"COP30 in Belém is a real opportunity to fight for multilateralism"(Laurence Tubiana, ECF)

"What we are witnessing is not simply a slowing of momentum - it is a concerted effort to overturn the progress. We need to fight for multilateralism - not just defend it in principle, but prove it can still deliver meaningful results. COP30 in Belém is a real opportunity to rebuild momentum, restore trust, and show that global cooperation on climate can still rise to the scale of the challenge", declares Laurence Tubiana, CEO of the European Climate Foundation, in the 2024 annual report, on 29/07/2025.

"Ten years ago, the adoption of the Paris Agreement gave the world a framework for collective action - and a sense of possibility. Since then, we have seen real progress. But the political cycle has turned. Climate has slipped down global agendas, even as its impacts intensify. The opposition is no longer passive or isolated - it is organised, well-resourced, and in some cases openly hostile to the European model of open societies, civic space, and the very notion of international cooperation", she adds.

The ECF commits to creating fairer and more resilient climate governance and…