France, Sept. 24 -- World leaders gathered in New York are putting climate action under the spotlight, using this week's UN summit to lay the groundwork for November's Cop30 meeting in Brazil.

With the United Nations General Assembly in full swing in New York this week, world leaders are preparing for a climate summit on Wednesday, aimed at injecting urgency into the faltering global fight against warming.

The meeting is widely seen as a staging post for November's Cop30 in Belem, Brazil, where nations are expected to deliver the next big leap forward on climate action.

More than 110 heads of state, alongside business leaders and campaigners, are attending the sprawling Climate Week NYC, which boasts over 1,000 events.

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