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Brazil tries to avoid climate bust up at COP30 summit
The Mercury
|November 13, 2025
COP30 hosts Brazil sought to land a compromise yesterday as some nations seek to put ambitious climate action and financial obligations on the summit agenda - flashpoints that have stalled past negotiations.
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The UN summit narrowly avoided a so-called "agenda fight" at its Monday opening in Belem only because Brazil promised to hear these demands informally and broker an amenable solution.
Four divisive issues are being considered: trade, transparency and reporting measures, climate finance obligations, and efforts to slash heat-trapping pollution.
The latter two are the most sensitive, with rich countries unenthusiastic about reopening bitter fights over financial aid, and oil-producing giants against any focus on the role of fossil fuels in climate change.
Brazil was expected to reveal whether it had been successful in finding a middle ground when it wraps up two days of backroom consultations in Belem.
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