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Ten years after the Paris Agreement, the world’s climate negotiators will gather in Belém, Brazil, this November for COP 30, a summit many are calling a critical juncture for global climate action. Rebecca Thissen, Global Advocacy Leader for Climate Action Network International, joins Sustainability In Your Ear to unpack what’s really at stake in Belém. With a background in International Public Law and years in the trenches of climate justice advocacy, Thissen works at the intersection of finance, economics, and climate action to ensure money flows where it’s needed most. She discusses the just transition work program, Brazil’s controversial Tropical Forests Forever Facility, the International Court of Justice’s groundbreaking ruling on climate obligations, and why only 10% of countries submitted their nationally determined contributions.

After COP 29 in Baku ended with what developing nations called a woefully inadequate $300 billion annual commitment—far short of the $1.3 trillion economists say is needed—can multilateral climate negotiations still deliver the justice and transformation the climate crisis demands? And with 71% of climate finance currently provided as loans rather than grants, how is the debt crisis crushing developing countries’ ability to invest in climate action? Climate Action Network represents nearly 2,000 organizations across 130 countries, making it the world’s largest coalition working on climate change. You can follow their daily updates during COP 30 through their ECO newsletter at climatenetwork.org.