The incident folded into the greater drama playing out at COP30 — the 30th U.N. Climate Conference — where the complex, sprawling geopolitical and economic policy concerns underlying climate action rub against the deep anguish and alarm of climate activists.

A top UN climate official demanded Brazilian authorities immediately develop a plan for addressing security lapses, soaring temperatures, flooding and other poor conditions at the COP30 conference in the city of Belém.

At COP30 in Belem, countries have rallied behind proposals for a roadmap to transition away from fossil fuels.

At the COP30 climate summit in Brazil, Pacific Island states are making a familiar plea to keep warming at 1.5°C. But now they have the backing of a legal opinion that has transformed climate action from a moral and political aspiration into an obligation under international law.

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Campaigners say Loss and Damage Fund, agreed at Cop27 in 2022, is under-funded, too restrictive and too slow to respond

Kids get their COP30 questions answered by the UK's Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, Ed Miliband