Brazil prepares to host COP30 climate summit at gateway to the Amazon

There are mixed emotions from experts around the world as Brazil prepares to host the 30th edition of the United Nations climate summit in the city of Belém, the gateway to the Amazon rainforest.

COP30 gets underway months after two-thirds of the 195 nations that signed the Paris Climate Agreement missed a deadline to publish their new climate plans.

So, when talks begin in earnest on 10 November, climate experts, world leaders, and…