This week, the world is gathering in Belém, Brazil, for COP30, the global climate summit. But here in Malaysia, a parallel movement is unfolding - AlterCOP 30 Malaysia, a grassroots version that mirrors the urgency of COP while grounding it in local realities. It’s independent, youth-driven, and collaborative, and a place for Malaysians to connect global ambition with local action. We speak to the core team organising this summit - Benoit Rabaud, Wan Hidayat, and Gabriel Hii - about what this grassroots “alternative COP” hopes to achieve, and how it might help Malaysians see their own role in the global climate story.

Image Credit: AlterCOP 30

Produced by: Juliet Jacobs

Presented by: Juliet Jacobs

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Categories:  politics,  government,  international,  environment,  Law/Activism

Tags:  altercop 30,  the bigger picture,  earth matters,  COP30,  united nations framework convention on climate change conference of parties,  climate negotiations,  unfccc,  climate crisis,