COP30
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The thirtieth Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) was held in Belém, Brazil, from 10 to 21 November 2025.
COP30 marked ten years since the Paris Agreement and was the first COP ever to take place in the Amazon.
Against a global backdrop of new geopolitical and economic tensions, it proved to be a pivotal moment for climate diplomacy. Countries were assessed on their updated 2035 Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs).
Adaptation was also a central theme, particularly in relation to monitoring progress towards the Global Goal on Adaptation (GGA) and the submission of National Adaptation Plans.
Finance took centre stage as well. The New Collective Quantified Goal, agreed at COP29, set the target of increasing support for developing countries from $100 billion to at least $300 billion annually. The Baku–Belém Roadmap laid out a pathway to scale up climate finance to at least $1.3 trillion per year by 2035, a goal that was reaffirmed in Belem alongside a commitment to triple adaptation finance by 2035. COP30 initiated a “post-negotiation” phase, identifying concrete mechanisms to scale up public and private capital flows.
For Italy and the European Union, COP30 provided an opportunity to reaffirm climate leadership, supporting an integrated approach across mitigation, adaptation and finance. ECCO closely followed the negotiation process, analysing its implications for national and international policy.
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“L’Europa trova una quadra. E la COP31.. raddoppia” – 20 November 2025
“Una corsa per la sopravvivenza” – 19 November 2025
“La conferenza deve essere giusta” – 18 November 2025
“Dalle sale alle strade” – 17 November 2025
“Metà strada verso la verità” – 15 November 2025
“Un ponte tra il nord e il sud” – 14 November 2025
“La Conferenza dell’adattamento?” – 13 November
“Chi sarà protagonista?” – 12 November 2025
“Alla COP serve mutirão” – 11 November 2025
READ THE CONTENTS ON COP30
Behind the change
COP30
10 March, 2026
Towards COP31: solutions for planning the transition away from fossil fuels
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24 November, 2025
What happened at COP30 in Belém?
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14 November, 2025
Financing the energy transition in the Mediterranean region
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10 November, 2025
Brazil’s paradoxes at COP30: between climate leadership and fossil fuels
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10 November, 2025
Towards 1TW renewable energy by 2030 in the Mediterranean
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6 November, 2025
Belem 4X: risks and gaps in biomass strategy
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GLOSSARY
Everything you need to know to understand climate negotiations and diplomacy
Oil and gas: production and consumption
The Paris Agreement
Mitigation and adaptation
Global stocktake
Greenhouse gas emissions
EVENTS
18:30-20:00 (GMT -3)
Aquapraça Pavilion (Blue Zone)
Aral Lake Follow-Up: Participatory Governance for Environmental Restoration
Event organised by the Italian Agency for Development Cooperation (AICS), with the participation of Andrea Ghianda, Head of Communications, ECCO
17:30-19:00 (GMT -3)
China Pavilion – PV-A04 (Blue Zone)
Accelerating International Cooperation on Climate Change and Promoting Green and Low-Carbon Transition
Event organised by Center for International Knowledge on Development (CIKD), with the participation of Cecilia Trasi, Senior Policy Advisor Industry & Trade, ECCO
More information available soon
17:30-19:00 (GMT -3)
Italy Pavilion – PV-A08 (Blue zone)
Financing the Transition in the Mediterranean region: Towards a shared strategy
Event organised by ECCO – the Italian climate change think tank
9:30-11:30 (GMT -3)
Energy Foundation China pavilion, Grand Mercure Belém
Delivering Ambition through Implementation: Expert Meeting of CCICED Special Policy Study on Global Climate Governance and Green and Inclusive Transition
Event organised by Energy Foundation China, with the participation of Cecilia Trasi, Senior Policy Advisor Industry & Trade, ECCO
More information available soon
13:45-14:45 (GMT -3)
Regional Climate Foundations Pavilion (Blue Zone)
Accelerate Green Transition in Global South
Event organised by Energy Foundation China, with the participation of Cecilia Trasi, Senior Policy Advisor Industry & Trade, ECCO
17:30-19:00 (GMT -3)
Italy Pavilion – PV-A08 (Blue zone)
I costi dell’inazione per cittadini, comunità ed economie
Event organised by WWF Italia, with the participation of Eleonora Cogo, Climate Finance Lead, ECCO
More information available soon
14:30 – 16:00 (GMT -3)
Global Renewables Hub (Blue zone)
Towards 1TW renewable energy by 2030 in the Mediterranean
09:00 – 10:00 (GMT -3)
Mediterranean Pavilion (Blue Zone)
Prosperity Post Fossil Fuels: Collaboration for Just Energy Transitions in the Mediterranean
Event organised by Climate Strategies, with the participation of Valeria Zanini, Policy Advisor Diplomacy, ECCO
ECCO’S DELEGATION AT COP30
Leggi in italiano
DALL’ITALIA
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