A startling discovery in the ice, sharp jaws protruding from a block of solid ice.

CLIMATE CHANGE, MELTING ICE CAPS AND SEA LEVEL RISE

Polar Meltdown: Arctic and Antarctic in 2025

Antarctica: Tipping Toward Catastrophe

The West Antarctic Ice Sheet is on the verge of a catastrophic collapse, which could trigger 9.8 feet (3 meters) of irreversible global sea level rise.

Sea ice retreat is accelerating—shrinking three times faster than in the Arctic over the past decade.

Emperor penguin colonies are collapsing due to early ice breakup, with some sites seeing 100% chick mortality.

The Antarctic Overturning Circulation, a vital ocean current system, is slowing rapidly—threatening global climate regulation 2.

Arctic: A Grim Forecast

The Svalbard Islands saw record ice melt in 2024, described as “a glimpse into conditions 70 years ahead”.

Arctic sea ice melting has temporarily slowed, but scientists warn it may resume at double the long-term rate within 5–10 years.

The Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC), which helps regulate Europe’s climate, is also weakening—partly due to Arctic meltwater.

GLOBAL SEA LEVEL RISE: WHO'S AT RISK?

If the West Antarctic Ice Sheet collapses, hundreds of coastal cities could be submerged—including London, Venice, New Orleans, and the Netherlands. Over 750 million people live in low-lying coastal zones globally. The melting also disrupts marine ecosystems, threatening plankton, fish stocks, and migratory species.

Sectasaur Story: How the Science Feeds the Mythos

The real-world collapse of polar systems offers a rich substrate for Sectasaur:

Ancient ecosystems reawakened: As ice melts, long-buried biomes and microbial life could emerge—perhaps triggering the rise of the Sectasaurs.

Ocean current disruption: The slowing of global circulatory systems could unleash deep-sea anomalies, strange migrations, or awaken dormant species.

Climate-induced mutation: The stress on ecosystems might catalyze rapid evolution or genetic instability—perfect for a speculative origin story.

Human hubris and cover-ups: Echoing the Horizon scandal, governments suppress knowledge of Sectasaurs to protect economic interests tied to fossil fuels and coastal development.

You could even frame the Sectasaurs as guardians of ecological balance, awakened by the planet’s distress signals—part myth, part warning.

GLOBAL RESPONSE: UN, G7, EU

United Nations

The UNFCCC remains the central framework, but progress is hampered by geopolitical tensions and climate denialism.

The UN Early Warnings for All Initiative aims to build global disaster resilience by 2027.

The IPCC continues to issue dire warnings, but implementation lags.

G7

The 2025 summit in Canada focused on Climate Action and Health Resilience, highlighting the link between extreme weather and public health 8.

However, climate ambition is fragmented—with some members scaling back commitments due to economic and political pressures.

European Union

The EU unveiled a bold new climate plan, positioning it as an “economic security guarantee” amid global disruption.

Germany’s €500 billion Climate Transformation Fund is a standout, aiming to drive clean energy and job creation.

Yet, internal divisions and external pressures (e.g. migration, energy security) complicate unified action.

A NEW CHAPTER: SECTSAUR AS CLIMATE CATALYST

To the United Nations, European Union, and G7 Leadership,

In 1983, a film called WarGames — a teenage hacker triggering near-nuclear Armageddon — was screened at the White House. It wasn’t just entertainment. It prompted a real-world overhaul of U.S. cybersecurity and nuclear protocols. Fiction, when rooted in truth, can move mountains.

Today, we face a planetary emergency no less grave. The melting of the polar ice caps, the collapse of oceanic circulatory systems, and the destabilization of global weather patterns are no longer distant warnings—they are unfolding in real time. The West Antarctic Ice Sheet teeters on the edge of irreversible collapse. The Arctic is losing its albedo shield. Sea levels are rising. Ecosystems are unraveling.

And yet, political momentum remains sluggish. Public engagement is fragmented. The science is clear—but the story is missing.


ENTER SECTASAUR: THE MYTH AWAKENS

Sectasaur is not just a creature feature. It is a climate allegory. A speculative fiction rooted in ecological truth. The Sectasaurs—ancient, insectoid guardians of planetary balance—awaken as Earth’s cryosphere collapses. They are not invaders. They are nature’s immune response.

Their emergence coincides with the voyages of John Storm, a modern-day explorer aboard a solar-hydrogen vessel—a net-zero craft that embodies the technological hope we still possess. Storm’s journey through melting polar regions, disrupted currents, and submerged cities becomes a cinematic mirror to our own trajectory.


WHY THIS MATTERS

Emotional resonance: Where graphs fail, stories succeed. Sectasaur can reach audiences science cannot—especially youth, voters, and policymakers.

Technological inspiration: John Storm’s vessel showcases real-world innovation in clean energy, maritime sustainability, and autonomous navigation.

Global symbolism: The poles are not just geographic extremes—they are planetary regulators. Their collapse is the Earth’s distress signal.

Political provocation: Like WarGames, Sectasaur could provoke institutional reflection. A screening at COP30 or the UN General Assembly could be catalytic.


A CALL TO ACTION

We urge the UN, EU, and G7 to:

Support climate storytelling as a strategic tool for public engagement;

Champion clean tech narratives, like John Storm’s vessel, as symbols of hope and innovation;

Recognize the power of myth to galvanize action—Sectasaur is not fantasy, it is metaphor;

Fund cultural campaigns that bridge science and emotion, policy and imagination.

The climate crisis is not just a scientific challenge—it is a narrative vacuum. Sectasaur fills that void. Let it roar.

Yours in urgency and imagination, Cleaner Ocean Foundation: Climate Advocates & Cultural Strategists

PRESS RELEASE - For Immediate Distribution

Cleaner Ocean Foundation Launches “Sectasaur” Climate Awareness Campaign - A Mythic Awakening for a Planet in Peril

South coast, England – 2 September 2025

The Cleaner Ocean Foundation, operating along and inshore from Solar House, Studios, today announces the launch of its global climate awareness campaign: Sectasaur – Guardians of the Melting World. Inspired by real-world polar collapse and rising sea levels, the campaign blends cutting-edge science, speculative storytelling, and clean technology to awaken public consciousness and political will.

At its heart is the fictional Sectasaur—a mythic species emerging from Earth’s deep past as the planet’s cryosphere unravels. Their reappearance signals not invasion, but ecological reckoning. They are nature’s immune response to human excess.

The campaign is anchored by John Storm, a fictional explorer aboard a solar-hydrogen vessel—a net-zero craft that embodies the Foundation’s commitment to sustainable innovation. Storm’s journey through melting ice caps, disrupted ocean currents, and submerged cities mirrors the real-world trajectory of climate breakdown.

“We’re not just telling a story - we’re sounding an alarm,” said a spokesperson for the Foundation. “Like WarGames in 1983, which reshaped U.S. nuclear protocols after a White House screening, Sectasaur has the power to shift global climate discourse. We invite cultural ministers, educators, and media leaders to help us bring this narrative to life.”


SCIENTIFIC BASIS

The West Antarctic Ice Sheet is nearing irreversible collapse, threatening over 750 million coastal residents worldwide.

The Arctic is losing its reflective ice shield, accelerating global warming and destabilizing oceanic circulatory systems.

Marine ecosystems are fragmenting, with emperor penguin colonies collapsing and plankton populations declining.


CULTURAL IMPACT

Sectasaur is envisioned as a cinematic allegory—a fusion of myth and science that can reach audiences beyond policy briefings and academic papers.

The campaign seeks to engage youth, educators, and creatives through storytelling, visual media, and interactive exhibits.

A screening at COP30 or the UN General Assembly is proposed to catalyze institutional reflection and public engagement.

TECHNOLOGICAL HOPE

John Storm’s vessel showcases real-world clean energy solutions, including solar propulsion, hydrogen fuel cells, and autonomous navigation.

The Foundation advocates for global investment in ocean-based innovation, including plastic remediation, marine biodiversity protection, and sustainable shipping.


CALL TO ACTION

The Cleaner Ocean Foundation calls on:

- Cultural ministers to support climate storytelling as a strategic tool for public engagement;

- Media outlets to amplify the Sectasaur narrative and its scientific underpinnings;

- Educators and museums to integrate the campaign into climate literacy programs;

- Global institutions (UN, EU, G7) to recognize the power of myth to galvanize action.

For interviews, campaign materials, or partnership inquiries, please contact: Cleaner Ocean Foundation

LIVE SCIENCE MAY 2025

Antarctica has gained ice in recent years, despite increasing average global temperatures and climate change, a new study finds.

Using data from NASA satellites, researchers from Tongji University in Shanghai tracked changes in Antarctica's ice sheet over more than two decades. The overall trend is one of substantial ice loss on the continent, but from 2021 to 2023, Antarctica gained some of that lost ice back.

However, this isn't a sign that global warming and climate change have miraculously reversed. Picture a long ski slope with a small jump at the end. That's what a line through the Antarctic ice sheet data looks like when plotted on a graph. While there have been some recent ice gains, they don't even begin to make up for almost 20 years of losses.

Most of the gains have already been attributed to an anomaly that saw increased precipitation (snow and some rain) fall over Antarctica, which caused more ice to form. Antarctica's ice levels fluctuate from year to year, and the gains appear to have slowed since the study period ended at the beginning of 2024. The levels reported by NASA thus far in 2025 look similar to what they were back in 2020, just before the abrupt gain.

Related: What's hiding under Antarctica's ice?

The ice sheet covering Antarctica is the largest mass of ice on Earth. Bigger than the whole of the U.S., the sheet holds 90% of the world's fresh water, according to the Antarctic and Southern Ocean Coalition, an environmental non-governmental organization. Antarctica is also surrounded by sea ice (frozen ocean water), which expands in the winter and retreats to the Antarctic coastline in the summer.

This latest study, published March 19 in the journal Science China Earth Sciences, analyzed data from NASA's Gravity Recovery And Climate Experiment (GRACE) and GRACE Follow-On satellites that have been monitoring this ice sheet since 2002. Studying changes to the sheet is important because any melt releases water into the ocean, which is a major driver of rising sea levels.

The satellite data revealed that the sheet experienced a sustained period of ice loss between 2002 and 2020. The ice loss accelerated in the latter half of that period, increasing from an average loss of about 81 billion tons (74 billion metric tons) per year between 2002 and 2010, to a loss of about 157 billion tons (142 billion metric tons) between 2011 and 2020, according to the study. However, the trend then shifted.

The ice sheet gained mass from 2021 to 2023 at an average rate of about 119 billion tons (108 metric tons) per year. Four glaciers in eastern Antarctica also flipped from accelerated ice loss to significant mass gain.

"This isn't particularly strange," said Tom Slater, a research fellow in environmental science at Northumbria University in the U.K. who wasn't involved in the study. "In a warmer climate the atmosphere can hold more moisture — this raises the likelihood of extreme weather such as the heavy snowfall which caused the recent mass gain in East Antarctica," he told Live Science in an email.

A 2023 study documented Antarctica's unprecedented mass gain between 2021 and 2022. That study, written by many of the same authors behind the new study, found that a high precipitation anomaly was responsible for the gain in ice. The latest study suggests that the trend continued until at least 2023.

Slater noted that researchers expect the ice gains to be temporary.

"Almost all of Antarctica's grounded ice losses come from glaciers elsewhere which are speeding up and flowing into the warming ocean," Slater said. "This is still happening — while the recent snowfall has temporarily offset these losses, they haven't stopped so it's not expected this is a long-term change in Antarctica's behaviour."

A WARMING WORLD

Climate change doesn't mean that everywhere on Earth will get hotter at the same rate, so a single region will never tell the whole story of our warming world. Historically, temperatures over much of Antarctica have remained relatively stable, particularly compared to the Arctic, which has cooked four times faster than the rest of the globe. Antarctica's sea ice has also been much more stable relative to the Arctic, but that's been changing in recent years.

In 2023, Antarctic sea ice hit record lows, which researchers concluded was extremely unlikely to happen without climate change. Meanwhile, global sea ice cover is consistently dropping to record lows or near-record lows, while global temperatures are consistently at record or near-record highs.

In 2015, world leaders signed the Paris Agreement, an international treaty promising to limit global warming to preferably below 2.7 degrees Fahrenheit (1.5 degrees Celsius) and well below 3.6 F (2 C). However, that first promise is on the line: April 2025 was the 21st out of the last 22 months to breach the 2.7 F limit, according to the European Union's Copernicus Climate Change Service.

IPCC AR6 SYNTHESIS REPORT

INTORDUCTION

This Synthesis Report (SYR) of the IPCC Sixth Assessment Report (AR6) summarises the state of knowledge of climate change, its widespread impacts and risks, and climate change mitigation and adaptation. It integrates the main findings of the Sixth Assessment Report (AR6) based on contributions from the three Working Groups 1 , and the three Special Reports 2 . The summary for Policymakers (SPM) is structured in three parts: SPM.A Current Status and Trends, SPM.B Future Climate Change, Risks, and Long-Term Responses, and SPM.C Responses in the Near Term 3. This report recognizes the interdependence of climate, ecosystems and biodiversity, and human societies; the value of diverse forms of knowledge; and the close linkages between climate change adaptation, mitigation, ecosystem health, human well-being and sustainable development, and reflects the increasing diversity of actors involved in climate action.

Based on scientific understanding, key findings can be formulated as statements of fact or associated with an assessed level of confidence using the IPCC calibrated language 4.


A. Current Status and Trends 

Observed Warming and its Causes

A.1 Human activities, principally through emissions of greenhouse gases, have unequivocally caused global warming, with global surface temperature reaching 1.1°C above 1850-1900 in 2011-2020. Global greenhouse gas emissions have continued to increase, with unequal historical and ongoing contributions arising from unsustainable energy use, land use and land-use change, lifestyles and patterns of consumption and production across regions, between and within countries, and among individuals (high confidence).


Observed Changes and Impacts

A.2 Widespread and rapid changes in the atmosphere, ocean, cryosphere and biosphere have occurred. Human-caused climate change is already affecting many weather and climate extremes in every region across the globe. This has led to widespread adverse impacts and related losses and damages to nature and people (high confidence). Vulnerable communities who have historically contributed the least to current climate change are disproportionately affected (high confidence).


Current Progress in Adaptation and Gaps and Challenges

A.3 Adaptation planning and implementation has progressed across all sectors and regions, with documented benefits and varying effectiveness. Despite progress, adaptation gaps exist, and will continue to grow at current rates of implementation. Hard and soft limits to adaptation have been reached in some ecosystems and regions. Maladaptation is happening in some sectors and regions. Current global financial flows for adaptation are insufficient for, and constrain implementation of, adaptation options, especially in developing countries (high confidence).


Current Mitigation Progress, Gaps and Challenges

A.4 Policies and laws addressing mitigation have consistently expanded since AR5. Global GHG emissions in 2030 implied by nationally determined contributions (NDCs) announced by October 2021 make it likely that warming will exceed 1.5°C during the 21st century and make it harder to limit warming below 2°C. There are gaps between projected emissions from implemented policies and those from NDCs and finance flows fall short of the levels needed to meet climate goals across all sectors and regions. (high confidence)


B. Future Climate Change, Risks, and Long-Term Responses 
Future Climate Change

B.1 Continued greenhouse gas emissions will lead to increasing global warming, with the best estimate of reaching 1.5°C in the near term in considered scenarios and modelled pathways. Every increment of global warming will intensify multiple and concurrent hazards (high confidence). Deep, rapid, and sustained reductions in greenhouse gas emissions would lead to a discernible slowdown in global warming within around two decades, and also to discernible changes in atmospheric composition within a few years (high confidence). Expand Figure SPM.2 Box SPM.1


Climate Change Impacts and Climate-Related Risks

B.2 For any given future warming level, many climate-related risks are higher than assessed in AR5, and projected long-term impacts are up to multiple times higher than currently observed (high confidence). Risks and projected adverse impacts and related losses and damages from climate change escalate with every increment of global warming (very high confidence). Climatic and non-climatic risks will increasingly interact, creating compound and cascading risks that are more complex and difficult to manage (high confidence). Expand Figure SPM.3 Figure SPM.4 


Likelihood and Risks of Unavoidable, Irreversible or Abrupt Changes

B.3 Some future changes are unavoidable and/or irreversible but can be limited by deep, rapid and sustained global greenhouse gas emissions reduction. The likelihood of abrupt and/or irreversible changes increases with higher global warming levels. Similarly, the probability of low-likelihood outcomes associated with potentially very large adverse impacts increases with higher global warming levels. (high confidence)


Adaptation Options and their Limits in a Warmer World

B.4 Adaptation options that are feasible and effective today will become constrained and less effective with increasing global warming. With increasing global warming, losses and damages will increase and additional human and natural systems will reach adaptation limits. Maladaptation can be avoided by flexible, multi-sectoral, inclusive, long-term planning and implementation of adaptation actions, with co-benefits to many sectors and systems. (high confidence)


Carbon Budgets and Net Zero Emissions

B.5 Limiting human-caused global warming requires net zero CO2 emissions. Cumulative carbon emissions until the time of reaching net zero CO2 emissions and the level of greenhouse gas emission reductions this decade largely determine whether warming can be limited to 1.5°C or 2°C (high confidence). Projected CO2 emissions from existing fossil fuel infrastructure without additional abatement would exceed the remaining carbon budget for 1.5°C (50%) (high confidence).


Mitigation Pathways

B.6 All global modelled pathways that limit warming to 1.5°C (>50%) with no or limited overshoot, and those that limit warming to 2°C (>67%), involve rapid and deep and, in most cases, immediate greenhouse gas emissions reductions in all sectors this decade. Global net zero CO2 emissions are reached for these pathway categories, in the early 2050s and around the early 2070s, respectively. (high confidence) Expand Figure SPM.5 Box SPM.1


Overshoot: Exceeding a Warming Level and Returning

B.7 If warming exceeds a specified level such as 1.5°C, it could gradually be reduced again by achieving and sustaining net negative global CO2 emissions. This would require additional deployment of carbon dioxide removal, compared to pathways without overshoot, leading to greater feasibility and sustainability concerns. Overshoot entails adverse impacts, some irreversible, and additional risks for human and natural systems, all growing with the magnitude and duration of overshoot. (high confidence) Expand


C. Responses in the Near Term 

Urgency of Near-Term Integrated Climate Action

C.1 Climate change is a threat to human well-being and planetary health (very high confidence) . There is a rapidly closing window of opportunity to secure a liveable and sustainable future for all (very high confidence) . Climate resilient development integrates adaptation and mitigation to advance sustainable development for all, and is enabled by increased international cooperation including improved access to adequate financial resources, particularly for vulnerable regions, sectors and groups, and inclusive governance and coordinated policies (high confidence) . The choices and actions implemented in this decade will have impacts now and for thousands of years (high confidence). Expand Figure SPM.1 Figure SPM.6


The Benefits of Near-Term Action

C.2 Deep, rapid and sustained mitigation and accelerated implementation of adaptation actions in this decade would reduce projected losses and damages for humans and ecosystems (very high confidence) , and deliver many co-benefits, especially for air quality and health (high confidence) . Delayed mitigation and adaptation action would lock-in high-emissions infrastructure, raise risks of stranded assets and cost-escalation, reduce feasibility, and increase losses and damages (high confidence) . Near-term actions involve high up-front investments and potentially disruptive changes that can be lessened by a range of enabling policies (high confidence).


Mitigation and Adaptation Options across Systems

C.3 Rapid and far-reaching transitions across all sectors and systems are necessary to achieve deep and sustained emissions reductions and secure a liveable and sustainable future for all. These system transitions involve a significant upscaling of a wide portfolio of mitigation and adaptation options. Feasible, effective, and low-cost options for mitigation and adaptation are already available, with differences across systems and regions. (high confidence) Figure SPM.7 

A.4.1 The UNFCCC, Kyoto Protocol, and the Paris Agreement are supporting rising levels of national ambition. The Paris Agreement, adopted under the UNFCCC, with near universal participation, has led to policy development and target-setting at national and sub-national levels, in particular in relation to mitigation, as well as enhanced transparency of climate action and support (medium confidence). Many regulatory and economic instruments have already been deployed successfully (high confidence). In many countries, policies have enhanced energy efficiency, reduced rates of deforestation and accelerated technology deployment, leading to avoided and in some cases reduced or removed emissions (high confidence). Multiple lines of evidence suggest that mitigation policies have led to several Gt CO2-eq yr -124 of avoided global emissions (medium confidence). At least 18 countries have sustained absolute production-based GHG and consumption-based CO2 reductions 25 for longer than 10 years. These reductions have only partly offset global emissions growth (high confidence) . Links to longer report

A.4.2 Several mitigation options, notably solar energy, wind energy, electrification of urban systems, urban green infrastructure, energy efficiency, demand-side management, improved forest- and crop/grassland management, and reduced food waste and loss, are technically viable, are becoming increasingly cost effective and are generally supported by the public. From 2010-2019 there have been sustained decreases in the unit costs of solar energy (85%), wind energy (55%), and lithium-ion batteries (85%), and large increases in their deployment, e.g., >10x for solar and >100x for electric vehicles (EVs), varying widely across regions. The mix of policy instruments that reduced costs and stimulated adoption includes public R&D, funding for demonstration and pilot projects, and demand-pull instruments such as deployment subsidies to attain scale. Maintaining emission-intensive systems may, in some regions and sectors, be more expensive than transitioning to low emission systems. (high confidence) 


Synergies and Trade-Offs with Sustainable Development 

C.4 Accelerated and equitable action in mitigating and adapting to climate change impacts is critical to sustainable development. Mitigation and adaptation actions have more synergies than trade-offs with Sustainable Development Goals. Synergies and trade-offs depend on context and scale of implementation. (high confidence)


C.5 Prioritising equity, climate justice, social justice, inclusion and just transition processes can enable adaptation and ambitious mitigation actions and climate resilient development. Adaptation outcomes are enhanced by increased support to regions and people with the highest vulnerability to climatic hazards. Integrating climate adaptation into social protection programs improves resilience. Many options are available for reducing emission-intensive consumption, including through behavioural and lifestyle changes, with co-benefits for societal well-being. (high confidence)


Governance and Policies

C.6 Effective climate action is enabled by political commitment, well-aligned multilevel governance, institutional frameworks, laws, policies and strategies and enhanced access to finance and technology. Clear goals, coordination across multiple policy domains, and inclusive governance processes facilitate effective climate action. Regulatory and economic instruments can support deep emissions reductions and climate resilience if scaled up and applied widely. Climate resilient development benefits from drawing on diverse knowledge. (high confidence)


Finance, Technology and International Cooperation

C.7 Finance, technology and international cooperation are critical enablers for accelerated climate action. If climate goals are to be achieved, both adaptation and mitigation financing would need to increase many-fold. There is sufficient global capital to close the global investment gaps but there are barriers to redirect capital to climate action. Enhancing technology innovation systems is key to accelerate the widespread adoption of technologies and practices. Enhancing international cooperation is possible through multiple channels. (high confidence) 

UNITED NATIONS - CONFERENCES OF THE PARTIES

The forthcoming Conference of the Parties (COP) will be COP 30, which is scheduled to take place in Belém, Brazil, from November 10-21, 2025. This follows COP 29, which was held in Baku, Azerbaijan, in November 2024.

COP 29: KEY OUTCOMES

Before we look ahead to COP 30, it's important to understand the context set by the previous conference. A central focus of COP 29 was climate finance. The primary outcome was an agreement on a new climate finance goal, with developed countries pledging to mobilize at least $300 billion per year for developing countries by 2035. This was a significant, albeit compromised, agreement aimed at supporting developing nations in their climate action efforts, including reducing emissions and adapting to the impacts of climate change.

COP 30: A LOOK AHEAD

COP 30 is expected to be a pivotal moment for global climate action, especially given its location in Belém, the capital of Brazil's Pará state, which is a gateway to the Amazon rainforest. The conference will bring together world leaders, policymakers, scientists, and civil society to advance the goals of the Paris Agreement and accelerate climate solutions.

Key Priorities and Themes for COP 30:

- Renewed National Climate Plans (NDCs): A major focus will be on the new round of Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs). Countries are expected to present ambitious, economy-wide plans for the period up to 2035, aiming to keep the world on track with the 1.5°C goal of the Paris Agreement. COP 30 will be a crucial opportunity to take stock of these new NDCs and address any bottlenecks hindering their implementation.

- Climate Finance: Building on the agreement at COP 29, COP 30 will continue to focus on the progress of climate finance. The goal of delivering at least $300 billion per year to developing nations by 2035 will be a key topic of discussion. There is a strong call for this finance to be provided as grants, not loans, to avoid deepening the debt of lower-income countries.

- The Amazon and Biodiversity: With the conference in the Amazon region, there will be a significant emphasis on the interconnected crises of climate change and biodiversity loss. Brazil is expected to highlight the Amazon's crucial role in global climate regulation and demonstrate its commitment to combating deforestation and protecting Indigenous rights.

- Loss and Damage: Discussions around the Loss and Damage Fund, established at COP 27, will likely continue at COP 30, with a focus on capitalization and ensuring the fund can effectively address the needs of communities most affected by climate-induced disasters.

- Implementation and Action: The overarching theme for COP 30 is a shift from pledges to implementation. The incoming Brazilian presidency has stated that its priorities include translating words into transformative actions on the ground and aligning efforts with the Paris Agreement's long-term goals.

CHALLENGES AND PREPARATIONS

Hosting a COP is a major logistical and financial undertaking. Belém is undergoing significant infrastructure works, with investments from the Brazilian government to prepare for the thousands of delegates expected to attend. Some of the challenges being addressed include accommodation availability and pricing, as well as the city's overall infrastructure.

In summary, COP 30 is a critical conference that aims to build on the foundations laid by previous COPs, with a strong focus on action, finance, and the presentation of a new, more ambitious round of national climate plans.

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