What was the AgriZone at COP30, and why was it accused of greenwashing?
Protesters at COP30 called out the AgriZone pavilion, organised by the Brazilian agricultural agency Embrapa, for being sponsored by companies linked to industrial agriculture, pesticides, and deforestation. It is the first time for a separate zone sponsored by the agriculture industry to be present at the UN climate talks. Located less than 2 km from the Blue Zone, the climate summit’s negotiation venue in Belém, the AgriZone is advertised as a “major showcase of technologies, science, and...