COP-30 in historical perspective: from global climate governance to Amazon-centered climate justice

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  • Erik Chiconelli Gomes Escola Superior de Advocacia da Ordem dos Advogados do Brasil/SP Author

    Keywords:

    Global Governance;, Rio-92, Amazon, Global South, Environmental Diplomacy

    Abstract

    This analysis examines the trajectory of global climate governance since Rio-92, highlighting how the choice of Belém for COP-30 symbolizes a paradigmatic transformation towards the leading role of the Global South and the Amazon.

    (Received: September 2025 | Accepted: November 2025)

    Author Biography

    • Erik Chiconelli Gomes , Escola Superior de Advocacia da Ordem dos Advogados do Brasil/SP

      Pós-Doutor pela Faculdade de Direito da Universidade de São Paulo (FDUSP). Doutor e Mestre em História Eco
      nômica pela Universidade de São Paulo (USP). Especialista em Economia do Trabalho pela Universidade Esta
      dual de Campinas (Unicamp) e em Direito do Trabalho pela USP. Bacharel e Licenciado em História (USP). Licen
      ciado em Geografia (UnB). Bacharel em Ciências Sociais (USP) e em Direito (USP). Atualmente, é Coordenador 
      Acadêmico e do Centro de Pesquisa e Estudos na Escola Superior de Advocacia (ESA/OABSP).

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    2025-12-02

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    Vol. 1 No. 50 (2025): COP30 and Climate Justice: Lessons from the Past, Present Challenges, and Commitments for the Future

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    COP-30 in historical perspective: from global climate governance to Amazon-centered climate justice. Revista ESASP - Revista Científica Virtual da Escola Superior de Advocacia da OAB/SP, [S. l.], v. 1, n. 50, p. 61–80, 2025. Disponível em: https://revista.esaoabsp.com/index.php/esa/article/view/13. Acesso em: 4 apr. 2026.

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