The climate conference doesn't begin until November but controversy is already swirling, according to the BBC.

Somebody get Greta on the horn! Tens of thousands of acres of protected Amazon rainforest are being cleared and paved over to build a new four-lane highway for, of all things, the upcoming COP30 climate summit in Brazil.

A vast portion of the Amazon rainforest has been cleared to build a road for the COP30 climate summit. The local community is distraught: "Everything was destroyed. Our harvest has already been cut down.