General · 23 November 2025
COP30 ends with no fossil fuel agreement
The deeply divisive COP30 climate summit in Brazil ended Saturday with major rifts over fossil fuel transitions. The final deal omitted any roadmap for phasing out oil, coal and gas despite 80+ countries demanding action. Major producers like Russia and Saudi Arabia blocked transition plans while the US remained absent under Trump. Disputes over climate finance persisted, with many nations criticizing the scale and timeline of the funding commitments. Questions emerged about the COP process itself amid procedural chaos and late-night negotiations.
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