What are world leaders saying at climate summit in Brazil?
By Reuters
November 6, 20254:15 PM ESTUpdated November 6, 2025
COP30 climate summit, in Belem
BELEM, Brazil, Nov 6 (Reuters) - Brazil hosted world leaders for a summit on Thursday ahead of the COP30 climate conference in the rainforest city of Belem.
Here are some comments from leaders:
U.N. SECRETARY-GENERAL ANTONIO GUTERRES
"We can choose to lead, or be led to ruin."
"Too many corporations are making record profits from climate devastation, with billions spent on lobbying, deceiving the public and obstructing progress, and too many leaders remain captive to these entrenched interests.”
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