Ten Minutes On… COP30 in Brazil: Can the World Still Limit Warming to 1.5 °C?

As the world marks Armistice Day, this week’s Ten Minutes On… draws a striking parallel between the memory of past conflicts and today’s global fight against climate change. Host Guy Burton examines what’s at stake at COP30 in Belém, Brazil, where negotiators are struggling to keep the Paris Agreement’s 1.5°C goal alive.

With the United States pulling back under Trump’s renewed presidency, Brazil’s unorthodox diplomacy, China and the EU’s carbon market partnership, and developing nations demanding real finance, COP30 has become a test of whether multilateral climate politics can still function—or whether we are witnessing the slow unravelling of the system built in 2015.

Ten Minutes On… COP30 in Brazil: Can the World Still Limit Warming to 1.5°C? — a sharp, accessible look at climate power politics, diplomacy, and what success (or failure) in Belém could mean for the planet’s future.