“Cop30 was just the cherry on top,” said Priscilla Santos, the co-founder of the Rede Amazônidas pelo Clima thinktank. Local government picked up the idea and Cop30 was presented as a money-making opportunity on social media and beyond. Photograph: Jorge Sáenz/APLured by the prospect of once-in-a-lifetime profits, landlords soon started favouring short-term rentals for Cop30 at the expense of the city’s residents. In exchange for agreeing to vacate the house in November, Silva and her husband were offered about a tenth of the landlord’s expected profits from Cop30 rentals. after newsletter promotionView image in fullscreen A Belém hotel room prepared to receive Cop30 delegates.