COP30 President-Designate Releases Final Letter: A Cycle of Words Ends, A Cycle of Action Begins

André Corrêa do Lago reflects on the journey toward COP30 as both a destination and a new beginning, calling on nations to transform negotiations from a forum of debate into a true laboratory of solutions

On the eve of COP30, Ambassador André Corrêa do Lago, COP30 President-Designate, released his tenth and final letter to the international community—marking the culmination of a year-long series that has guided global climate cooperation toward Belém.

The letter reflects on the journey to COP30 as both a destination and a new beginning. The final letter positions Belém, at the mouth of the Amazon, as a symbolic and strategic meeting point “where humanity stands between inheritance and legacy—and chooses to begin anew.”

“With this tenth letter, I conclude a cycle of words so that the world may open a cycle of action,” Ambassador Corrêa do Lago writes. He calls on nations and stakeholders to transform global climate governance from machinery into an ecosystem of solutions — a global mutirão for shared progress.

As COP30 opens in the heart of the Amazon, the Ambassador reaffirms his call for unity and collective determination: We have a choice. We can change. But we must do it together.”

Over the past year, Ambassador Corrêa do Lago’s letters have outlined key priorities for COP30: reinforcing multilateralism, connecting climate action to people’s real lives and economies, and accelerating implementation of the Paris Agreement.

The tenth letter closes the series with a call for courage and cooperation, inviting the world to make COP30 a turning point where humanity restores its alliance with the planet and across generations.