President of COP30 foresees extension of negotiations after fire
Scheduled to end this Friday (21), the 30th United Nations Conference on Climate Change (COP30), in Belém, may be extended for longer so that negotiations can reach the necessary consensus around the climate issues under debate.
This is the assessment of the president of COP30, ambassador André Corrêa do Lago, who in an interview with TV Brasil assessed the impacts of the fire at a stand in the Blue Zone, the official area of the negotiations, which led to the suspension of activities at the conference headquarters throughout the afternoon. The place reopened on Friday night (20).
“Really, things have changed a little. We are working on consultations with regional groups, we are working on this online and by telephone. Tomorrow (21), as the Blue Zone has reopened, we will have negotiations in the morning and throughout the day. So, we will see how long it lasts, you know that COPs, in general, last longer than expected. We were wanting to move forward, but we will see how to do it tomorrow”, stated Corrêa do Lago.
According to the ambassador, who admitted the complexity of the negotiations, by the end of Friday afternoon it will be possible to have a clearer perception “of when it will end”.
“Everyone has already noticed, with your coverage, that the negotiations are complex, geopolitics are difficult, financial issues. But we are feeling that there is a desire for a good and ambitious result here in Belém”, he pondered.
For the president of COP30, it is essential that the conference has a good result, otherwise it will discredit multilateralism and the ability to deliver results and positively impact people’s lives.
