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COP30 Draft Drops Fossil-Fuel Roadmap as EU Signals It Won’t Block Deal

The Brazilian presidency’s draft instead pledges a tripling of adaptation finance by 2035.

Overview

  • The new Belém text omits any direct mention of fossil fuels and sets no phase‑out plan, citing only the COP28 call to transition away from them.
  • EU climate chief Wopke Hoekstra said the bloc wanted more ambition but would not oppose the compromise put forward by the hosts.
  • With no consensus on a global fossil roadmap, COP30 president André Corrêa do Lago said the presidency will issue its own follow‑up roadmaps, including on forests.
  • The Least Developed Countries group said a package was agreed in principle that includes tripling adaptation finance by 2035, though a final plenary decision is still pending.
  • Talks exposed a rift between the EU and a coalition including China, India, Saudi Arabia and Russia, as some African delegates accused richer states of tying finance to a fossil‑fuel exit.