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"The world is not winning the fight against the climate crisis but it is still
in that fight, the UN climate chief has said in Belém, Brazil, after a bitterly
contested Cop30 reached a deal.
Countries at Cop30 failed to bring the curtain down on the fossil fuel age amid
opposition from some countries led by Saudi Arabia, and they underdelivered on
a flagship hope – at a conference held in the Amazon – to chart an end to
deforestation.
But in a fractious era of nationalism, war and distrust, the talks did not
collapse as was feared. Multilateralism held – just.
“We knew this Cop would take place in stormy political waters,” said Simon
Stiell, the UN’s climate chief, after a long and occasionally angry final
plenary at the climate summit. “Denial, division and geopolitics has dealt
international cooperation some heavy blows this year.”
But Cop30 showed that “climate cooperation is alive and kicking”, Stiell added,
making an oblique reference to the US, which under Donald Trump opted not to
send anyone to Belém. Trump, who has called the climate crisis a “hoax” and a
“con job” has come to embody the opposition to progress on dealing with
dangerous global heating.
Stiell said: “I’m not saying we’re winning the climate fight. But we are
undeniably still in it, and we are fighting back. Here in Belém, nations chose
unity, science and economic common sense. This year there has been a lot of
attention on one country stepping back. But amid the gale-force political
headwinds, 194 countries stood firm in solidarity – rock solid in support of
climate cooperation.”
He pointed to one section of the Cop30 agreement: “The global transition
towards low greenhouse gas emissions and climate-resilient development is
irreversible and the trend of the future.” He argued: “This is a political and
market signal that cannot be ignored.”"
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
