Climate negotiations at COP30 in Brazil were supposed to conclude Friday and delegates raced to finish up as the cruise ships housing them were scheduled to depart on Saturday
In the final hours of UN climate talks, a dispute erupted over wording around fossil fuels.
At COP28 in Dubai two years ago, countries made a historic pledge to “transition away from fossil fuels,” and an early draft of this year’s agreement sought to give a detailed roadmap.
Such a move could have had significant implications for the travel and tourism industry. While many corporations have set their own climate targets, this would have increased pressure on all sectors to transition away from oil, gas, and coal.
Cruise ships housing delegates due to accommodation shortages were due to leave on Saturday but the talks still hadn’t concluded.
While the original terminology in the Dubai deal remains, the final COP30 de