COP30, or the 30th United Nations climate change conference will see world leaders, NGOs, businesses and civil society gather from November 10-21, 2025, in Belém, Brazil.
It is the first time the COP is hosted in the Amazon region, highlighting the critical role of tropical forests, protecting and restoring ecosystems, and nature-based solutions. This significant global summit will focus on accelerating climate action, updating national climate plans (NDCs), and reviewing progress on the Paris Agreement commitments, particularly the goal of limiting global warming to 1.5c. Touted as an “implementation and action” COP, its goal is to translate Global Stocktake (GST) outcomes into concrete climate action.
Key themes include:
- the energy transition,
- finance,
- the launch of carbon markets, and
- the role of nature and local actors in tackling climate change.
CMI’s delegation to COP30 includes CEO, Dr Sasha Courville and Janet Hallows, Director of Climate Programs & Nature-based Solutions.
The conference should also see the determination of who will host COP31 in 2026 – with Australia bidding on behalf of the Western European and Other Group, in partnership with the Pacific. As we look to invite the world to our shores in a potential COP31 Presidency, Australia must choose to stand as a champion of international cooperation – open to genuine partnerships with our Pacific neighbours and trading partners across the Asia Pacific region, including through carbon market cooperation.
Throughout the conference, CMI will track the negotiations and activities on these key themes and their outcomes. Insights will be shared during CMI’s COP30 Symposium, to be held in Melbourne on 28 November 2025.
