"The annual United Nations climate conference has ended with an agreement that urges action to address global warming, but falls short of endorsing a phase-out of fossil fuels. After two weeks of heated debates, meetings and negotiations at the COP30 summit in the Brazilian city of Belem, world leaders on Saturday agreed to a deal that calls for countries to significantly accelerate and scale up climate action worldwide."
"The text lays out a series of promises and measures including a call for developed countries to triple their funding to help poorer nations respond to the crisis but makes no mention of a fossil fuel phase-out. Dozens of states had been calling forthe COP30 deal to lay out a framework to ease away from their reliance on oil, gas and coal the major drivers of the climate crisis but several countries that rely on fossil fuels had pushed back."
COP30 in Belém concluded with a deal urging countries to significantly accelerate and scale up climate action worldwide while stopping short of endorsing a fossil fuel phase-out. The agreement includes calls for developed nations to triple funding to help poorer countries respond to the crisis and mobilise resources for mitigation and adaptation. Dozens of states sought a framework to reduce reliance on oil, gas and coal, but fossil fuel–dependent countries resisted inclusion of a phase-out. Observers described the outcome as a step forward yet below expectations. The COP30 president announced two roadmaps: halting and reversing deforestation, and transitioning away from fossil fuels.
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