This November, the world gathers once again at the pivotal annual meeting of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) — the 30th Conference of the Parties (COP30) — but this year with a sharper urgency: the decade ahead must be one of delivery.

Held in Belém, Brazil (10-21 November 2025) with a Heads-of-State Summit on 6-7 November, COP30 shifts from ambition to implementation.

Against the backdrop of the Amazon region, the conference will emphasize:

• The presentation and strengthening of updated Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs);
• Scaling climate finance and aligning it with adaptation and mitigation in vulnerable countries;
• Accelerating the energy transition (renewables, biofuels, phasing out fossil fuel-dependency) within a just and equitable framework.

Our community will be running sessions, engaging with other scientists and experts, and joining key side-events throughout the conference. In parallel, we are excited to launch two major knowledge-products ahead of COP30:

• 10 New Insights in Climate Science — a concise synthesis of the very latest climate research, designed to inform policy, practice and negotiation.
• Resilience Science Must Knows — a practical compendium of what science tells us needs to be done, now, to build resilience in communities and ecosystems.

Together, our presence at COP30 and these launches aim to reinforce the message: science must drive action; resilience must be mainstreamed; and the next five years are critical.

Below you will find an overview of our planned activities during COP30 (subject to update).

Monday 10 November

AmazonFACE Exhibit
Location: Booth 27 in Education, Science and Technology cluster
Details: Runs November 10-15, showcasing the world’s largest open-air climate change experiment at the heart of the Amazon forest to inform climate policy. Free-Air CO2 Enrichment methods (FACE) test future resilience of carbon sinks and improve calculations of carbon budgets for keeping global warming well below 2°C. 

10 New Insights in Climate Science 2025/2026 Press Conference
Time: 09:00-09:30
Location: Press Conference 2 – Area D
Speakers: Wendy Broadgate (Moderator), Regina R. Rodrigues (Speaker), Marina Hirota (Speaker)

10 New Insights in Climate Science: evidence, risks, and solutions
Time: 12:00-13:30
Location: Science Pavilion
Speakers: Johan Rockström, Wendy Broadgate, Regina R. Rodrigues, Marina Hirota, Kristie L Ebi (hybrid)

Tuesday 11 November

10 New Insights in Climate Science deep dive into CDR
Time: 14:00
Location: Science Pavilion
Speakers: Paula Mirazo (10NICS coordination), Henry Wu (German committee), Cara Maesano (10NICS co-author)

Wednesday 12 November

Safe, Just, and Systemic: Science-Based Pathways for Climate Policy
Time: 09:00-10:00
Location: Science Pavilion
Speakers: Wendy Broadgate, Johan Rockstrom, Laura Pereira Tim Lenton, Fatima Denton

We Don’t Have Time details to come
Time: 11:30-12:30
Location: We Don’t Have Time Studio / Media Center
Speakers: Wendy Broadgate, Paula Mirazo and Deliang Chen

Resilience Science Must Knows report launch
Time: 17:00-18:00
Location: Peru Resilience Hub
Speakers: Wendy Broadgate, Albert Norström, Cibele Queiroz, Jesper, Johan Rockström, Fatima Denton

Thursday 13 November

Global Carbon Budget 2025 launch
Time: 10:00
Location: Official press conference room
Speakers: to come

Resilience Science Must-Knows: A Deep Dive into the Critical Insights Every Decision-Maker Should Know About Resilience
Time: 12:00 – 13:00
Location: Ocean Pavilion
Speakers: Albert Norström, Cibele Queiroz, Tim Lenton, Laura Pereira, Eduardo Brondizio, Deliang Chen, Wendy Broadgate, Hindou Oumarou Ibrahim

Implementation of GGA indicators: Water resilience driven by Nature-Based Solutions from the Global South
Time: 18:30 – 20:00
Location: Blue Zone Room 6
Speakers: Yara Moretto (Water Futures), Judit Ungvari

Saturday 15 November

Systems thinking for understanding the new threat environment
Time: 18:30-20:00
Location: tbd
Speakers: Albert Norström, Fatima Denton, Johan Rockström

Monday 17 November

A Mutirão for Carbon Removals: Mobilizing for a 2030 Implementation Target
Time: 11:00-12:00
Location: Blue Zone: Axis 1 Thematic Room
Speakers: Cara Nichole Maesano

Thursday 20 November

Taking Stock, Rooting Change: A Global Roadmap for Urban Nature-Based Solutions
Time: 09:30 – 10:30
Location: TBD
Speakers: Timon McPhearson, Future Earth Urban Knowledge Action Network