326: Inside COP: Brazil's Climate Leadership - the COP30 host takes centre stage

About this episode

It’s Day Two in Belém and all eyes are on the host nation - and the early signals they’re sending about what they hope to achieve. 

Join Christiana Figueres and Tom Rivett-Carnac as they unpack how Brazil is shaping the first days of COP30 - and the quiet strategy behind Ambassador André Corrêa do Lago’s leadership. With the release of the Call of Belém for the Climate, they explore what may be a masterstroke of multilateral diplomacy. And friend of the show Thais Bilenky joins us to break down how the early days of the summit are playing out in Brazilian media and on the streets of Belém.

With the support of the Arapyaú Institute, this episode also turns the spotlight on Brazil’s own climate progress. And how a nation standing at the bridge between the Global North and the emerging Global Majority is using this moment of global attention to tell a new story: one defined by solutions, not sacrifice. We hear from Renata Piazzon, Director General of Arapyaú, whose mission is to reframe Brazil’s climate story - showing the opportunity that lies in regeneration, restoration, and a thriving social bioeconomy. 

And Marina Silva, Brazil’s Minister for the Environment and Climate Change, joins Christiana to share her call for an Ethical Global Stocktake - a reminder that sustainability is not only a way of doing, but a way of being.

Learn more:

🌴 Explore the work of the Arapyaú Institute

⚖️ Read about the Global Ethical Stocktake

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Producer: Ben Weaver-Hincks

Edited by: Miles Martignoni

Video Producer: Caitlin Hanrahan

Exec Producer: Ellie Clifford

With thanks to Groundswell and Global Optimism.

This is a Persephonica production for Global Optimism and is part of the Acast Creator Network.