Source: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) –
The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) is attending the 30th United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP30), taking place in Belem, Brazil, from 10 to 21 November.
For the fourth time, the IAEA will be hosting its Atoms4Climate Pavilion in the Blue Zone of the Conference, showcasing how nuclear energy and nuclear science and techniques are crucial for the world’s most pressing challenges.
Beginning with an Opening Event on 11 November, the IAEA will run a series of events at COP30.
Following the call for faster adoption of low carbon technology solutions including nuclear energy in the First Global Stocktake at COP28, the IAEA will host an official United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) side event at 16:45 on 18 November on Financing strategies for low carbon energy sources. This event will highlight the critical role of technology and investment in driving action.
During an event on 14 November titled Accelerating SMRs: Financing, Policy and Regulatory Enablers in the Age of AI and Hyperscalers, experts will discuss how innovation, digitalization and strategic investment can unlock the full potential of SMRs – forecasted to play a key role in the IAEA’s projected global nuclear power expansion.
Throughout the two-week conference, the IAEA will also hold events on the use of nuclear science and technologies to achieve sustainable water management, protect coastal and marine ecosystems, and provide food security.
On 14 November, the IAEA will join the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and the International Regional Organization for Agricultural Health (OIRSA) to spotlight how the Sterile Insect Technique, a nuclear birth control method for insect pests, is controlling devastating fruit fly infestations in Latin America and the Caribbean.
An IAEA event on 11 November will look at how COP30 host country Brazil is using nuclear technologies to address environmental challenges, such as pollution, improving water management systems and promoting climate resilience. Other events will look at how nuclear science supports mountainous regions by monitoring glacier retreat, and how it is used to analyse soil and water dynamics and to track Blue Carbon.
Atoms4Climate Pavilion
The Atoms4Climate pavilion will be hosted by the IAEA in the Blue Zone at COP30, presenting nuclear across four thematic areas: energy, food, the ocean and water.
See the IAEA COP30 page for the complete list of IAEA events.
Nuclear security measures
The IAEA is supporting Brazil in implementing nuclear security measures for COP30 – marking its fifth time assisting a COP host – as part of its support to countries for major public events. As part of the country’s preparations for COP30, projected to have 45 000 people in attendance, the IAEA provided to Brazil training, as well as situational analysis based on information reported to the Incident and Trafficking Database. Training was provided in August to national security experts, including hands-on radiation equipment demonstrations and field exercises.
IAEA media team contacts
For interview requests with IAEA experts and other media-related questions, please contact press@iaea.org.
B-roll footage of nuclear energy for mitigation and nuclear applications for adaption is already available here and will be updated next week with shots from the IAEA pavilion and events at the conference.
For additional requests of B-roll, please contact multimedia.contact-point@iaea.org and copy press@iaea.org.
Photographs from COP30 will be made available on Flickr.
Registration
To attend events in person, you must register for COP30. For media accreditation and all other details concerning the attendance of COP30 events, please refer to the UNFCCCC online registration page. The IAEA cannot assist with accreditation to COP30.
Media kit
The COP30 media kit provides information on the four key areas highlighted at the Atoms4Climate pavilion — energy, food, the ocean and water — along with recent reports and further background information.
The media kit also contains B-roll video footage, videos on the IAEA and climate change and high-resolution images in the IAEA Flickr account.
This material is free to use under the copyright provisions of the IAEA Terms of Use. If you have further questions, please contact us.
The IAEA’s explainer articles, podcasts and other resources related to climate are available on the IAEA website.
Follow the IAEA and #Atoms4Climate on Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, X and Weibo for updates throughout COP30.