Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva issued a direct challenge at the opening of COP30 in Belem, calling on wealthy Western nations—including the US under Trump—for increased financial support to help the Global South confront the climate crisis. Lula criticized climate change “deniers” and the failure of leading countries to implement meaningful measures against global warming, warning that the world remains dangerously behind pace to limit temperature increases. Watch for details