Wuppertal Lunch: Global Mutirão vs. Geopolitical Crisis?

Off Target – The 2025 UNEP Emissions Gap Report highlights the global failure to meet climate goals. Current policies are not sufficient to limit global warming to 1.5°C, which could lead to significant health, ecosystem, and economic consequences. COP30, hosted by Brazil's newly elected and climate-ambitious presidency, offers a chance to reset. In the context of ongoing geopolitical tensions, Brazil is promoting the Global Mutirão, a collaborative initiative focused on implementation guided by the first global stocktake.

The next weeks will reveal whether countries are inspired by the Global Mutirão to take meaningful action and keep climate goals within reach. Brazil, like many low- and middle-income nations, is confronted with the challenge of balancing short-term fossil-fueled growth with long-term climate commitments. This unique position has the potential to facilitate collaboration and promote progress at COP30.

The Wuppertal Institute and Table.Briefings are on site in Belém and follow the negotiations closely – and will host a discussion on the conference outcomes enriched by the first analyses.

Join us for a panel discussion with the following participants on 4 December:

• Wolfgang Obergassel, Co-Head of the Global Climate Governance Research Unit at the Wuppertal Institute
• Max Schulze-Steinen, Researcher in the Global Climate Governance Research Unit at the Wuppertal Institute
• Avantika Goswami, Programme Manager Climate Change at the Centre for Science and Environment
• Anna Pérez Català, Senior Research Fellow at the Institute for Sustainable Development and International Relations (IDDRI)
• Bernhard Pötter, Team Lead Climate.Table

Registration is possible via the link below. Participants will receive an email confirmation with information on participation after registration. Participation in the Wuppertal Lunch is free of charge.