ORF America, in partnership with Plataforma CIPÓ, invites you to a hybrid public convening on “The Post-COP30 Agenda: Reflections from Belém and the Road to 2026” on Thursday, December 4, 2025, from 9:00 to 11:00 AM ET at the ORF America office. A limited number of in-person seats are available on a first-come, first-served basis. Virtual participation is available.
As COP30 unfolds in Belém, the global climate landscape enters a new phase of heightened ambition and pressure for delivery. Brazil’s dual leadership of COP30 and the 2025 BRICS Summit has underscored the growing influence of the Global South in shaping climate diplomacy — particularly on equitable finance, just transition pathways, and the protection and restoration of tropical forests. This moment also marks an evolution in the COP process itself, with COP30 widely viewed as an “implementation COP” that will set the tempo for climate action over the coming decade.
This event will bring together diplomats, policymakers, researchers, and development partners to parse the key outcomes of COP30 — what advanced, what stalled, and what these developments signal for future NDCs, multilateral finance frameworks, and the evolving architecture of global climate and energy governance. Discussions will examine how the momentum from Belém can be carried forward through upcoming G20, BRICS, and COP presidencies, and how cross-regional coalitions can strengthen the bridge between negotiation outcomes and country-level priorities and implementation.
Welcome and Opening Remarks:
Dhruva Jaishankar, Executive Director, ORF America
Maiara Folly, Executive Director and Co-founder, Plataforma CIPÓ
Keynote Remarks:
Counselor Fernando Perdigão, Energy, Environment, and Critical Minerals, Embassy of Brazil in Washington, D.C.
Moderators:
Anit Mukherjee, Senior Fellow, ORF America
Piyush Verma, Senior Fellow, ORF America
Speakers:
Clarence Edwards, Executive Director, E3G
Sameer Kwatra, Senior Director, India Program, NRDC
Raul Alfaro Pelico, Senior Research Fellow, Lancaster University
Maria João C. P. Rolim, Partner, Rolim Goulart Cardoso; Deputy Coordinator, Energy Transition Committee, Brazilian Association of Basic Infrastructure (ABDIB)
Toiata Uili, Assistant Chief Executive Officer, Renewable Energy, Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment, Samoa
David Waskow, Director, International Climate Initiative, WRI
Objectives
Reflect on COP30 outcomes, with a focus on climate finance, climate–biodiversity synergies, loss and damage, and just transition solutions.
Identify pathways for continuity and implementation, including how 2025 agendas can be advanced through upcoming G20, BRICS, and COP presidencies.
Foster dialogue among diplomats, experts, and development institutions on the future architecture of global climate and energy cooperation.