THE presidency announced that a roadmap to transition away from fossil fuels and halt deforestation would be presented at COP31.—AFP/file
• No mention of fossil fuel phase-out in final text
• Vague promises for adaptation fund prompt call for reform
• Multilateral process ‘being held hostage’, critics warn
THE script played out at COP30 in Belem was no different from that of previous climate conferences — some delegates left the venue with mixed feelings, while others were outright disappointed.
The conference, held in the Brazilian city on the edge of the Amazon, overran its schedule and ended on Saturday, a day after its planned close.
One of the outcomes at this so-called implementation COP was a cause for celebration, particularly the just transition mechanism “to enhance international cooperation, technical assistance, capacity-building and knowledge-sharing, and enable
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