November 23, 2025
The Global Climate Agreement was passed without any mention of fossil fuels
EU dropped language on fossil fuels after Saudi Arabia and others opposed any mention of transition COP30 President Andre Correa do Lago talks to people before the plenary during the UN Climate Change Conference (COP30), in Belem, Brazil, November 22, 2025. PHOTO: REUTERS World governments agreed on Saturday to a compromise climate deal at the COP30 conference in Brazil that will boost funding for poor countries facing global warming but omit any mention of the fossil fuels that are driving it. To secure the deal, countries sought to demonstrate global unity in addressing the effects of climate change, even as



