"In past conference cities — including resort areas and playgrounds for the rich such as Bali, Cancun, Paris, Sharm El-Sheikh and Dubai — host nations show off both their amenities and what their communities have done about climate change.
But this fall’s conference is in a high-poverty city on the edge of the Amazon to demonstrate what needs to be done, said the diplomat who will run the mega-negotiations in Belem known as #COP30 or Conference of Parties."
"Hundreds of environmental and human rights groups have urged #COP30 to confront the historical roots of the climate crisis, and put reparations on the agenda.
The letter argues that historical crimes, such as enslavement and colonialism, created global inequalities in resource access, drove asymmetrical contributions to emissions, increased vulnerability to disasters, and continue to exclude many from climate decision-making."
"As of Sept. 25, only 87 countries in total had secured accommodation in Belém, fewer than half of the 196 expected participants."
I would like to know how many fossil fuel reps have rooms already booked.
@CelloMomOnCars
They might be a small contributing factor, but this has been a worry since forever: already in January the Brazilian government was going "don't worry, we'll solve it" https://www.gov.br/planalto/en/international-agenda/cop30/brazil-expands-accommodation-capacity-in-belem-for-cop30
I suspect that those "seasonal rental of houses and apartments" aren't used to advertise very far in advance and so all the delegates are trying to book beds before all the hosts are confirmed.
