Lula da Silva on Climate Change

Lula da Silva firmly positions himself as a leading voice for concrete, urgent global climate action, asserting that the crisis is a present tragedy, not a future threat. His core stance emphasizes the necessity of adhering to the Paris Agreement goal of limiting warming to 1.5°C and demands that world leaders move from negotiation to genuine implementation. He has positioned Brazil's COP30 presidency as the "COP of truth," compelling countries to submit serious Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) and criticizing the slow pace of global commitment.

His approach inherently ties climate policy to social justice, arguing that containing warming is impossible without overcoming internal and international inequalities, which he terms "climate justice." This perspective includes calling for wealthy nations to pay their climate debt and demanding greater resources and technology transfer for developing nations. Furthermore, he has promoted initiatives like the Tropical Forests Forever Fund to directly reward countries for preserving vital biomes like the Amazon, while also warning against extremist forces that spread lies about climate science.