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Brazil Pushes for Early COP30 Deal as Lula and Guterres Enter Talks

Negotiations remain split over a fossil‑fuel roadmap, finance and trade measures despite an accelerated timetable.

Chris Bowen, minister for climate change and energy of Australia, speaks during a plenary session at the COP30 U.N. Climate Summit, Monday, Nov. 17, 2025, in Belem, Brazil. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)
Un cartel en el lugar donde se está realizando la cumbre climática en Belém, Brasil, el 13 de noviembre del 2025. (AP foto/Joshua A. Bickel)
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Security personnel work outside an entrance to the COP30 U.N. Climate Summit, Wednesday, Nov. 19, 2025, in Belem, Brazil. (AP Photo/Andre Penner)

Overview

  • Brazil’s COP30 presidency issued a nine‑page ‘Global Mutirão’ draft with 21 options and set a midweek deadline to force decisions on four linked issues.
  • President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and U.N. Secretary‑General António Guterres returned to Belém to press delegates, yet an EU minister said no decision was likely on Wednesday.
  • The draft keeps multiple pathways on fossil fuels, with roughly 80 countries backing a roadmap to transition away from oil, coal and gas and producers led by Saudi Arabia resisting.
  • Finance remains contentious as developing nations seek clearer delivery on the $300 billion pledge and a tripling of adaptation funding, while EU officials signal no increases.
  • The text also presents options to manage climate‑related trade frictions, including UN‑level convenings, and talks continue as a procedural compromise emerges for COP31 with Türkiye hosting and Australia leading negotiations.