“Mutirão” for climate action: Building synergies on the road to COP30

2025-07-30

Yokohama, 30 July 2025: In March, Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva called for a “mutirão”—a powerful appeal for immediate, collective climate action and a rapid transition to decarbonized economies. Framing it as a “global COP30 effort to tackle climate change,” the call set the tone for the upcoming UNFCCC Conference of the Parties (COP30), to be held in Belém, Brazil.