Environmentalists, however, have argued that such reassurances ring hollow when leaders continue to rely on private jets - contradicting the very purpose of the climate summits

Eight-mile stretch of Amazon forest is felled... to build four-lane highway for COP30 climate summit

By Daily Mail ——Bio and Archives--March 12, 2025

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An eight-mile stretch of protected Amazon rainforest has been felled to make space for a new four-lane highway in time for the COP30 climate summit.

Drone footage and images have revealed thick dirt lanes cutting through the lush greenery as the Brazilian government prepare for the conference in November. ---More...

I # you not, a new four-lane highway is being built that cuts through tens of thousands of acres of protected Amazon rainforest for the COP30 climate summit in the Brazilian city of Belém. pic.twitter.com/GTmyeONbsz
— Champagne Joshi (@JoshWalkos) March 12, 2025

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