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COP30 Banner at City Park in Belem. [AFP]

For thirty years, the world has come together under the UN’s blue banners to combat climate change. We have produced countless reports, inspiring speeches and endless statements.

Yet, the atmosphere records only one thing: the truth of our actions. The truth is hard to face – emissions are still rising, climate finance remains mostly theoretical, and vulnerable communities continue to bear the highest burden of a crisis they did not cause.

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