EVENTS IMPACTING OUR WORLD
Convened in Belém, Brazil in November 2025, COP30 resulted in the “Belém Package,” a compromise framework aimed at expanding adaptation finance for developing countries, though it did not secure a formal agreement on phasing out fossil fuels. 2024 is now recorded as the hottest year on record. World leaders from 193 countries and the European Union gathered to work together, striving to keep the global temperature rise to no more than 1.5 Celsius above the pre-industrial level and pushing for net-zero emissions by 2050. Our World is currently at 1.2C above this level. Read More Here
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Our Countries, our Continents and our World are all interconnected. We live in a global community. Events taking place in one part of the World, many times have ripple effects which cascade across our planet, directly and indirectly affecting so many more. A rise in OPEC oil prices will affect you at the petrol pump. War wreaking havoc in Ukraine, is sending economic & humanitarian shockwaves across the Globe. A seemingly simple Virus has created the complexity of a Pandemic the likes of which we haven't seen in over 100 years. Richer countries responsible for a larger contribution of greenhouse gases is disproportionately and adversely affecting the underdeveloped, poorer Countries. Our Humanity defines us, and as a collective group we are all equally responsible for the World we live in.


