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COP30: President Lula calls for new UN Climate Council to drive global policy efforts

Michael Holder

10 November 2025 • 7 min read

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Brazil's President uses COP30 opening speech to argue new Climate Council within UN General Assembly is needed to 'give this challenge the political weight it deserves'

Brazil's President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva today called for the creation of a new "Climate Council" within the UN General Assembly, in order to "give this challenge the political weight it deserves"....

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