"The final agreement, with no direct mention of the fossil fuels dangerously heating Earth, was a victory for countries like Saudi Arabia and Russia, diplomats said."
"Global climate negotiations ended on Saturday in Brazil with a watered-down resolution that made no direct mention of fossil fuels, the main driver of global warming.
The final statement, roundly criticized by diplomats as insufficient, was a victory for oil producers like Saudi Arabia and Russia. It included plenty of warnings about the cost of inaction but few provisions for how the world might address dangerously rising global temperatures head-on.
Without a rapid transition away from oil, gas and coal, scientists warn, the planet faces increasing devastation from deadly heat waves, droughts, floods and wildfires.
A marathon series of frenetic Friday night meetings ultimately salvaged the talks in Belém, on the edge of the Amazon rainforest, from total collapse."
Max Bearak and Lisa Friedman report for the New York Times November 22, 2025.
SEE ALSO:
"COP30 Backpedals on Climate Action" (Inside Climate News)
"Trump, War, Absent Media: Five Threats To Climate Progress That Dogged Cop30" (Guardian)
"U.N. Climate Talks Fizzle Out 10 Years After Paris Accord" (Washington Post)
"U.N. Climate Talks End Without Agreement On Phasing Out Fossil Fuels" (NPR)
"China Offers Panda Totes, but No New Commitments, at Climate Talks" (New York Times)
"COP30: Five Key Takeaways From A Deeply Divisive Climate Summit" (BBC News)
"What Was Agreed On Climate Change At COP30 in Brazil?" (BBC News)
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