The Cambridge Institute of Sustainability Leadership’s COP30 briefing sets out the likely negotiations and the elements needed for a successful outcome. These insights can support businesses planning to engage with COP30 and enable non-executive directors to understand the dynamics at play this year and how these may feed into policy outcomes.

Published 28 October 2025, investors lay out their key hopes, desires and expectations from COP30 in Brazil (beginning 10 November).

UNEP’s Adaptation Gap Report 2025 addresses a vast shortfall in climate adaptation finance for developing nations, with needs reaching $310–365 billion annually by 2035. Despite progress in planning, urgent action is needed from public and private sectors to close the gap and protect vulnerable communities

Carbon Brief details what the Baku to Belém roadmap is, why it was launched and what the key points within it are.

In the sixteenth edition of the Emissions Gap Report, UN Environment Programme (UNEP), finds that global warming projections over this century, based on full implementation of Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs), are now 2.3-2.5°C, while those based on current policies are 2.8°C. This compares to 2.6-2.8°C and 3.1°C in last year’s report.

After late negotiations EU climate ministers agreed a 2040 climate change target on 5th November 2025 as they raced to clinch the deal before the U.N. COP30 summit in Brazil. In a public vote, climate ministers approved a compromise to cut emissions 90% from 1990 levels by 2040, but with flexibilities to weaken this aim.

COP30 in Belém, Brazil, marks a pivotal moment for board directors to align corporate strategy with global climate goals. The briefing urges action on climate finance, nature-based solutions, carbon markets, and just transitions. Directors must engage, adapt governance, and drive business leadership to accelerate impactful climate action.

This report from Conference Board outlines what to expect at COP30, a summit widely seen an inflection point for the Paris Agreement and for corporate climate strategy. For business leaders, it highlights the policy shifts, financial mechanisms, and market dynamics that will shape strategy, risk management, and long-term growth.

The World Resources Institute, in collaboration with the ACT2025 consortium, has outlined four questions that will shape how vulnerable countries confront climate hazards, calling on the upcoming summit for decisive responses. These questions address critical issues including climate finance commitments, the development of loss and damage frameworks, and the implications of the International Court of Justice (ICJ) ruling for COP30 negotiations.

Carbon Brief's interactive table was created to track parties' positions on key negotiation points at the summit, analysing nearly 100 submissions to provide information at a glance. Topics include adaptation, Baku to Belém roadmap, and response measures.

This toolkit aims to provide a practical, tailored resource to support businesses in their efforts to speak up for and take actions that scale a more integrated nature and climate agenda in the run-up to and at COP30. It has been developed by the We Mean Business Coalition and Business for Nature, in collaboration with Nature for Climate (N4C), the Climate Champions Team, Global Optimism, Mission 2025, and other stakeholders.

COP30 marks a pivotal moment for the Paris Agreement, taking place ten years after nearly 200 nations endorsed the landmark climate accord. In this Energy & Climate Intelligence Unit (ECIU) report, progress across clean energy deployment and investment, emissions trends, electric vehicle (EV) uptake, and the integration of climate policy and standards into the global economy outline the global impact of the Agreement.

A decade after the Paris Agreement, digital intelligence is seen as essential for decarbonization and enhancing energy system resilience. COP30 in Brazil offers a chance to align climate ambition with digital capabilities, fostering stronger strategies for a sustainable future.

The fifth edition of LSEG’s Net Zero Atlas provides investors with key findings and insights on transition and physical risks to which G20 countries are exposed. The report contains granular, hazard-specific mapping and projections with detailed socio-economic data, helping translate broad climate models into actionable investment decisions.