Ecowatch: COP30 2025, by the numbers

Indigenous leader and environmentalist Chief Raoni speaking at a press conference on the sidelines of COP30. The 2025 climate summit held in November was notable for the large number of indigenous people who participated – the most since the meetings began. — AFP

THE 30th United Nations Climate Change Conference of the Parties to the UNFCCC (United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change) was held in Belém, Brazil, from Nov 10 to 21, 2025. Despite the non-participation of the world's biggest polluter, the United States, it was the second largest COP (as the Conference of Parties is known) since the creation of the Paris Agreement in 2015. Here's what COP30 in 2025 looked like in numbers.