Overview
- A concluding session was scheduled for 10:00 local time on Saturday, though negotiators warned the meeting could slip as talks continued.
- EU ministers huddled for a coordination meeting, with France’s environment minister saying talks were going "nowhere."
- A seven‑page draft from the Brazilian COP presidency omitted any reference to fossil fuels or a phaseout roadmap.
- China, India, Saudi Arabia and Russia opposed the phaseout push, and many poorer countries rejected it without far greater funding for transitions and adaptation.
- EU climate chief Wopke Hoekstra cautioned the summit could end without agreement, and COP30’s president warned a collapse would cheer opponents of multilateral cooperation as crews began dismantling equipment at the venue.