The negotiations, which lasted until Saturday, were led by André Corrêa do Lago, president of COP30. As reported, the talks lasted over 12 hours and ended only in the morning. Brazilian organizers announced that a plan to phase out fossil fuels will be developed in cooperation with Colombia, but it will be a separate document without the same legal force as the current agreement..
During the conference, André Corrêa do Lago emphasized that the talks started in Brazil will continue until the next climate conference. He added that although not all issues were included in the adopted document, work on them would continue. He also noted that a detailed plan on fossil fuels would be presented at a later date.
However, the agreement was met with sharp criticism from some participants. Panama's negotiator, Juan Carlos Monterrey Gomez, expressed his disappointment, saying that the climate decision, which avoids direct reference to the issue of fossil fuels is “complicity” in the climate crisis. He also criticized the failure to take scientific data into account in the negotiation process.
A similar position was expressed by former Filipino negotiator Jasper Inventor, currently associated with Greenpeace International, who called the agreement reached a “poor result.” Many experts and activists emphasize that the lack of decisive action on the issue of fossil fuels constitutes a serious gap in global efforts to combat climate change.
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Although the adopted agreement aims to support countries most vulnerable to the effects of climate change, the lack of specific commitments in key areas, such as reducing emissions and moving away from fossil fuels, leaves many questions and doubts as to its effectiveness.
