Event

Beyond COP30: climate finance, justice and action in 2026

This event hosted by UK think tank IIED explores how COP30 outcomes will shape priorities and action in the year ahead.

For the first time, the UN Climate Conference (COP30) was hosted in Belém, Brazil, in the largest rainforest in the world.

Amid intensifying climate disasters, seismic geopolitical shifts and persistent barriers to participation, COP30 represents a critical moment for climate and nature. The need to mobilise finance, scale up adaptation and secure national climate plans has never been greater.

The question is clear: will COP30 rise to the challenge, especially for those already hardest hit by climate impacts?

This IIED Debates event brings together speakers working at the forefront of climate science, policy and action to explore the major outcomes from COP30.

Speakers will consider national climate commitments (NDCs), progress on the global goal on adaptation and developments on the Just Transition Mechanism.

The discussion will situate these outcomes within broader developments in 2025, including the International Court of Justice advisory opinion and debt distress in vulnerable economies.

Together, panellists will consider how these dynamics are shaping the global climate and nature agenda for the year ahead and make predictions about the key challenges and opportunities for action in 2026.