Climate change is an existential threat, and it can often feel completely overwhelming. But what if we told you that there actually was a pretty simple solution that would reduce climate change and stop the Amazon from getting hotter and drier? There is one: stop Amazonian deforestation. This year, the annual United Nations Climate Change Conference, COP30, is gathering in Brazil. It would be the height of irony if they left Brazil without committing to protect the Amazon itself.