This November, world leaders will jet into the heart of the Amazon for 2025 United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP30) in Belém, Brazil.
They will arrive in fleets of aircraft — private jets, government planes, VIP charters — all to lecture the rest of us on how to “save the planet.”
The irony is almost too big to ignore: a climate summit in the Amazon, accessed by planes and a brand-new road cut through the rainforest.
🛣️ Avenue of Contradiction
Avenida Liberdade (Belém) — a freshly built 13-kilometre highway — is slicing through a forest protection zone on the edge of Belém. Official figures put the clearance at around 68 hectares of forest.
Government officials claim the road was “planned years ago,” but its construction accelerated rapidly after Belém was chosen as the COP30 host city.
This isn’t climate leadership.
This is climate theatre.
✈️ The Carbon Circus
Every year these climate conferences promise to “save the world.” But behind the speeches and photo ops lies a hard truth:
Thousands of delegates will fly in from around the globe.
Many will arrive on separate private or government aircraft, often with only a handful of passengers each.
The summit’s carbon footprint will dwarf that of entire small nations.
And yet, these are the same people who tell ordinary citizens to stop flying on holiday, turn their thermostats down, and cover their land with wind turbines and solar panels.
They demand sacrifice from everyone — except themselves.
⚡ The Renewable Illusion
They’ll tell us again that “renewables are the solution.” But what they won’t admit is:
Solar panels and wind turbines degrade. They need replacing — “renewing” — constantly.
Their production depends on mining, shipping, and manufacturing on a global scale.
They require huge amounts of land — farmland, countryside, coastlines, and even rainforest.
This isn’t “green.” It’s just a different kind of industrial sprawl, wrapped in a slogan.
🧭 Real Leadership Would Look Different
If the people gathering in Belém this November truly believed their own words:
COP30 would be held virtually, not in person.
No rainforest would be cut down to host a summit about saving the rainforest.
Energy policy would focus on reliable, low-footprint solutions like advanced nuclear, not land-hungry renewables.
And most of all, leaders would lead by example — not by press conference.
🌍 The Real Message
That road through the rainforest isn’t just a strip of tarmac.
It’s a symbol of everything that’s wrong with the global climate agenda.
When ideology meets reality, reality loses. The Amazon is carved up so politicians can gather and make speeches about how important it is not to carve up the Amazon.
This November, as the jets descend on Belém and the motorcades roll down a brand-new road through the forest, remember:
They’re not saving the planet.
They’re saving the illusion.
SAY NO TO THE DESTRUCTION OF OUR LAND 
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