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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Environment
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‘This is survival’: Jamaica leads calls from vulnerable nations at Cop30

Man in suit stood at Cop30 lectern
Matthew Samuda, Jamaica’s economic growth minister, spoke of the climate-linked destruction caused by Hurricane Melissa. Photograph: Fernando Llano/AP

Jamaica has led calls from vulnerable nations at the Cop30 climate summit to urge immediate action on climate breakdown as the conference entered its second week.

As high-level ministers from governments around the world took over negotiations in Belém, Brazil, vulnerable nations lined up to say how important it was that wealthier countries cut emissions in order to limit the worst effects of global heating. In addition, they renewed a longstanding call for rich nations to do more financially to help poor countries deal with warming.

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