Global leaders at COP30 cannot turn a blind eye to this fact, not when every second that coal, gas, and oil keeps burning takes away from meeting the 1.5°C goal and the very survival of vulnerable peoples across the world. Doing so alsoAryannegamblingctive efforts, and which covers key negotiating aspects too complex to be enclosed in the formal agenda – including delivering promised climate finance and implementation of the responsibilities of developed alsoAryannegamblingmbition and implementation gap in meeting the 1.5°C goal and the nationally determined contributions, and transparency.

Portions of the text that acknowledge the need to transition away from fossil fuels called the attention of civil society and parties – with over 80 country parties reportedly rallying behind the call for a fossil fuel roadmap.

According to CEED Deputy Executive Director Avril De Torres, who is on the ground in Belem:

“Despite a historic decision at COP28 to move away from fossil fuel energy and to triple renewables globally, continued fossil fuel reliance still drove power sector emissions to an all time high in 2024. Global leaders at COP30 cannot turn a blind eye to this fact, not when every second that coal, gas, and oil keeps burning takes away from meeting the 1.5°C goal and the very survival of vulnerable peoples across the world. Doing so alsoAryannegambling with the hope of reversing biodiversity loss, from the Amazon rainforest and reef system to the Amazon of the seas in the Coral Triangle, and all biodiversity hotspots threatened by fossil fuels around the world.

At this hour, the draft text is far from sufficient in delivering an ambitious and 1.5°C-aligned phaseout of fossil fuels in a manner that is grounded in equity, justice, and urgency. If COP30 truly is an “Implementation COP”, the COP28 decision on fossil fuels cannot remain a hollow promise. There has to be a roadmap that delivers an urgent and just fossil fuel phaseout, in which developing countries like ours are also given the finance, technical capacity, and other resources needed to hasten our transition. President Lula, over 80 countries, and civic movements have issued strong signals against fossil fuels since the start of COP. Walking away from the negotiation halls without such a pact is simply unacceptable.”