Published on : 11 Nov 2025, 12:58 pm

The 30th Conference of the Parties (COP30) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) in Belem, Brazil, began November 10, 2025. Here’s a look at what happened on the first day of COP30.

No agenda fight

A compromise on the COP30 agenda was reached on the first day of the two-week UNFCCC climate summit, avoiding the usual “agenda fight.” Four contentious proposals, including one on developed countries’ financial obligations to developing nations under Article 9.1 were excluded from the final agenda.

These are:

· Implementation of Article 9.1 of the Paris Agreement, which was proposed to be added in the agenda by Like Minded Developing Countries (LMDCs) bloc which includes India and is a top priority for developing coun

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