COP30: Recommended Events
The following is a curated list of side events scheduled to take place during the 30th meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP30) that are recommended by JCoR and our Religious community at the United Nations in New York. Please check back as this page will continue to be updated as COP30 approaches.
United Nations Climate Talks: Virtual Delegation
29 October – early December
Details: Are you curious about the United Nations Climate Talks (COP30)? Join the Loretto virtual delegation! This is an informal virtual delegation, with all levels of knowledge and experience welcome! We will follow the conference by providing an Orientation (with links to additional excellent orientation materials), zoom meetings with colleagues in Belém, and several optional reflection gatherings during and after COP30, complete with action resources.
29 October: Pre-COP30 Ethical Stocktake
6-7 November: Orientation to COP30 Virtual Delegation
10-21 November: COP30
TBD in early December: COP30 Virtual Delegation Debrief
What you can expect as part of this curated, communal opportunity to experience COP30 virtually:
– Orientation to COP30
– Opportunity to participate in an online Global Ethical Stocktake
– Quick links / helpful websites
– Small group & intergenerational conversations
– Faith-based tools from different spiritual traditions
– Tools to make connections between COP30 and the UN SDGs
– Post-COP30 reflections on next steps for change agents
Flyer: Click on the following link to access the flyer in English
Register: Please complete this Google form
Interfaith Gathering in the Spirit of Talanoa Dialogue at COP30
10 November, 11 AM–2 PM (GMT-3)
Details: Join a powerful interfaith gathering bringing together climate justice actors from around the world to reflect on COP30 — both in person and online. The Interfaith Liaison Committee to the UNFCCC invites you to a Talanoa Dialogue providing a safe, respectful, trusting and supportive space to reflect as people of faith, faith communities and faith institutions on three questions concerning the climate crisis in the context of challenges to multilateralism and peace:
– Where are we?
– Where do we want to go?
– How do we get there?
Talanoa reflects a process of inclusive, participatory and transparent dialogue. The purpose of Talanoa is to share stories, build empathy and to make wise decisions for the collective good. The process of Talanoa involves the sharing of ideas, skills and experience through storytelling.
Details: Visit the event page
Responding to the Global South Catholic Bishops Conferences’ Call for Climate Justice
11 November 2025, 16:45-18:15 (GMT-3)
Details: The Catholic Bishops Conferences of Asia, Africa, and Latin America and the Caribbean released a joint statement ahead of COP30 entitled A Call for Climate Justice and the Common Home. The statement calls for addressing the ecological debt of the Global North, phasing out fossil fuels, and resisting false solutions to the climate crisis. Inviting a “historic coalition” between the Global North and South, the statement also urges people and decision-makers to face today’s “crises of solidarity.” This side event will explore the statement in order to raise awareness about its urgent message, activate its calls during the COP30 negotiations, and build momentum beyond COP30.
Flyer: Click on the following links to view the event flyer in English, Portuguese, and Spanish.
Concept note: Click on the following link to access the concept note in English.