Cop30 delegates ‘far apart’ on phasing out fossil fuels and cutting carbon
by Fiona Harvey, Damian Carrington and Jonathan Watts from Environment | The Guardian on (#71N27)
President of talks urges ministers and high-ranking officials to find common ground as conference nears its end
Climate crisis talks look likely to stretch well into the weekend in Brazil, with countries still far apart on the crucial issues of phasing out fossil fuels and cutting carbon.
The Cop30 president, Andre Correa do Lago, urged ministers and high-ranking officials from more than 190 countries to find common ground: We need to preserve this regime [of the Paris climate agreement] with the spirit of cooperation, not in the spirit of who is going to win or is willing to lose'" he said. Because we know if we don't strengthen this, everyone will lose."
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