What’s on the Table for the Negotiations What Congress Needs to Know About COP30

The Environmental and Energy Study Institute (EESI) invites you to a briefing about what Congress can expect during the upcoming United Nations climate negotiations in Belém, Brazil (COP30). Hundreds of negotiating sessions and thousands of events will take place over the course of the two-week U.N. session. Whether traveling to Belém or observing COP30 from D.C., this briefing will guide policymakers on how to engage effectively.

Panelists will explain key issues on the negotiating agenda, including determining metrics for climate adaptation and charting the path toward international climate finance goals. The briefing will describe the role of the COP30 Brazil Presidency and its forest and agriculture priorities, unpack the evolving role of the United States in this international policy-making process, and highlight which U.S. stakeholders are expected at COP30—from businesses and nonprofits to state and local governments. It will also preview the realm of possible outcomes from COP30 and what they would mean for U.S. climate policy.