UN climate summit kicks off in Brazil's Amazon with hopes for action despite US absence
Associated Press
1 / 6
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres listens to Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva's speech at the COP30 U.N. Climate Summit in Belem, Brazil, Thursday, Nov. 6, 2025. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, right, and France President Emmanuel Macron pose for photos after meeting during the COP30 U.N. Climate Summit, in Belem, Brazil, Thursday, Nov. 6, 2025. (AP Photo/Eraldo Peres)Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva speaks during a roundtable with leaders of tropical forest countries and nations committed to investing in the Tropical Forest Forever Facility (TFFF) during the COP30 U.N. Climate Summit in Belem, Brazil, Thursday, Nov. 6, 2025. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva addresses a plenary session of the COP30 U.N. Climate Summit in Belem, Brazil, Thursday, Nov. 6, 2025. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)Brazil's Environment Minister Marina Silva, center, Minister of Climate and the Environment of Norway Andreas Bjelland Eriksen, left, and Brazil's Economy Minister Fernando Haddad hold a press conference during the COP30 U.N. Climate Summit, in Belem, Brazil, Thursday, Nov. 6, 2025. (AP Photo/Paulo Santos)An indigenous man takes part in a demonstration in defense of the Amazon during the COP30 U.N. Climate Summit, in Belem, Para state, Brazil, Thursday, Nov. 6, 2025. (AP Photo/Eraldo Peres)
Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres listens to Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva's speech at the COP30 U.N. Climate Summit in Belem, Brazil, Thursday, Nov. 6, 2025. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)