Fossil fuel fight threatens to sink COP30 as EU rejects Brazil’s draft
By
Binu Mathew
The clock was ticking down on the slated final day of UN climate talks in Brazil Friday where a bitter fight over whether to mention fossil fuels in any agreement threatened to upend the event.
At stake at COP30 is securing a deal that paves the way for faster cuts to planet-warming emissions that are driving ever more extreme weather — and proving that international cooperation can still function in a fractured world.








