Rapid Readout: What Congress Needs to Know About COP30: Outcomes and What’s Next

The Environmental and Energy Study Institute (EESI) invites you to a Rapid Readout about the major outcomes from this year’s United Nations climate negotiations in Belém, Brazil (COP30). This Readout will unpack where key negotiations landed on issues including next steps on international climate finance, climate adaptation metrics, the intersection of climate and trade, and the implementation of carbon markets.

The Readout will review the status of updated country commitments to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and increase adaptation efforts and the next steps in the global effort to assess progress towards collective climate goals. Speakers will unpack the U.S. presence at COP30, including federal, subnational, and private sector roles in the proceedings; highlight next steps following COP30; and explain what it all means for U.S. climate policy.