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COP30: What鈥檚 changed in the past decade for the climate?

And what to expect from this year鈥檚 climate change summit in Brazil.

The COP30 climate summit is taking place in the Brazilian city of Bel茅m for the next two weeks. It's run by the United Nations (UN) and every year is one of the biggest events in the calendar, especially for world leaders and environmental campaigners. This COP is in the Amazon rainforest. The country's president, Luiz In谩cio Lula da Silva, says it will be an historic summit because it is "a COP in the Amazon, not a COP about the Amazon". All world leaders are invited, but not all attend. US President Donald Trump, for example, won鈥檛 be there.

Every year at COP countries make commitments about what they will do over the next year with the aim of reducing climate change. But this year's summit is particularly important as it marks ten years since the Paris Agreement and people will be tracking our progress. The 麻豆社鈥檚 Georgina Rannard breaks down everything we need to know about this year鈥檚 COP. Plus Natalia Tsuyama, who鈥檚 a climate activist based in Brazil, shares why she鈥檚 feeling hopeful.

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Presenter: Hannah Gelbart
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Editor: Verity Wilde

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