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COP30 Seals Adaptation-Finance Boost but Leaves Fossil-Fuel Phaseout Off the Table

The presidency will pursue voluntary roadmaps after parties rejected binding fossil-fuel language.

Overview

  • Nearly 200 countries approved a consensus decision that calls on developed nations to at least triple adaptation finance by 2035, with estimates placing the target near $120 billion annually.
  • The final text omitted any explicit reference to phasing out oil, gas or coal, despite a broad push for a fossil-fuel roadmap led by more than 80 countries.
  • COP30 President André Corrêa do Lago said he will publish nonbinding roadmaps on transitioning away from fossil fuels and on forests, with Colombia preparing a follow-up meeting next year.
  • A new forests finance vehicle, the Tropical Forests Forever Facility, was showcased with multibillion-euro pledges from Brazil, Indonesia, Germany and Norway to leverage private capital for conservation.
  • Reactions were sharply mixed as Colombia lodged an objection and EU officials and activists criticized the deal as underpowered, even as the bloc backed it to keep the process alive.