After two weeks of intense negotiations at COP29, negotiators got a $300 billion deal for climate finance. But it left everyone unhappy. Now plans are already underway for COP30 to pick up the baton. Next year’s climate conference is set to take place in Belem, Brazil, a gateway to the Amazon rainforest. André Corrêa do Lago, Brazil’s Secretary for Climate, Energy and the Environment tells Akshat Rathi that although holding a global summit in Belem poses logistical challenges, the symbolism of the location holds “fantastic political power.” 

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