(AGENPARL) – Wed 05 November 2025 Media Advisory
UNEP at the 2025 UN Climate Change Conference (COP 30)
10 – 21 November 2025
The 30th Session of the UN Climate Change Conference (COP 30) will be a critical moment for global climate action. Governments, civil society groups, private sector representatives, scientists and a wide range of non-governmental organizations will gather in Belém, Brazil, for critical negotiations around climate finance, greenhouse gas emission reductions, and adaptation to climate change. This year marks the 10th anniversary of the Paris Agreement.
The UN Environment Programme (UNEP) will be actively involved in COP 30, where important environmental publications and initiatives will be released, including in the lead-up to the conference. UNEP experts will be available for interviews where possible. See the latest updates on events at COP30 here.
Key launches, events and dates to watch out for on UNEP’s contribution to COP 30
10 November | 15:00 -16:30 PM | Award
The UNFCCC Technology Executive Committee and the UN Climate Technology Centre and Network, with the support of the Korea International Cooperation Agency, will award the winner of the AI Innovation Grand Challenge as part of the #AI4ClimateAction initiative to drive new AI applications for climate mitigation and adaptation action in developing countries.
10, 15 and 21 November | Casa do Seguro (House of Insurance) | Summit
The Global Sustainable Insurance Summit: Insuring the transition, convened by UNEP-FI in collaboration with the Brazilian Insurance Confederation, will spotlight the insurance industry’s role in tackling climate change, nature loss and the growing global protection gap. Delegates will explore how insurance can support a just, resilient transition and enhance the sector’s capacity to manage systemic risks across underwriting, investment and client operations. Agenda and registration details here.
11 November 2025 | 12:30 PM to 14:00 PM | Blue Zone I Ministerial
The Intergovernmental Council for Buildings and Climate (ICBC) Ministerial will launch the Belém Call for Action for Sustainable and Affordable Housing, which stresses that affordability and sustainability must be pursued together to enable a just transition. The Ministerial will include a range of announcements: the Global Framework for Action on Sustainable Public Procurement, Principles for Responsible Timber Construction and the World Championship for Energy Savings in Commercial Buildings & Social Infrastructures, among others.
11 November 2025 | COP30 Media Centre | Publication 
The Global Cooling Watch Report 2025 takes a deep dive into one of the decade’s most urgent challenges: surging heat, soaring cooling demand, and stark inequalities in access. The report provides a comprehensive assessment of the rapidly growing global demand for cooling and the need for climate-friendly solutions to the issue. New features include analysis of intensifying extreme heat and its effect on cooling demand, improved assessment of passive cooling, and coverage of low-energy and hybrid systems that reduce power use while maintaining comfort.
11 November 2025 | SE Room 3 | High-Level Event
The Beat the Heat/Mutirão Contra o Calor Extremo High-Level Event will present the first cohort of countries, cities, and partners joining the Beat the Heat Implementation Drive, led by the COP30 Brazilian Presidency and the UNEP-convened Cool Coalition. The initiative supports governments in assessing urban heat risks, developing and implementing Heat Action Plans, integrating passive and nature-based cooling into urban planning, deploying low-emission cooling technologies, and protecting vulnerable populations.
13 November 2025 | COP30 Action Agenda Thematic Spaces, Blue Zone | Launch of initiative 
UNEP and the Climate High-Level Champions will launch the Food Waste Breakthrough — an initiative uniting national and subnational governments, philanthropies, non-profits, UN agencies, and private sector partners to accelerate global action over the next five years toward halving food waste by 2030, in line with SDG 12.3. The initiative aims to keep food out of landfills and achieve up to a 7% reduction in global methane emissions, contributing to the Global Methane Pledge.
14 November 2025 | 10:00 AM to 11:15 AM | Blue Zone I Ministerial
The International Methane Emissions Observatory (IMEO) Ministerial, co-hosted by Japan and the European Commission, will convene ministers, industry leaders and civil society representatives to showcase the impact of IMEO’s data-driven solutions for methane mitigation. The event will also launch the updated IMEO Eye on Methane Data Platform to support governments, industry and civil society in this crucial climate effort.
14 November 2025 | Announcement
The Systematic Observations Impact Bond, a pioneering innovative finance mechanism will be announced as part of the COP30 Action Agenda. Led by the Systematic Observations Financing Facility — a UN fund created by UNEP, WMO, and UNDP — the bond will enable at least 30 Least Developed Countries and Small Island Developing States to close critical weather and climate data gaps, improving ultimately every forecast, climate action, and early warning system.
17 November 2025 | 14:30 – 15:30 | German Pavilion, Blue Zone | White Paper
The 2025 White Paper From Talk to Action: Making COP30 a Turning Point for Synergistic Climate-Nature Action outlines the progress and practical pathways for integrated implementation of the Rio Conventions. It highlights how countries are advancing away from fragmented, project-based action toward coherent planning, financing, and monitoring systems that deliver multiple benefits across the three agendas.
17 November 2025 | COP30 Media Centre | Publication 
The 2025 Global Methane Status Report provides updates on global progress on methane mitigation and the remaining work needed to achieve the Global Methane Pledge, as well as the potential for further ambition. It will also provide momentum and incentive for rapid and increased action by showcasing successes, as well as an outlook on the role of empirical data and the financing of methane abatement. 
18 November 2025 | 15:30 – 17:00 | Italian Pavillion | Launch of initiative
The Nature-Based Solutions Innovation Accelerator (NBS-IA), led by UNEP and supported by Italy’s Ministry for the Environment and Energy Security, will support the design and implementation of critical infrastructure through nature-based solutions. The initiative will provide grant support to Central Asia and Africa for innovative designs and solutions. The Accelerator aims to speed up the global uptake of integration of nature-based solutions into resilient infrastructure development.
18 November 2025 | Presidential room | Ministerial
The Global Cooling Pledge Ministerial serves as a key platform for countries and partners to demonstrate progress, adopt key governance and policy instruments, and accelerate implementation of the Global Cooling Pledge. With over 70 country signatories and 80 non-state supporters, the Pledge is the world’s first collective commitment to reducing cooling-related emissions while also expanding equitable access to cooling.
19 November 2025| Launch of initiative 
The Climate and Clean Air Coalition will launch a new Agriculture Flagship to accelerate action on methane and nitrous oxide, both potent super pollutants, across the global agricultural sector. This initiative will directly fund emissions reduction projects and policy implementation in farming and food systems.
19 November 2025 | 16:45 – 18:15 | Room 6 | Launch of initiative
The second phase of the Digital Demand-Driven Electricity Networks (3DEN) Initiative – led by UNEP in collaboration with the International Energy Agency and supported by Italy’s Ministry for the Environment and Energy Security with a €23 million contribution – will support 15 projects across Africa and Brazil. 3DEN advances digital innovation in power systems, accelerating the transition toward smarter, more resilient, and low-carbon energy networks.
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NOTES TO EDITORS
About the UN Environment Programme (UNEP)
The United Nations Environment Programme is the leading global environmental authority that sets the global environmental agenda, promotes the coherent implementation of the environmental dimension of sustainable development within the United Nations system, and serves as an authoritative advocate for the global environment.