South China Morning Post, October 19, reported that due to the continuous decline in attention from the US and Western countries on climate issues, China, India, and Brazil may take the lead in setting the global climate agenda at the 30th United Nations Climate Conference (COP30). From November 10-21, COP30 will be held in Belém, Brazil, with plans to focus on financing mechanisms and solar energy applications, which is expected to have a profound impact on the global climate governance landscape. Analysts point out that against the backdrop of the Trump administration's withdrawal from the Paris Agreement and Europe's long-term focus on energy security, emerging economies represented by China, India, and Brazil are expected to gain more initiative at COP30. Previously, the funding gap combined with the lack of binding commitments to reduce fossil fuels has constrained the outcomes of climate conferences, and climate governance has been repeatedly marginalized. However, compared to Western countries, developing major powers may place greater emphasis on balancing economic development with decarbonization, and are expected to provide policy options for international climate politics that are more focused on common prosperity. In recent years, China, India, and Brazil have all introduced a series of substantive measures. Among them, China has invested $625 billion (625 billion USD) in clean energy and has already achieved its wind power and solar capacity targets six years ahead of schedule; India achieved its target of 50% of power generation coming from non-fossil energy sources by 2030 five years ahead of schedule in July; Brazil has launched a large-scale biofuel promotion program and pledged to donate $1 billion (1 billion USD) to the global forest conservation fund.
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