Global Climate News

Governor Gavin Newsom opened California’s COP30 visit in Brazil, urging global investors to back clean energy and framing subnational climate action as the defining economic opportunity of the 21st Century. - He delivered a fireside chat at the Milken Institute Global Investors’ Symposium in São Paulo with CEO **Rich Ditizio** and convened a roundtable organized with the **Milken Institute** and supported by **Amcham Brasil** to deepen partnerships on **clean energy**, **sustainable manufacturing**, and **economic growth**. - **Event details:** - Date: Nov 10, 2025 (press release date) - Location: São Paulo, Brazil - Agenda/subject: Fireside chat on climate as an economic opportunity (with Rich Ditizio); roundtable to deepen investor and private-sector partnerships across the Americas. - Background and state climate facts cited by Newsom: **GHG emissions down 21% since 2000**, **California GDP +81% since 2000**, **battery storage >15,000 megawatts (a 1,944%+ increase)**, **>30,000 megawatts of new resources added to the grid**, **2023: two-thirds clean energy**, and California has run on **100% clean electricity for part of the day almost every day** in 2025. He is scheduled to travel to **Belém and the Amazon**, will serve as Co-Chair of **America Is All In** and the **U.S. Climate Alliance**, and is expected to deliver plenary remarks and meet climate leaders including **Christiana Figueres**.

The Honourable Julie Dabrusin, Minister of Environment and Climate Change, will lead Canada’s delegation at COP30 in Belém, Brazil (Nov 10–21, 2025). - **Lead of Delegation and Canada Pavilion:** Minister Julie Dabrusin will head Canada’s COP30 delegation; **Jeanne-Marie Huddleston** is Canada’s **Chief Climate Negotiator**. Canada will **host the Canada Pavilion** at COP30 with **60 events** scheduled to showcase Canadian-led dialogues and convene bilateral meetings, high-level roundtables, and whole-of-society events. - Date & location: **November 10–21, 2025 — Belém, Brazil** - Agenda/subject: bilateral meetings, high-level roundtable discussions, Indigenous, civil society, youth, business and provincial/territorial engagement, and showcasing cleaner technologies and climate solutions. - **Endorsements, initiatives, and finance:** Canada **endorsed the Belém 4x Pledge on Sustainable Fuels**, the **Declaration of the Open Coalition on Compliance Carbon Markets**, **joined the Coalition to Grow Carbon Markets**, and **endorsed Brazil’s Call to Action on Integrated Fire Management and Wildfire Resilience**. As **current chair of CREWS**, Canada is hosting the launch of the **CREWS 2030 Strategy** (aiming toward universal early warning coverage by **2027** under the UN Early Warnings for All initiative). Since 2015 Canada has provided **over $8.7 billion** in international climate finance (cited alongside the global **US$100 billion** goal); this support is expected to reduce or avoid **514 megatonnes** of emissions by **2050** and help **14.3 million** people adapt.

The Honourable Julie Dabrusin, Minister of Environment and Climate Change, will be in Belém, Brazil, from November 11 to 14, 2025, to attend the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP30). - **Main announcement and planned engagements:** - **Dates:** November 11–14, 2025. **Location:** Belém, Brazil (COP30, Blue Zone and various pavilions). - **Key events (date / time EST / location / subject):** - Nov 11 / 9:00 a.m. (EST) / Canada Pavilion, Blue Zone / **Remembrance Day Observance** - Nov 11 / 12:50 p.m. (EST) / Special Events Room 2, Blue Zone / **High-Level Ministerial Event: Waters of Change – Shaping Resilient and Sustainable Pathways** - Nov 11 / 3:00 p.m. (EST) / UN Brazil Pavilion, Blue Zone / **Investing in the Amazon, Investing in the Planet: The Experience of the Brazil–UN Fund for the Amazon** - Nov 12 / 7:30 a.m. (EST) / Canada Pavilion, Blue Zone / **Indigenous Climate Leadership Day Opening Event** - Nov 12 / 8:30 a.m. (EST) / EU Coordination room, Blue Zone / **Ministerial Roundtable on Policy Action and Progress Towards the 2030 Goals to Double Energy Efficiency and Triple Renewables** - Nov 12 / 2:15 p.m. (EST) / Sumaúma Pavilion, Blue Zone / **High-Level Event of the Global Initiative for Information Integrity on Climate Change** - Nov 13 / 8:00 a.m. (EST) / Swedish Pavilion, Blue Zone / **Accelerating Energy Efficiency by Unlocking Cross Sector Scalable Action** - Nov 13 / 3:15 p.m. (EST) / Canada Pavilion, Blue Zone / **Maintaining Momentum for the Global Methane Pledge** - Nov 14 / 7:00 a.m. (EST) / Canada Pavilion, Blue Zone / **Canada at COP30: A Conversation with Civil Society** - Nov 14 / 8:00 a.m. (EST) / Japan Pavilion, Blue Zone / **International Methane Emissions Observatory Ministerial Meeting** - **Access:** **Note to media:** All events listed above except the media availability are only open to reporters who obtained accreditation for COP30 through the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). - **Background, media arrangements and contacts:** - The advisory is issued by **Environment and Climate Change Canada**; the Minister will participate in ministerial and high-level sessions at the Canada Pavilion and at other national pavilions (UN Brazil, Sumaúma, Swedish, Japan). - **Media Callback (Nov 13):** 12:30 p.m. (EST) / 2:30 p.m. (BRT) via **Zoom** — media representatives must register by contacting **Media Relations** at **media@ec.gc.ca** for details. - **Contacts:** Keean Nembhard, Press Secretary (Keean.Nembhard@ec.gc.ca, 343-552-2387); Media Relations, Environment and Climate Change Canada (media@ec.gc.ca, 819-938-3338 or 1-844-836-7799).

The International Water Management Institute (IWMI) will attend COP30 (UNFCCC) from November 10–21, 2025. - **Main announcement:** IWMI will focus on **water-related innovations** to support **Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs)** and climate action at **regional and sub-national levels**, and on **adaptation and resilience** with an **inclusion lens** during COP30 (UNFCCC) from **10–21 November 2025**. - **Event details & resources:** - **Dates & time:** 10 November 2025 – 21 November 2025, **9:00 am – 5:00 pm (America/Belem timezone)**. - **Location/context:** Participation is at **COP30 (UNFCCC)** (event page lists America/Belem timezone and calendar links). - **Resources & links provided:** downloadable **ICS/ical** file, **Google Calendar** link, **Office 365/Outlook** calendar links, and IWMI website **contact** and **subscribe** links.

Greenpeace Africa organised a large human-banner protest in Nairobi urging negotiators at the UN Tax Convention (INC-3) to adopt taxes on billionaires and polluting corporations to fund climate mitigation, nature protection and sustainable development. - **Main action**: Greenpeace Africa led a human-banner demonstration and presented demands at the UNTC INC-3 (10–19 November, Nairobi) calling for **taxation of High Net Worth Individuals (HNWIs)**, **progressive environmental taxation** and a **polluter tax on fossil fuel company profits**; demands include earmarking revenues for sustainable development and climate finance and seeking a legally binding UN tax convention (UNFCITC) negotiated through 2027. - **Background & figures**: Sources cited include **US$492 billion** estimated annual losses from tax avoidance, **US$44 billion/year** lost from profit shifting in extractive industries, Oxfam’s estimate that a **polluter profits tax** could raise up to **US$400 billion** in its first year, reported profits of nearly **US$800 billion** by five oil and gas firms over the last decade, an Oxfam estimate that a **up to 5% tax on multimillionaires/billionaires** could generate **US$1.7 trillion/year**, and the COP29 finance commitment for developed countries to mobilise **at least US$300 billion/year by 2035**. Events: - INC-3 (UN Tax Convention third round): **10–19 November**, Nairobi, Kenya — agenda: negotiating a UN Framework Convention on International Tax Cooperation to increase public finance via global tax rules. - Concurrent COP30 discussions in **Belém, Brazil** (timing: COP30 period) — agenda referenced: bridging the 1.5°C ambition gap, ending forest destruction, international climate finance.

EESI reports that COP30 opens in Brazil and that the Brazilian presidency launched the Tropical Forests Forever Facility (TFFF), which collected endorsements from 53 countries and secured over $5.5 billion in pledges. - **TFFF launch and funding details:** The Tropical Forests Forever Facility **collected endorsements from 53 countries** and **received more than $5.5 billion** in initial pledges (breakdown announced at launch: **$3 billion from Norway**, **$1 billion from Brazil**, **$1 billion from Indonesia**, **$500 million from France**, **$250 million from Colombia**, **$5 million from the Netherlands**, and **$1 million from Portugal**); **20% of payments** are designated to **Indigenous and local communities**. - Agreed action: TFFF **will pay** heavily forested developing countries to keep forests intact; additional pledges expected during COP30. - **Context, timing, and related announcements:** COP30 runs **November 7–24, 2025** (newsletter series covers Nov 7–24); key preparatory events include the **COP30 Local Leaders Forum (November 3–5, Rio de Janeiro)** and the **World Leaders Climate Action Summit (November 6–7, Belém)** where leaders debated global commitments. - U.S. context: **Top U.S. federal officials are largely absent** (Trump Administration not sending top officials); multiple **Congressional delegations canceled** travel due to a government shutdown (Senate delegation led by Sens. John Curtis and Chris Coons called off their trip). - Finance highlights: **Green Climate Fund reported $19.3 billion mobilized to date** and its board **approved a record $3.26 billion** for projects; UNEP and Rhodium releases (Emissions Gap Report and Rhodium Climate Outlook 2025) flagged that the world remains off track to meet 1.5°C targets.

The President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz held a bilateral meeting in Belém during COP30; Germany announced a commitment to make a significant contribution to the Fundo de Florestas Tropicais para Sempre (TFFF). - **Main announcement/action:** Germany **committed a significant contribution** to the **Fundo de Florestas Tropicais para Sempre (TFFF)**; President Lula advocated for a **Roadmap to eliminate fossil fuels** and proposed **quadruplicating biofuels use and expanding green hydrogen** as part of COP30 discussions. - **Background and other details:** The meeting took place in **Belém (PA)** during **COP30** (held the same week); both leaders expressed support for **ratification of the Mercosul–European Union agreement by end of December**, reaffirmed **historical Brazil–Germany ties**, discussed deepening partnerships in **supply chains and critical minerals**, and agreed on the **need to reform the United Nations to reflect 2025 realities**. Event details: - Date: Friday (during COP30) - Location: Belém, Pará, Brazil - Agenda/subject: bilateral meeting covering the TFFF contribution, fossil fuel phase-out roadmap, biofuels and green hydrogen expansion, Mercosul–EU ratification timeline, supply-chain and critical-minerals cooperation, and UN reform

Brazil will chair COP30 in Belém (10-21 November 2025). - **Main announcement & logistics:** COP30 will be held in **Belém, Brazil (10–21 November 2025)** and will be **chaired by Brazil**; it will be **preceded by a Heads of State and Government Summit on 6–7 November 2025**, which will be attended by the **President of the French Republic**. France and the **European Union** stand alongside Brazil to support an ambitious COP30, and France is participating in commemorations for the **10th anniversary of the Paris Agreement on 12 December 2025** with a joint **"10 years of the Paris Agreement" label** launched with Brazil and the United Nations to support events before and during COP30. - **Background, commitments and timelines:** France allocates **one third of its climate financing annually to adaptation**; **CREWS** has expanded early warning protection to **over 111 million people**; France supports the **Fund for responding to Loss and Damage**, whose **first projects are set to launch in 2026**. France calls for COP30 outcomes to include a decision on **strengthening mitigation** (including speeding up implementation of COP28 fossil-fuel transition guidance) and to mobilize **non-state actors, multilateral banks and cities** for national implementation.

The President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva met with Prime Minister Luís Montenegro and Portugal announced a €1,000,000 contribution to the Fundo Florestas Tropicais para Sempre (TFFF) on 7 November at the Cúpula de Líderes de Belém (PA), ahead of COP30. - **Main announcement/action:** Portugal pledged **€1,000,000** to the **Fundo Florestas Tropicais para Sempre (TFFF)** (announced and thanked by President Lula); Portugal's Prime Minister **Luís Montenegro committed to publicize the contribution** and both leaders discussed **strengthening cooperation on combating wildfires**. - Date & location: **7 November**, Cúpula de Líderes de Belém (PA), event preceding **COP30**. - Concrete follow-up: Portugal will **publicize the contribution**; leaders discussed operational cooperation on **firefighting** (no specific operational timeline provided). - **Background and other bilateral details:** The Portuguese Prime Minister **reaffirmed support for concluding the MERCOSUL–European Union trade agreement**, which President Lula said is **strategic** and is expected to be **signed in December**; they also discussed **closer ties between Brazilian and Portuguese defense industries** in light of European budget increases for defense, recent **Portuguese migration law changes** affecting the Brazilian community, and an invitation for President Lula to **visit Portugal in April 2026**.