The 2025 United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP30) will convene in November in Belém, Brazil. The location, often referred to as the gateway to the Amazon (1, 2), represents a historic opportunity to position the Amazon as central in global climate negotiations. Hosting the conference in a region that faces critical challenges such as deforestation (3), illegal mining (4), and extreme climatic events (5, 6) underscores the importance of the discussions. However, the Brazilian government’s proposed use of luxury cruise ships for conference accommodations (2) is at odds with the meeting’s goals. The 2025 United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP30) will convene in November in Belém, Brazil. The location, often referred to as the gateway to the Amazon (1, 2), represents a historic opportunity to position the Amazon as central in global climate negotiations. Hosting the conference in a region that faces critical challenges such as deforestation (3), illegal mining (4), and extreme climatic events (5, 6) underscores the importance of the discussions. However, the Brazilian government’s proposed use of luxury cruise ships for conference accommodations (2) is at odds with the meeting’s goals. Science
COP30’s hypocritical cruise ship lodging plan | Science
