US EditionBrazil Struggles to Secure COP30 Climate Deal as Fossil Fuel Divide Persists
Brazil aims to secure a two-stage COP30 climate agreement addressing fossil fuel cuts and promised finance amid global divisions, with support from 80 nations.
- On November 19, Brazil proposed a two-stage COP30 deal with a first package on November 19 and remaining issues by November 21, while Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva attends to boost talks at Belem, Brazil.
- To help implement COP28 outcomes, around 80 supportive nations back Brazil's push for the 2023 fossil‑fuel transition amid disputes over rich countries financing poorer countries and emissions gaps.
- After country consultations, negotiators worked late for a second night as the COP30 presidency released the initial `Global Mutirão` draft and a fresh version was expected overnight for Wednesday.
- Divisions persisted as delegations warned of blockers, with Vanuatu naming Saudi Arabia opposed, and some countries rejected a fossil-fuel transition roadmap amid pressure before 2100 GMT on Friday.
- Brazil frames the effort as a way to strengthen climate governance and multilateralism, with the draft Global Mutirão positioning COP30 to influence future UN negotiations.
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Brazil struggles to secure COP30 climate deal as fossil fuel divide persists
Brazil fell short of clinching an early climate deal at COP30 on Wednesday, as divisions over fossil fuels and climate finance persisted. President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva remained upbeat, saying progress is possible in the summit’s final days, while the EU proposed a flexible roadmap for phasing out fossil fuels amid opposition from key countries.
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The Minister for Environment said that "a large part of the meeting" with Lula was intended to discuss the need to reduce greenhouse gases emissions and to help countries adapt to a new reality.
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