The COP30 United Nations climate change summit

The 30th session of the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, known as COP30 will be held in Belém, Brazil, from 10 to 21 November 2025.

Some of the key areas of discussion at COP30 are likely to include implementing updated national climate plans (NDCs), reviewing progress on the Global Stocktake, advancing climate finance, and ensuring a just transition away from fossil fuels.

In the lead up to, and during COP30, staff from the Grantham Research Institute, the Centre for Economic Transition Expertise (CETEx), the TPI Global Transition Centre and the Just Transition Finance Lab will be taking part in events and publishing reports and articles related to topics under discussion at the summit. This page will be regularly updated in the lead up to and during COP30.

News and commentaries

Turning promises into progress: why NDCs need clear implementation plans – June 2025

Events

27 October 2025

Unlocking climate action opportunities: progress amid geopolitical turbulence

This event will serve as a timely preview of the upcoming UN Climate Conference (COP), offering insights into where meaningful progress can be made on international climate action.

5 November 2025

The 21st century growth story: economics and opportunities of climate action

This event marks the publication of a new book by Professor Lord Nicholas Stern in which he challenges the outdated idea that we must choose between climate action and development. During this lecture Nicholas Stern will call on leaders, businesses, and individuals alike, ahead of the COP30 climate change summit to take the future in their hands, and recognise that delay is the riskiest option of all.