We’re going to wind up the blog for the day now. After the conference reached agreement on the agenda, the notable events today included:
Kayapo chief Raoni, Brazil’s most prominent indigenous leader, has urged the country’s government to empower indigenous peoples to preserve the Amazon rainforest
Removing carbon from the atmosphere will be necessary to avoid catastrophic tipping points, one of the world’s leading scientists Johan Rockström has warned
California will prioritise green tech and climate, governor Gavin Newsom told Cop30
Small island states have described the 1.5C limit for global heating as “a lifeline” and demanded that the world honours it
For the first time in the history of these annual UN climate talks, the US has not sent a single official delegate, an analysis by Carbon Brief has confirmed
“Ciao, bambino!” was the message Christiana Figueres, former executive secretary of the United Nations framework convention on climate change, had for the US
And Cop32 will be hosted in Addis Ababa, the capital of Ethiopia, Reuters reports.
It’s been a pleasure and we look forward to seeing you all tomorrow!
Updated
More than 100 people gathered outside the Cop29 venue on Tuesday evening calling for an end to Israel’s siege on Gaza, reports my colleague Dharna Noor.
“Stop, stop ecocide,” they chanted. “Stop, stop genocide.”
At the UN climate talks, some activists are calling for Israel to be removed from the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change. “A state committing genocide and apartheid cannot participate in the UNFCCC negotiations without threatening their credibility,” one activist said, noting that UN bodies have said Israel is committing genocide in Gaza.
The organizers also called for an energy embargo on Israel, blocking the fuel that sustains the country. As of November 10, the latest figures from the Palestinian Ministry of Health in Gaza, confirm that at least 69,ooo people have been killed. Two thirds of Gaza’s farmland has been destroyed by Israeli forces.
Many at the protest said they had been directly impacted by Israel’s war on Gaza. “The Israeli regime has killed my entire father’s side of my family and has displaced my entire mother’s side,” said Mohammed Usrof of the Palestinian Institute for Climate Strategy.
Organizers said they were not permitted to have the protest in the halls of Cop29. This has not deterred the movement, said Jamal Juma of the Boycott Divest Sanctions movement and Stop the Wall Coalition.
“Our voice is louder than their voice,” he said.
