Brazilian official: COP30 to apply agreements reached at COP29

Each COP session is based on previously reached agreements. COP30, which will be held in Brazil, will also use the agreements reached at COP29, Andre Correa do Lago, Secretary for Climate, Energy and Environment at the Brazilian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, told Report.

"Brazil, as one of the parties of the Troika, plays a special role in the Pre-COP29 event. The United Arab Emirates (UAE), Azerbaijan, and Brazil are now working together. Because at the last COP, we came to the conclusion that we cannot start each conference from scratch. Now we are closely coordinating activities with the presidencies of Azerbaijan and the UAE. Brazil is here as a partner who wants to help prepare the work that will be completed in Belem," he noted.

The Brazilian official also emphasized that if real climate measures are taken, the 1.5°C target can be achieved:

"We need to convince the world of the necessity of reaching this target. It's very difficult to convince people without scaring them. However, even fear doesn’t work. We didn't achieve results by repeatedly saying that we would be in a bad situation. Therefore, it's necessary to combine scientific reality with optimism, based on the fact that people can make many mistakes but can also find solutions. I hope that we can achieve this balance in Baku and Belem."