Exclusive: Keir Starmer Under Fire For 'Unconvincing' Trip To Major Climate Summit

<div><img src="https://img.huffingtonpost.com/asset/690b6a4b1800009d3f040706.jpg?cache=xYW2ZAP6zY&ops=scalefit_630_noupscale" alt="Keir Starmer has jetted off to the UN's COP30 – but will anything actually come of it?" data-caption="Keir Starmer has jetted off to the UN's COP30 – but will anything actually come of it?" data-credit-link-back="" data-credit="JUSTIN TALLIS via POOL/AFP via Getty Images" />Keir Starmer has jetted off to the UN's COP30 – but will anything actually come of it?</div><div class="content-list-component text"><p><a href="news/keir-starmer" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Keir Starmer</a> is on his way to the UN’s largest <a href="news/climate-crisis" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">climate</a> change conference but he’s already being accused of being rather “unconvincing” in his commitment to the environment.</p><p>The prime minister will be meeting other world leaders on Thursday and Friday in Belém, Brazil, just before officials gather at the UN’s COP30, which will run from November 10 to 21.</p><h2><strong>What is COP30?</strong></h2><p>COP30 stands for the 30th meeting of the Conference of the Parties, a UN-organised environmental summit which has been taking place every year since 1992.</p><p>It’s proven to be very instrumental in the global battle against climate change over the years.</p><p>It was at COP21 back in 2015 that more than 195 member states and the EU agreed to try and limit global warming to 1.5C compared to pre-industrial temperatures.</p><h2><strong>Why is there some scepticism around Starmer’s trip to COP30?</strong></h2><p>Starmer has been criticised by the Green Party for not putting environmental polici