Overview
- Negotiations extended beyond the scheduled close with no final declaration after the presidency’s text left out any commitment to phasing out oil, gas and coal.
- EU climate chief Wopke Hoekstra rejected the proposal as weak and unacceptable, saying it lacks science, a global stocktake and a credible transition pathway.
- Thirty-six countries filed formal objections and more than 80 nations called for firmer guidance on winding down fossil fuels, while small island states denounced the draft as unacceptable.
- COP30 president André Corrêa do Lago shifted to closed-door and smaller-group sessions, including a planned Mutirão meeting, as delegations work on new drafts.
- A brief fire at the venue on Thursday cost nearly a day of work and environmental groups criticized opaque talks, adding pressure on the presidency to deliver a stronger text.