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COP30 chief says climate implementation can’t wait for consensus

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As the consensus on climate action frays, the world needs to stop waiting for negotiations and start implementing what has already been agreed. That is according to the Brazilian diplomat André Corrêa do Lago. The president of COP30 in Brazil last year, he remains the incumbent for the UN’s flagship climate change summit until COP31 this November, when Türkiye will take over. Corrêa do Lago told D...
André Corrêa do Lago suggests that climate diplomacy should focus more on action and cooperation among groups of countries, businesses, and cities because implementation does not require consensus. This shift could help fill the gap created by political divisions, such as the withdrawal of the US from several climate agreements. Corrêa do Lago argues that climate action extends far beyond federal governments, with communities, businesses, and scientific communities taking independent action. How...