New Delhi, March 11 -- Brazil's incoming COP30 presidency has urged countries to view the November climate summit as a crucial turning point for global action, invoking the football concept of "virada" - fighting back when defeat seems almost certain.
In a vision document presented on Monday, COP30 President-Designate Andre Aranha Correa do Lago outlined plans to revitalise climate efforts amid significant setbacks, including the US withdrawal from the Paris Agreement and disappointing finance commitments at last year's talks.
"Together, we can make COP30 the moment we turn the game around, when we put into practice our political achievements and our collective knowledge to change the course of the next decade," the document states.
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