COP30 draft drops fossil fuel deal

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Brazil’s COP30 presidency has released a new draft deal that removes all references to phasing out fossil fuels, sparking tensions as negotiators push to finalise an agreement on climate finance, adaptation and trade.

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00:00Brazil has released a new draft text for the COP30 climate summit and in a major reversal,

00:06all references to phase-out fossil fuels have been dropped.

00:10The move triggers new tensions as negotiators race to finalize a deal before the summit's

00:15scheduled close later today.

00:20The draft issued on Friday in Bellum removes all language related to fossil fuels, a key

00:25priority for countries including Germany, Kenya and low-lying island states.

00:30These nations have been pushing for a clear roadmap to follow through on the COP28 promise

00:35made two years ago to transition away from oil, gas and coal.

00:40An earlier version of the text included multiple options for such language, but the new draft

00:45leaves fossil fuels out completely.

00:47The latest text, however, proposes a three-year dialogue on trade at future COP summits, a win

00:53for countries such as China who want trade rules included in climate talks.

00:58But the move could place new pressure on the European Union, whose carbon border levy has

01:03been criticized by South Africa and India as unfair and trade distorting.

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