The FSR at COP30 – Live updates

Insights from the 30th United Nations Climate Change Conference

The FSR is contributing to the 30th United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP30), taking place under the Presidency of Brasil from Monday 10 November to Friday 21 November 2025 in Belém.

Our experts will participate and share insights in several events at COP30, and this page will help you stay up-to-date on the conference’s main takeaways.

Scroll down the page to find our highlights and live updates from COP30

5 days ago
12:00 am

Unmasking the effects of lobbying in sustainability

At COP30 in Belém, the global climate community is once more confronting familiar questions: not only what we agree to do, but who shapes the how and why we agree to it. One of the less prominent, but deeply consequential, threads in this debate is the role of informational lobbying, where interest groups aim to influence policymakers by providing information. Learn more about PROLE, a joint CIVICA research project led by Fabio Santeramo, (FSR) together with Hertie School (Asya Magazinnik), and Bocconi University (Valentina Bosetti). Learn more

6 days ago
6:30 pm
On Tuesday, 11 November 2025, 18:30 – 20:00 (Belém local time), the FSR Climate Director Simone Borghesi will contribute to the UNFCCC COP30 side event entitled “Local climate finance for a just transition to carbon neutral and resilient cities”, organized by SUR Lab Bocconi University and European Association of Environmental and Resource Economists, together with Conseil des Communes et Régions d’Europe (CCRE / CEMR), and Polytechnic of Turin.
His intervention, entitled ‘Carbon pricing and implications for local authorities’, will focus on the recent findings of the FSR Climate team in the Horizon project CAPABLE concerning urban climate policies and governance.

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