COP30 NBCC Frontrunners’ Dinner: Statement of Joint Insights

20 April 2026

On 13 November 2025, as Brazil hosted COP30, the NBCC Frontrunners’ Dinner brought together

public and private leaders from Brazil, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom aboard the JAQ

Hydrogen Vessel in Belém. Organised by the Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in Brazil

and the Netherlands British Chamber of Commerce (NBCC), the dinner convened senior

policymakers, business leaders and experts in a roundtable format to exchange perspectives on

accelerating climate action and sustainable development. Set against the backdrop of Brazil’s COP30

priorities, the event highlighted green innovation in practice and embodied the spirit of Global

Mutirão: a collective effort to share knowledge, align priorities and address global challenges

together.

Priorities and challenges beyond COP30

This Statement of Joint Insights was developed to capture and synthesise the key reflections

emerging from these discussions. While a wide range of perspectives and ideas were shared across

the tables, the points presented in this statement reflect a selection of the most frequently raised

and broadly shared themes. Across a diversity of stakeholder perspectives, a common observation

emerged: accelerating climate action in the period following COP30 will depend less on formulating

new ambitions, and more on strengthening implementation, scale and coherence. Participants

reflected on the limited availability of scalable finance mechanisms, gaps in governance and

implementation capacity, and the fragmentation of data and knowledge across actors and levels.

These constraints were frequently linked to short-term decision-making logics, which can undermine

efforts aimed at system-wide transformation. Together, these dynamics highlighted a broader tension

between ambition and delivery, and underscored the need to align policy, finance and

implementation around a longer-term perspective.

How the Netherlands and Brazil can accelerate climate action together

In the context of identified priorities and challenges, cooperation was increasingly framed as a

relevant pathway for addressing shared challenges. The Netherlands-Brazil relationship was

frequently referred to as offering complementary strengths, creating space for mutual learning and

knowledge exchange in this context. Participants highlighted the opportunity to use NL-BR

cooperation specifically to explore more integrated approaches to financing and implementation,

including shared financial risk and responsibility across public and private actors. At the same time,

the discussions underscored that collaboration is most effective when solutions are adapted to

different institutional and socio-economic contexts, positioning NL-BR cooperation as a learning

partnership rather than a one-size-fits-all model.

The role of business and the leadership we need

The role of business was discussed not as an implementer alone, but as a co-architect of climate

action. Participants reflected on the capacity of companies to mobilise investment, innovate across

value chains and partnerships, and contribute to translating ambition into practice. In addition, the

discussions highlighted how business engagement can help inform and shape policy development,

thereby contributing to greater speed and alignment in implementation. At the same time, it was

underscored that the ability of business to accelerate change remains closely linked to the availability

of clear and predictable long-term policy frameworks, which shape investment decisions and risk-

taking over time.

Policy as an enabler of scale and impact

Building on the role of business and finance, the discussions highlighted policy as a key handle for

enabling scale and impact. Participants reflected on the importance of consistent long-term policy,

clear objectives, and the use of KPIs and data to support evidence-based decision-making.

Strengthening feedback loops between implementation and policymaking was seen as essential to

enable learning, adjustment and credibility over time, particularly in complex and rapidly evolving

contexts.

From dialogue to execution – building bridges between the public and private sector

Bringing these strands together, the discussions highlighted the importance of moving from dialogue

to joint public-private execution. Participants reflected on the value of shared finance and risk-

sharing approaches as a way to support implementation at scale, alongside robust monitoring,

performance and accountability mechanisms. Emphasis was placed on learning during

implementation, supported by feedback loops that enable ongoing adjustment of policies, financing

arrangements and partnerships over time. In this way, ecosystem-based approaches were seen as

more effective than stand-alone initiatives in connecting public and private actors around shared

objectives.

An invitation for continued collaboration

The insight shared by the participants of the COP30 NBCC Frontrunners’ Dinner reflect a shared

willingness to take joint responsibility for advancing implementation in the period following COP30.

This Statement of Joint Insights is intended as one of several initiatives informing the broader COP30

Action Agenda, offering concrete reflections on how public and private actors can work together to

enhance scale, speed and coherence in climate action. Beyond informing the Action Agenda, the

Statement aims to support ongoing dialogue and collaboration, and to provide a reference point for

follow-up initiatives and future engagements focused on implementation beyond COP30.