World's top emitters absent as leaders gather in Brazil ahead of COP30 climate summit
The politics of climate in focus once again at the 30th edition of the United Nations Climate Change Conference, or COP30. Leaders from around the world are in Brazil's Belem — the gateway to the Lower Amazon — for a two-day summit ahead of next week's main event. However, notably absent are the leaders of China, the US, India and Russia — four of the world's top five emitters. AP correspondent Isabel DeBre reports from Belem, Brazil.
The politics of climate in focus once again at the 30th edition of the United Nations Climate Change Conference, or COP30. Leaders from around the world are in Brazil's Belem — the gateway to the Lower Amazon — for a two-day summit ahead of next week's main event. However, notably absent are the leaders of China, the US, India and Russia — four of the world's top five emitters. AP correspondent Isabel DeBre reports from Belem, Brazil.