Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva called on Donald Trump to "respect" Brazil. Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said on Thursday he would respond in kind if US President Donald Trump were to deploy tariffs against Brazil.

Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) Countries are required to submit updated NDCs by February 2025, outlining their plans to combat climate change. These commitments, which must be renewed every five years under the Paris Agreement, are crucial for limiting global warming and ensuring a safer future.

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.

Hosting the massive global event in the Amazon for the first time has presented Brazil with several challenges. The city of Belem, where some 60,000 participants are expected, is scrambling to provide enough infrastructure and hotel rooms for guests.

Brazil plans to appoint ambassador Andre Correa do Lago as president of the 2025 COP30 global climate summit in Belem. His extensive experience in climate diplomacy will facilitate negotiations on global warming,

Wildfires in Brazil last year consumed a total area larger than all of ... who in November will host the UN COP30 climate conference in the Amazonian city of Belem. The 2024 figures represent the largest area burned since 2019. Some 8.5 million hectares ...

Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said Thursday that if US counterpart Donald Trump hiked tariffs on Brazilian products, he would reciprocate -- but that he would prefer improved relations over a trade war.

As Frontiers’ CEO, Kamila Markram set out ambitions for an Open Science Charter to make climate change research freely available worldwide, Ambassador Guilherme de Aguiar Patriota confirmed President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva’s “personal decision” to host COP30 in Belém at the COP 30 in the Amazon: Shaping Our Planetary Future event on 23 January at the World Economic Forum’s 2025 Annual Meeting.

Brazil intends to strengthen the influence of developing nations in climate finance discussions at the upcoming COP30 summit. This comes amid challenges following the U.S. withdrawal from the Paris Agreement.

Ambassador Andre Correa do Lago's appointment as COP30 president was widely welcomed in Brazil by climate campaigners,

President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has decided to name Andre Correa do Lago, the secretary of energy and environment at Brazil’s foreign affairs ministry, as head of the annual United Nations Climate Change Conference the country will host later this year.

Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva stresses desire for respectful relationship with US, but warns that two can play at game of trade tariffs