Interactive: Tracking Negotiating Texts at the COP30 Climate Summit
The core of every UN climate summit is the negotiation of numerous legal agreements, and COP30 in Belém, Brazil, is no exception. Diplomats from nearly 200 countries meet behind closed doors in the “blue zone” to carefully discuss each paragraph and word choice.
During the two-week summit, negotiators aim to reach consensus on over 100 distinct agreements, starting with deciding the agenda items. The complexity of these talks can make it difficult to follow which countries are debating which issues and how the negotiations are unfolding.
Carbon Brief’s Real-Time Text Tracker
To assist with this, Carbon Brief provides a real-time text tracker that decodes the agenda and maintains a searchable archive of all negotiation documents.
- The first column lists each agenda topic.
- Additional columns show dates, page numbers, and links to the original PDFs.
- The table supports searching via an interactive text box.
- Users can sort the data using arrow icons for easier navigation.
“Carbon Brief’s real-time text tracker offers a helping hand by decoding agenda and keeping a searchable record of every document at COP30.”
This tool makes it easier to stay informed about the complex and evolving diplomatic process at the climate summit.
Author's summary: Carbon Brief’s interactive tracker simplifies tracking the complex negotiations at COP30 by providing searchable access to all agenda items and official documents.