"multilateralism the principle that common problems should have common solutions. It rests on the idea that all countries and people have a stake in the future of the planet we share, and that their rights should be respected. That cooperation beats competition, or going it alone. Multilateralism is what has kept the UN process of climate diplomacy going, but now the principle is under"
"threat as never before, amid a rising tide of populism and conflict. The US, under Donald Trump, explicitly rejects multilateralism, in favour of carve-ups between great powers. But if we are to stave off climate breakdown, only multilateralism will work. Take the Cop30 UN climate summit last November. The Belem deal was not a disaster, but it satisfied nobody it was too weak to cut greenhouse"
"greenhouse gas emissions to the extent needed, and shunted the discussion of roadmaps to phase out fossil fuels into a voluntary side agreement. At times, however, it looked as if countries could leave Brazil without a deal at all, and the compromise at least demonstrated that nations can still make some progress and find common ground in multilateral climate diplomacy, despite dire and dangerous geopolitics. Yet"
Multilateralism is defined as the principle that common problems require common solutions and that all countries and people share a stake in the planet and their rights should be respected. The principle enabled UN climate diplomacy but now faces pressure from rising populism and geopolitical conflict. The US under Donald Trump explicitly rejects multilateral approaches, pursuing carve-ups between great powers and withdrawing from the Paris agreement. The Cop30 Belem deal produced a weak compromise that failed to cut emissions sufficiently and deferred fossil fuel phase-out roadmaps to a voluntary side agreement, yet still showed some limited multilateral progress.
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