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The Cop30 climate summit is under way in Brazil under the shadow of US president Donald Trump’s second term. Delegates from around the world have poured into the Amazonian port of Belém for the conference, which promises to focus on economic development and the fight against global poverty, as well…

The world’s most important climate summit – known this year as Cop30 – has begun in the Amazonian port city of Belém, Brazil. It promises to be contentious: key countries haven’t submitted new climate plans, and negotiations are held up by disputes over who should pay for climate action.

In today’s newsletter: As the world’s leaders gather in Brazil, the urgency of the climate crisis collides with political inertia. The Guardian’s journalists will be following all the stories from Belém

Leaders of the United States, China and India, the world's three biggest polluters, won't attend the COP30 in Brazil as the European Union promises to stay engaged but faces financing hurdles at home.

Brazil’s André Corrêa do Lago says countries should follow China’s lead on clean energy as conference begins

Brief explanations of 19 key terms likely to be heard at the Cop30 summit in Brazil

Cop returns to its Brazilian roots and attempts to map a path to crucial emissions cuts that navigates financial, scientific and ethical aspects of the climate crisis

This year's climate summit is set to spotlight Indigenous peoples, forests and how to adjust course on the Paris Agreement.

Gillian Martin is representing Scotland at the Cop30 summit in Brazil.