COP30 Climate Deal Falls Short Sidestepping Fossil Fuels

Climate and corruption, intertwined crises

Climate change is the defining crisis of our era, but its worst impacts are intensified by another, older crisis: corruption. The two reinforce each other because corrupt practices undermine climate science, distort policy choices, and divert resources meant for the public good. These patterns help explain the disappointing outcomes in Belém, Brazil, which hosted the 30th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Cl…

COP30 in Belém: Joint Effort, Tensions and a Path to the End of Fossil Fuels

The holding of the 30th UN Climate Change Conference (COP30) in Belém made history for two complementary reasons: it was the first climate conference hosted in the Amazon, and it put forests, Indigenous peoples and civil society back at the center of climate negotiations. Bringing together 195 countries and culminating in the unanimous adoption of 29 decisions, the conference showed that, despite geopolitical contradictions and obstacles, there …

COP30: Broken Promises, New Hope — A Call to Turn Words into Action

By James Alix MichelVICTORIA, Seychelles, Nov 25 2025 (IPS) When the world gathered in Glasgow for COP26, the mantra was “building back better.” Two years later, in Sharm El Sheikh, COP27 promised “implementation.” This year, in Belém, Brazil, COP30 arrived with a heavier burden: to finally bridge the chasm between lofty rhetoric and the urgent, measurable steps needed to keep 1.5 °C alive. James Alix MichelWhat Was Expected of COP30 were modest…

COP30 Ended With a Watered-Down Agreement That Doesn’t Even Mention Fossil Fuels

Global negotiations at the annual U.N. climate summit ended Saturday in Belém, Brazil, with a watered-down agreement that does not even mention fossil fuels, let alone offer a roadmap to phase out what are the primary contributors to the climate crisis. The COP30 agreement also makes no new commitments to halt deforestation and does not address global meat consumption, another major driver of… Source

COP30 climate deal falls short sidestepping fossil fuels

After running a day overtime, delegates at COP30, the United Nations climate summit in Belém, Brazil, finally reached a deal on a final agreement, but one that falls well short of the high expectations held by many delegates, environmental groups and NGOs. Although more than 80 countries had pushed for a global roadmap to phase out fossil fuels, the main driver of human-caused climate change, that demand was ultimately left out of the final text…