Leeds at COP30
In November 2025, Brazil will host the United Nations climate change conference, known as COP30.
Since 1995, world governments have met every year to negotiate a response to global climate change. These 197 nations and territories, signatories to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, are represented at the Conference of the Parties (COP), responsible for reviewing the implementation of the Convention. This is the 30th meeting of the COP, hence COP30.
COP30 and the University of Leeds
Research and innovation from the University of Leeds will contribute to important discussions and negotiations that take place in the run up to, and at, COP30. As an official observer of the UNFCCC - the framework that underpins COP30 - the University is sending a small delegation to the conference in Belém, as well as having a larger online delegation in attendance. Members of this delegation will be involved in events and activities across both the Blue Zone (UN-managed space which hosts the negotiations) and Green Zone (managed by the Brazilian Government, and open to the general public).
Meet our COP30 team
University of Leeds at COP30: Meet the delegation webinar
Expert Insights
Insights and commentary from our delegation and wider Leeds community about negotiations at COP30.
The Climate Tug-of-War: What Nations Want at COP30
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Jyoti Narsude: how will this COP affect land, nature, and the people?
As COP30 heads to the heart of the Amazon, the stakes for land and nature have never been higher. Jyoti Sudhakar Narsude explores how this...
A Global South Reading of COP30 by Simon Manda
COP30 in Belém, Brazil is one week away. But what does the conference mean for the global south? In his blog written for the Priestley...