President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva announced via social media that the city of Belém, located in the state of Pará, will be the host of the 30th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP30) in 2025.
Lula stated: “It will be an honor for Brazil to welcome representatives from around the world to our Amazon region. I am confident that Governor Helder Barbalho and the people of Pará are ready to make this the best COP in history.”
In a video on Twitter with Lula, Governor Barbalho, and Foreign Minister Mauro Vieira, Lula emphasized the importance of hosting COP30 in Belém, describing it as “extraordinary news for the people of Pará, the city of Belém, and Brazil.”
“I have participated in COPs in Egypt, Paris, Copenhagen, and everyone talks about the Amazon. So, why not have the COP in the Amazon so that people can get to know the region, see its rivers, its forests, its fauna,” he added.
COP30 is scheduled to take place in November 2025. It will be the first time that a meeting of such magnitude on climate change will occur in Brazil.
Source: Agência Brasil