Indigenous voices exposing the world’s climate change hypocrisy

An Indigenous demonstrator is held by a security staff member as protesters force their way into the venue hosting the UN Climate Change Conference (COP30) in Belem, Brazil on November 11, 2025.

Photo credit: Reuters

On November 14 at COP30 in Belem, Brazil, an extraordinary moment unfolded that exposed the brutal contradictions of global climate politics.

As delegates arrived for another day of glossy panels and diplomatic choreography, indigenous tribes of the Amazon blocked the main entrance to the conference venue.

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