In this issue: 🌽 Agriculture negotiations at COP30 ended abruptly. 🌽More than 300 industrial ag lobbyists attended the Belém summit. 🌽 Carbon Brief explains four key food, land and nature pledges from COP30. 🌽 The EU provisionally agreed on a farming-subsidy overhaul.

Beyond the big COP30 issue of Article 9.1 climate finance for developing countries, the new draft cover text contains potential ways forward for the "Baku to Belem roadmap" to $1.3tn. It is covered by one of the "workstreams" being proposed as ways to advance "roadmaps" on various finance issues.

Finally on trade measures, para 58 Opt1 take note of response measures / technical w'shops Opt2 dialogues at Bonn meetings Opt3 new info-sharing "platform" on trade measures Opt4 UNSG summit on trade + annual dialogue + report

COP30 COVER TEXT: The Brazilian presidency has published a first draft "global mutirão" text on the "big four" issues at COP30 – finance, 1.5C, trade & transparency Options inc a "Belém roadmap to 1.5C", national FF roadmaps, tripling adaptation finance and more NB this is only a draft!

First draft: unfccc.int/sites/defaul... #COP30

This time on Deutsche Welle I did not have a cat jumping up on the table behind me and proceeding to clean her nether regions. It was, consequently, a much less exciting interview.

Truly an honour to have my joke make it to a headline in today's edition of ECO @canclimateaction.bsky.social 🙏. #COP30 climatenetwork.org/resource/eco...

New 'informal notes' have been published for the just transition work programme. The option for a just transition mechanism - the Belem Action Mechanism - now includes an alternative for an 'action plan' This follows the EU tabling this as an option on Friday, having pushed back on the BAM

Portugal: "We will contribute €1 million to the Adaptation Fund by the end of this year (2025) and also contribute a further €200,000 for additional UNFCCC activities." #COP30 #HLS

Brazil’s #COP30 presidency has been keen to provide space for discussions beyond the formal agenda (package one), defusing the risk of a prolonged agenda fight and paving the way for something akin to a cover decision.

Significant to see the COP30 presidency now talking about a "cover decision" openly Widely expected, but notable all the same

NEW – COP30: Carbon Brief’s second ‘ask us anything’ webinar | @arunacsekhar.bsky.social @daisydunne.carbonbrief.org @orladwyer.carbonbrief.org @drsimevans.carbonbrief.org @joshgabbatiss.bsky.social @leohickman.carbonbrief.org @mollylempriere.carbonbrief.org Read here: buff.ly/9J2LHC2

COP president André Corrêa do Lago floats the possibility of "two packages" at #COP30: - one for finance, trade measures, transparency and 1.5C in consultations: "four themes that are very important to COP" - package for the "main COP themes", including adaptation, fair or just transition.

First draft negotiating texts for the “dialogue” on Article 2.1c have dropped at COP30. This concerns making all “financial flows” consistent with global climate goals. There are two "options", reflecting a key divergence in the negotiations so far: Whether or not to continue discussing 2.1c.

At COP30, developing countries raise concerns about unilateral trade measures like the EU's CBAM twn.my/title2/clima...

Informal notes for the just transition work programme are up! Still lots to be decided (21 optns), including on unilateral trade measures, the establishment of a just transition mechanism (Belem Action Mechanism, or BAM), etc. Significantly, for the first time critical minerals have been included!

COP30 DeBriefed | Finance and 1.5C loom large at talks; China’s emissions dip; Negotiations explained Read here ➡️ buff.ly/kW8TfkH Subscribe to DeBriefed ➡️ subscribe.carbonbrief.org

Also: why should a UN watchdog body have to consider whether its standards will affect carbon market forecasts and “discourage the development” of nature-based credits?

NEW – Analysis: Seven charts showing how the $100bn climate-finance goal was met | @joshgabbatiss.bsky.social @c-aguilargarcia.bsky.social @porcelinad.bsky.social @theguardian.com Read here: buff.ly/UZ9dxXb

The actual agriculture and food security negotiations at COP30: from a 4-page document yesterday (unfccc.int/sites/defaul...) that hailed agroecology and AI-farming in the same breath to a one-pager (unfccc.int/sites/defaul...), saying "cool draft, let's park this for next year".

No public fireworks at #COP30 tonight, after all. "We therefore propose that consultations continue as agreed in the opening plenary with another stocktake plenary to be held on Saturday." The consultations will continue to serve as a safe space for parties".

First #COP30 report. About the U.S., Australia, Norway and Canada and their oil and gas interests for @drilledmedia.bsky.social drilled.media/news/COP30-OCI

India says #adaptation financing needs to exceed nearly 15x current flows. #COP30 pib.gov.in/PressRelease...

UPDATE: We have revamped the Global South Climate Database 🎉 I'm super excited to announce this huge update, which makes the database even quicker and easier to use. (Also prettier ✨) Please check it out to find brilliant climate experts from the global south 🌏 🔗 bit.ly/GSClimateDatabase 1/4

"Without new + sustained financial support, the GCOS secretariat will cease operations in 2027, ending the only mechanism that holistically assesses + coordinates global climate observations across all domains: from rescue to provision." #COP30 gcos.wmo.int/site/global-...

Last night at #COP30 the presidency consulted on four crucial topics: response to NDCs, transparency (BTRs), article 9.1 (provision of finance by developed countries), and unilateral trade measures. These four elements will be key to the outcome, despite being dropped from the official agendas.

Hola folks. I'm not in Belém for #COP30, but as ever, I'm keeping receipts. If you're following remotely like me and aren't sure where the fights are: - Who Wants What www.carbonbrief.org/interactive-... - Text tracker with the latest docs to track changes www.carbonbrief.org/interactive-...

NEW – Webinar: Carbon Brief’s first ‘ask us anything’ at COP30 | @drsimevans.carbonbrief.org @daisydunne.carbonbrief.org @joshgabbatiss.bsky.social @arunacsekhar.bsky.social @mollylempriere.carbonbrief.org @anikanpatel.carbonbrief.org Watch the recording ⬇️

COP30 agenda fight averted: Yesterday, COP pres André Corrêa do Lago used opening plenary to explain how a truce was reached Presidency will consult on 4 key issues: * Finance * Trade * 1.5C ambition * Emissions reporting He will update in plenary on Wed

#COP30 AGENDA FIGHT: Battle looms over which issues to discuss at COP30 (an "agenda fight") Proposed late additions to agenda: * trade * finance * deforestation * ambition * reporting Hence, now on 4th version of agenda (!) This must be resolved before negotiations begin 🧵 1/

Latest attribution study: climate change made Hurricane Melissa’s 5‑day rainfall 30–50% heavier and maximum winds ~7% stronger in Jamaica and eastern Cuba. Extreme events now 2–9× more likely, testing adaptation limits. www.worldweatherattribution.org/climate-chan...

The EU NDC dropped about an hour ago on the UN website unfccc.int/NDCREG?field... Just in time for the COP30 leaders' summit tomorrow, to save the bloc's blushes...

Brazil’s $125bn forest fund – framed as the “biggest thing to come out of COP30” – goes live tomorrow. Critics point out that TFFF “puts private investors first”, forest payouts last + sets a 🌳 bar too low to be “scientifically credible”. @yaninequiroz.bsky.social and I 🕵🏽‍♀️, for @carbonbrief.org.

NEW – COP30: Could Brazil’s ‘Tropical Forest Forever’ fund help tackle climate change? | @arunacsekhar.bsky.social @yaninequiroz.bsky.social Read here ⬇️

It’s that time of the year. @joshgabbatiss.bsky.social @mollylempriere.carbonbrief.org and I trawled through hundreds of govt submissions to bring you the COP30 edition of @carbonbrief.org’s Who Wants What.

NEW – Interactive: Who wants what at the COP30 climate change summit | @arunacsekhar.bsky.social @joshgabbatiss.bsky.social @mollylempriere.carbonbrief.org Read here ⬇️

In this issue: 🇧🇷 Bloomberg reported that Brazil’s forest fund is behind schedule. 🌎 An area of green space the size of Cyprus was lost in Europe over 2018-23. 🇨🇺 Cuba announced a new agroecology law and fund.

This story from @rishpardikar.bsky.social for @drilledmedia.bsky.social on how Modi's oil & coal cronies are pulling all the strings in India is *wild* not least for the story of the oil baron's son who is going around the world poaching endangered species 🤯 drilled.media/news/modi-ad...

NEW – Q&A: How countries are using biofuels to meet their climate targets | @arunacsekhar.bsky.social Read here:

From Indian car owners to Canadian canola farmers, biofuels have been in the news for all kinds of reasons. Here’s everything you wanted to know about biofuels & climate: www.carbonbrief.org/qa-how-count... By me for @carbonbrief.org 🖼️📈 @kerryanncleaver.bsky.social @tomoprater.carbonbrief.org

Wooop! With the last ratifications in last night 🇲🇦🇸🇱, a landmark treaty to protect nature in 2/3rds of the world’s oceans can now enter into force. If you need a refresh on what it means and took to get here, @giulianaviglione.bsky.social and I have you covered. www.carbonbrief.org/qa-what-does...

🌽 New Cropped just dropped 🌽 Cropped | Flooded ‘food baskets’; Brazil eyes forest finance; Resilient rice ✍️ @daisydunne.carbonbrief.org @arunacsekhar.bsky.social Read here ➡️ buff.ly/sHC6gkE Sign up to Cropped ➡️ buff.ly/t7Qcc9p

NEW – COP experts: How could the UN climate talks be reformed? | @joshgabbatiss.bsky.social @mollylempriere.carbonbrief.org @arunacsekhar.bsky.social Read here: buff.ly/JWL8AQN

🌽 New Cropped just dropped 🌽 Cropped | US public lands under attack; How India’s gig workers are suffering under climate change; Bonn to Belém ✍️ @arunacsekhar.bsky.social @giulianaviglione.bsky.social @orladwyer.carbonbrief.org Read here ⬇️ buff.ly/oGQ99rb

💡 Spotlight | This week, Carbon Brief explores gender-related language disputes at Bonn. Read more here ⬇️

NEW – Bonn climate talks: Key outcomes from the June 2025 UN climate conference | @mollylempriere.carbonbrief.org @joshgabbatiss.bsky.social Read here: buff.ly/gTMcVjd

About 15 to 20 workers at a labour colony near the Indira Priyadarshini Hydroelectric project site at Khaniyara near Dharamshala were feared to have been swept away after a surge in the water level of the Manuni river. Read more: scroll.in/latest/10838... #HimachalPradesh #cloudburst

The World Meteorological Organisation's State of the Climate in Asia 2024 report is out 👉 library.wmo.int/records/item... (h/t @micefearboggis.bsky.social 🙏 ; why doesn't @wmo-global.bsky.social post more often on bluesky?)

Hey everyone! I just discovered that @sominisengupta.bsky.social is here! She's the excellent @nytimes.com global climate reporter whose stories you don't want to miss. You can also follow other climate, energy, and environmental journalists here.

"In India’s financial capital – where 73% of all offices & commercial establishments are within 500m of a flood hotspot & 69% of all employees experience “hindered access” [..] trying to get to or leave work – forecasting the monsoon is fraught, essential & getting trickier with climate change."