Brazil taps COP30 head, warns of Trump's impact on climate talks

22/1/2025 6:18

Brazil's newly nominated head of the planned 2025 COP30 climate summit in the Amazonian city of Belem warned on Tuesday that President Donald Trump's

decision to withdraw the United States from the Paris Agreement would cast a shadow over the talks.



"We are still analyzing President Trump's announcements, but there is no doubt they will have a significant impact on preparation for COP30," Ambassador Andre Correa do Lago told reporters on Tuesday shortly after he was named to the post.



Trump withdrew the U.S. from the 2015 pact right after taking office for a second non-consecutive term on Monday, removing the world's biggest historic emitter of greenhouse gases from global efforts to fight climate change for the second time in a decade.



The move adds to challenges Brazil was already set to face as COP30 host, including tough disputes over financing the energy transition in developing countries and the new pledges to reduce emissions countries have vowed to make.