Baton-wielding protesters stormed the COP30 summit in Belem, Brazil, on Tuesday, with video showing some dressed in indigenous outfits, according to multiple reports.
The COP30 summit is the 30th annual meeting of parties to the United Nationsâ Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCC), an agreement to reach ânet-zeroâ carbon emissions by 2050, according to the conferenceâs website. Video posted on X and aired by the BBC showed the protesters kicking doors and forcing their way into the building.
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âWe canât eat money. We want our lands free from agribusiness, oil exploration, illegal miners and illegal loggers,â an indigenous leader named Nato told Reuters.
Two security guards were injured in the fracas, with one being taken out in a wheelchair while holding his stomach, Sky News reported.
Past COP summits have seen speakers propose taxes on the meat and dairy industry and âclimate financeâ initiatives for less-developed countries. The Biden administration signed on to a pledge to start âtransitioning away from fossil fuelsâ at the United Nations COP28 climate summit on Dec. 13, 2023.
Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom of California attended the summit, where he labeled President Donald Trump âan invasive speciesâ and âa wrecking-ball presidentâ who was âdoubling down on stupid.â Newsom also announced an agreement between California and Nigeria, which was declared a âcountry of particular concernâ due to persecution of Christians.
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