Fossil fuel fight threatens to sink COP30 as EU rejects Brazil’s draft

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.