Taoiseach Micheál Martin’s Attendance at COP30 in Belém, Brazil

Taoiseach Micheál Martin today (Thursday) begins a two-day official visit to Belém, Brazil to attend the COP30 Leader's Summit.

The Taoiseach will attend the opening plenary of the summit today before delivering Ireland's National Statement. He will attend a lunch hosted by President Lula focused on the Tropical Forests Forever Facility (TFFF), the declaration of which the Taoiseach will endorse at COP.

Over the course of the two days, the Taoiseach will join leaders at two thematic sessions to discuss climate issues of common concern, and he will have the opportunity to meet with other leaders over the course of the summit.

On Friday, he will visit the UNHCR (Refugee Agency) office in Belém to meet with groups supported by the UNHCR in the area. In 2025 to-date Ireland has provided over €25.5 million in funding to UNHCR.

Speaking ahead of his attendance, Taoiseach Micheál Martin said:

"In the 12 months since COP29 in Azerbaijan, we have experienced a litany of record-breaking climate events. No country can successfully address climate change alone. COP30 is an opportunity for nations like Ireland to recommit to the objectives of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change and the Paris Agreement to limit emissions in order to avoid the worst impacts of climate change.

COP30 is also particularly important for Ireland because the next COP will take place while Ireland holds the Presidency of the EU and we will lead at the negotiations for the EU at COP31."

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