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.

But with the United States shunning the event and appetite for more climate ambition waning among other countries, Brazil is pushing for voluntary action at COP30.

Here are some of the announcements made so far at the gathering hosted by Brazil in the Amazon city of Belem:

– Forest fund –

Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva announced during a le

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