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COP30 Talks Stall in Overtime as Brazil Draft Drops Fossil-Fuel Language

Delegates are trying to rescue a consensus deal despite a draft that offers only a vague pledge to triple adaptation funding by 2030.

Overview

  • Small island states and many European countries formally rejected Brazil’s proposal because it excludes a roadmap to transition away from oil, gas and coal.
  • Oil‑producing nations led by the Arab Group opposed any fossil‑fuel wording, and Brazilian negotiators signaled the language is unlikely to be reinstated.
  • EU climate chief Wopke Hoekstra labeled the text unacceptable and warned the bloc could prefer no deal to the current draft.
  • The draft calls for efforts to triple adaptation finance by 2030 from 2025 levels but leaves funding sources undefined, and developed countries resisted reopening finance talks.
  • With consensus required and the United States absent, negotiations extended past the deadline as parties also sparred over trade measures such as carbon border policies.