The final text of the 30th United Nations Conference on Climate Change, COP30, excluded the gradual elimination of fossil fuels, one of the central themes of the conference in Belém, Pará.
The most important document of COP30, which was called the “Mutirão Decision”, excluded the plan promoted by the Brazilian government, which provided for the gradual reduction in the use of fossil fuels. Arab and Asian countries did not accept even a more generic mention in the text. The president of the COP, André Corrêa do Lago, announced that he will formulate a roadmap to end fossil fuels on his own initiative. Correa do Lago stated that efforts will be led by science during his mandate at the Conference – which lasts one year.
The text brought timid advances in financing for climate adaptation, agreeing that nations should make efforts to at least triple financing for this area by 2035. However, the declaration does not talk about values, nor the role of governments in mobilizing these transfers, which was a demand from Europe.
The final wording of the Conference does not mention any plan to end the devastation of tropical forests, which was also one of the points of greatest expectation among scientists at the event. The text also brings an unprecedented recognition of the importance of Afro-descendant communities and indigenous territories, in addition to also mentioning gender issues, such as women being more affected by food insecurity.
