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COP30 Closes With Compromise Deal That Drops Fossil‑Fuel Phaseout Language

Brazil will draft separate roadmaps after a petro‑state bloc blocked explicit wording.

Overview

  • The final Mutirão decision omits any reference to fossil fuels and leaves out the phaseout roadmap backed by more than 80 countries.
  • The Brazilian presidency says it will issue separate, lower‑weight texts on fossil‑fuel transition and deforestation over the next year, with the aim of bringing them to next year’s COP in Turkey.
  • The package elevates adaptation finance by calling to triple funding by 2035 and keeping the $300 billion per year climate‑finance track on course.
  • Talks blew past the deadline with overnight drafts and a tense plenary, as the EU, Colombia, Panama and small island states condemned the outcome as too weak.
  • An Arab‑led bloc with Russia and other petro‑economies was credited with removing fossil‑fuel language, while China largely stayed quiet and India emphasized developed nations’ historical responsibility.