A fire erupted at the United Nations climate conference in Belém, Brazil, on Thursday, according to the Brazilian publication GloboNews. [emphasis, links added]
Firefighters worked to extinguish the flames engulfing the pavilion roof, and the power was cut off in regions across COP30 as authorities evacuated the section known as the “Blue Zone,” according to GloboNews. One official reportedly told GloboNews that the fire is now contained.
“The COP30 organization reports that the fire that broke out in the Blue Zone pavilion area is under control and there were no injuries,” a COP30 official told the Daily Caller News Foundation.
“Firefighters and security teams responded promptly and continue to monitor the site. We do not yet have further information about the incident, as an investigation is underway. When we do, we will send another note through our channels.”
Over 190 countries and around 50,000 attendees are at the conference, according to multiple reports.
Notably, a top United Nations official reportedly directed Brazilian authorities to immediately address concerns like leaky light fixtures, unbearable heat, and insufficient security personnel at the conference on Nov. 12, according to Bloomberg.
The “Blue Zone” is a region of the conference “for official negotiations, the Leaders’ Summit, and national pavilions,” according to the COP30 website.
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That climate conference has concluded with the fire being a minor interruption. It did so without calling for phasing out fossil fuels. This was a big fight with the UK, EU, Columbia, Panama, and Uruguay pressing hard for a resolution for phasing out fossil fuels. This issue is not dead. Colombia and the Netherlands announced they will co-host the First International Conference on the Just Transition Away from Fossil Fuels in April 2026. I find it astounding that so many people are so stupid on this issue. Without nuclear, there is no way modern civilization can survive without Fossil Fuels. This could be the goal. Maurice Strong single handedly got the Global Warming Movement going in the United Nations. I can’t find the exact word for word quote, but one thing he said was, “The only chance for earth to survive is with the collapse of civilization. Then shouldn’t we be working to make that happen?” Perhaps some of the effort to end the use of fossil fuels comes from disciples Strong within the climate change movement.
Even with nuclear power we cannot survive without fossil fuels even if we reduce its use for transportation and electricity production. Natural gas, petroleum and coal are used in producing much of what we use and consume. Coke made from coal is used in steel production, natural gas is used in producing fertilizer, we would have no plastics w/o fossil fuels, there is no replacement for fuel used in jet travel or in the much more mundane but critical is the fuels used in oceanic transport of goods. None of these fools think beyond electric generation and car/truck transportation.
Steve,
I agree with you. I did not intend to say we could eliminate the use of fossil fuel with enough nuclear power, but I guess that is what I said.
I knew that you understood and would agree with what I wrote but wanted any others who read this to know the vast ways we use fossil fuels that are ignored by those pushing a fossil fuel-free world. Nuclear is a great source of base load electricity that the being shuttered coal plants provide. Natural gas is great (and best) for the peak demand of electricity but should not be used for base-load. Problem with natural gas is you cannot store enough of it onsite in times of heavy demand for the gas in both electricity as well as heating. What happens if the pipelines cannot provide for both. Nuclear has the “backup” uraniun in the core while coal has the extra in a large pile onsite.
I wrote down what he said and you are pretty close to his exact words;
Strong asked, “Isn’t the only hope for the planet that the industrialized civilizations collapse? Isn’t it our responsibility to bring that about?” During the 1972 Earth Day UN Conference, Strong advocated population reduction and the lowering of living standards in the interest of “saving the environment.”
He also boldly claimed, “Current lifestyles and consumption patterns of the affluent middle class – involving meat intake, use of fossil fuels, appliances, air-conditioning, and suburban housing – are not sustainable.
Isn’t it interesting how the “elite” like Strong advocate things they don’t plan to do such as foregoing AC, eating meat, using fossil fuels. And the big one, not taking their own advice about reducing the population by ending their own lives. Such hypocrites.