COP30 failed us but hope is not dead for sustainability

Protests at COP30 Agrizone

Although many world leaders have failed to deliver, civil society and forward-looking governments forging new pathways demonstrate that progress is possible, says Maddy Haughton-Boakes, senior campaigner at the Changing Markets Foundation

Despite Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva’s efforts to position Brazil as a climate leader, COP30 ended without the level of ambition many had hoped for. The summit largely overlooked food systems despite the agriculture industry generating a third of global greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions.

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