"An attempt to insert plans for a route to the phaseout of fossil fuels into the legal text was stymied, consideration of how to improve countries' emissions-cutting plans was put off till next year, and although developing countries got the tripling of finance for adaptation that they were seeking, it will not be delivered in full until 2035 and will come out of already promised funds."
"Belem, a city of 2.5 million people, sits about 100 miles (161km) below the equator, near the mouth of the Amazon river and in the midst of rainforest, which creates its own weather. Most afternoons, torrential downpours soak the city, and frequently throughout the fortnight-long climate talks that ended on Saturday, the thunder roared outside the conference centre, shaking the ground beneath, while lightning flashed on those fortunate enough to catch a glimpse of the outside world."
Negotiations at Cop30 produced mixed results. A proposal to include a pathway for phasing out fossil fuels failed to enter the final legal text. Work on improving national emissions-cutting plans was deferred until the following year. Developing countries obtained agreement to triple adaptation finance, but the increase will not be fully delivered until 2035 and will be drawn from already promised funds. The conference nonetheless made progress by addressing fossil fuels directly for the first time at successive summits and by provoking alternative plans from key hosts. Delegates endured intense weather and windowless rooms during negotiations.
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