COP30 Talks Run Overtime as Draft Drops Fossil‑Fuel Roadmap

Overview

• The presidency’s latest draft excludes a fossil‑fuel phase‑out roadmap, drawing an immediate rejection from the EU, whose climate chief said the bloc will not accept the text.
• Roughly 30 countries, including Germany, France and Colombia, say they will withhold support without a roadmap, and Colombia with the Netherlands announced an April 2026 meeting in Santa Marta to advance the issue.
• Negotiations spilled past the scheduled close under consensus rules, creating the risk of a weakened outcome or no final decision if objections persist.
• The draft’s Belém package advances 59 Global Goal on Adaptation indicators and proposes tripling adaptation finance from 2025 levels, yet offers no clear baseline, sources or operational mechanisms.
• Scientists and civil‑society groups denounced the omission as incompatible with 1.5°C targets, citing a large fossil‑industry lobbyist presence, while COP30 president André Corrêa do Lago said the roadmap question will remain on his agenda over the next year.