Cop30 live: ‘literally insane’ that we are letting global heating happen, says Al Gore

That’s a wrap for day three of the 30th UN climate negotiations, here’s what happened:

  • A climate justice flotilla of more than 100 boats with 5,000 indigenous activists, forest defenders and other civil society campaigners arrived in the host city, for the start of the “People’s Summit” that will run alongside the main climate talks.

  • The International Energy Agency (IEA) launched its 2025 World Energy outlook which shows that more renewables will be built between now and 2030 than in the last 40 years combined. The world is still on course to reach Peak Oil (and coal) by 2030 despite Donald Trump.

  • A damning new report by Amnesty International found that a quarter of the world’s population lives within three miles (5km) of operational fossil fuel projects, potentially threatening the health of more than 2 billion people.

  • Twelve countries signed the Declaration on Information Integrity on Climate Change marking the first time any states have formally committed to rooting out climate disinformation.

  • The Cop30 Presidency’s open plenary “stocktake” lasted only 3 minutes after it was announced that more consultations were needed. Further talks are planned for Thursday and Friday with the “stocktake” postponed until Saturday.

My colleague Damien Gayle will be back for day four bright and early tomorrow. Tenham uma boa noite, camaradas.

Cover photo:  Indigenous women join a flotilla protest at Cop30 in Belem, Brazil. Photograph: António Lacerda/EPA

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