Some thirty countries, including France, wrote a letter on Thursday, November 20, to the president of the UN climate conference (COP30) in Brazil to ask him to review the copy and include a roadmap for phasing out fossil fuels, according to several signatory countries.
COP30 will end on Friday evening. Its president, diplomat André Corrêa do Lago, is under pressure from a meeting of nearly 200 countries in Belém (Brazil) since November 10 to form a text capable of consolidating consensus, according to COP rules. The latest draft text, referenced on Thursday by Agence France-Presse (AFP), makes no mention of fossil fuels.
“We are very concerned about the current proposals, whether they will be accepted or abandoned”wrote Colombia, France, Britain, Germany and other countries, according to a list the Colombian delegation provided to AFP. France and Belgium have confirmed they have signed this text.
“Just, orderly and equitable transition”
“We owe you honesty: in its current form, the proposal does not meet the minimum requirements for a credible outcome at this COP”continue with the country. “We cannot support a text that does not include a roadmap to a just, orderly and equitable transition away from fossil fuels”they wrote.
The exit of oil, coal and gas, which is largely responsible for warming, is once again hotly debated in Belem as the issue seems unlikely to be revived since the first call at COP28 in Dubai (United Arab Emirates) two years ago.
President Lula himself recommended a “roadmap” to speed up this exit from the start of the summit. However, according to a negotiator who did not want to be named, China, India, Saudi Arabia, Nigeria and Russia have rejected it.
