IBRAAC Bulletin n. º 02 / October 2025 - Special Edition – COP30 and Energy Transition

Instituto Brasileiro de Adaptação Climática

📍 Special Edition – COP30 and Energy Transition

Brazil Seeks to Defuse “Hot Button” Issues Ahead of COP30

Brazil, presiding over COP30, aims to neutralize the most contentious themes — climate finance and the energy transition away from fossil fuels — to avoid deadlocks before the conference.

Source: Capital Reset – https://capitalreset.uol.com.br/clima/cop/brasil-tenta-desarmar-pautas-bomba-da-cop30/ 

Clean Energy Fuels Enthusiasm for Data Centers in Brazil

Brazil is leveraging its predominantly clean power matrix to attract investments in large data centers, driven by the demand for AI and digital infrastructure.

Source: Capital Reset – https://capitalreset.uol.com.br/clima/cop/a-energia-limpa-acende-o-entusiasmo-pelos-data-centers-no-brasil/

Podcast Episode: A Conversation About the UN Crisis, Climate Crisis, and the Mythological Crisis Affecting the Political Environment.

A discussion about the UN crisis, the climate crisis, and the mythological crisis impacting the political environment.

Source: Sportify– https://www.varandadaamazonia.com.br/

Finance Ministers’ Ideas to Unlock Climate Funds

Finance Ministers propose reforms in multilateral banks and new financial instruments to unlock US$ 1.3 trillion annually in climate finance by COP30

Source: Capital Reset – https://capitalreset.uol.com.br/clima/cop/as-ideias-dos-ministros-das-financas-para-destravar-recursos-para-o-clima/ 

At the Final Pre-COP30 Meeting, Brazil Calls for Multilateral Efforts

Brazil urged greater global cooperation and the strengthening of multilateralism to combat the climate crisis before COP30, seeking to align global decisions with local realities

Source: Capital Reset – https://capitalreset.uol.com.br/clima/cop/em-ultimo-encontro-pre-cop30-brasil-cobra-esforcos-de-multilateralismo/ 

Renewables Surpass Coal and Become the World’s Main Source of Electricity

Renewable energy has surpassed coal to become the world’s leading source of electricity, driven by solar and wind power.

Source Revista Veja– https://veja.abril.com.br/agenda-verde/renovaveis-superam-o-carvao-e-se-tornam-maior-fonte-de-eletricidade-do-mundo/ 

Watch the Panels of the Third Varanda da Amazônia Forum

Set against the backdrop of the forest and its peoples, the Varanda da Amazônia Forum in Belém emerges as an urgent call to action — to listen, connect, and transform the region’s present into a global climate justice agenda.

Source: Varanda da Amazônia – https://www.varandadaamazonia.com.br/ 

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Bulletin prepared by Paula Meireles Aguiar