Debriefing COP30 - New actors and new powers in the absence of the US

• Florence School of Transnational Governance
• EUI Climate Workshop
• STG Climate

The 30th Conference of the Parties (COP) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), held from 10 to 21 November 2025, gathers delegates from nearly 200 countries in the heart of the Amazon forest on the tenth anniversary of the adoption of the Paris Agreement.

Negotiators have been tasked with reviving the Paris spirit at times of revived geopolitical rivalries and decreasing attention to climate policies, while the world heads towards Paris-incompatible emissions scenarios. Climate change adaptation, the role of national planning through the NDC cycle, and climate finance remain critical issues as the Agreement navigates its first years of actual operation, amid increasing polarisation between historical polluters and new emerging economies.

This workshop will offer a stimulating debate on the key outcomes as well as on the next steps that will determine the future of global climate policy. In the last part of the workshop all participants will have the opportunity to contribute to the debate by asking questions or sharing their perspectives.

Chair:

• Lea Heinrich, Project Associate, Florence School of Regulation - Climate

Speaker:

• Jacopo Bencini, Research Associate, Florence School of Transnational Governance
• Claire Debucquois, Max Weber Fellow, European University Institute (online)
• Ielyzaveta Badanova, PhD Researcher, Department of Law, European University Institute

Discussant:

• Jos Delbeke, EIB Climate Chair, Florence School of Transnational Governance (online)

Session as part of the EUI Climate Workshop, a forum that brings together members of the EUI community from all departments working on climate-related issues from across the institution. Find out more about the workshop and the upcoming sessions here.