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Editor’s Note: Many analyses summarizing the COP30 Climate conference have appeared by mainstream corporate media and by others. This analysis is not mainstream corporate media. I found the analysis of the internal workings of the conference and paticularly the role of the U.S. even though there was no formal delegation this year, as Trump refused to attend and to send a delegation.
Go behind the scenes with executive editor Vernon Loeb and climate science reporter Bob Berwyn as they break down the key outcomes of COP30. COP30 has wound down in Belém, Brazil – the U.N. climate change conference marked this year by Indigenous rights demonstrations, an actual fire, and not a lot of movement on global climate action. Before leaving Belém, Bob explains what happened at COP30, both within the formal proceedings and adjacent to them; how American influence was woven into the process; and what to look for leading up to next year’s COP31 in Turkey.
The INC video above does not include mention of the announcement of this Initiative:
Colombia and The Netherlands Announce First Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Initiative …
The Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty Initiative
Belém, Brazil – As COP30 negotiations draw to an end, and the most recent text released this morning makes no mention of fossil fuels, the Governments of Colombia and the Netherlands show leadership by announcing they will co-host the First International Conference on the Just Transition Away from Fossil Fuels. The announcement was made by the Minister of Environment of Colombia, Irene Vélez Torres, and the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Climate Policy of the Netherlands, Sophie Hermans, during a high-level press conference in Belém.
Two of many news reports on the results of COP30.
BBC COP30: Five key takeaways from a deeply divisive climate …
Many countries were livid when COP30 in Belém, Brazil ended on Saturday with no mention of the fossil fuels that have heated up the atmosphere.
Reuters: COP30 seals uneasy climate deal that sidesteps fossil fuels
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