be overshadowed by protests against the city’s bloody crime crackdown a week earlier.

Separately, Britain’s Prince William will preside over a ceremony in Rio for his annual Earthshot Prize r

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