The 2025 Belém Conference on climate change (COP30) ended on Saturday 22 November with the adoption of the ‘Global Mutirão’ text, a compromise that many delegations considered to be limited.
With no explicit mention of the phasing-out of fossil fuels, the agreement merely reiterates the urgent need to step up action to maintain the 1.5°C limit, and notes that national commitments are not up to the task.
In addition, the meeting resulted in two initiatives: the ‘Belém Mission to...