COP30, Fossil Fuel
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At United Nations climate talks billed widely as having a special focus on Indigenous people, those people themselves have mixed feelings about whether the highlight reel matches reality.
No agreements were made to phase out the global use of fossil fuels during the United Nations COP30 climate summit in Brazil that ended on Friday.
The symbolism was undeniable when fire erupted at the COP30 climate talks just as negotiators considered phasing out fossil fuels.
Negotiators resolved a protracted standoff over the balance between action to cut greenhouse gas emissions and provide climate finance.
The delegates at COP30 in Belém, Brazil, the U.N. annual climate conference, have reached a deal on a final agreement.
Fossil fuels, finance, trade and forests were all on the agenda, although the word "fossil fuels" itself was notably absent from the final agreement.
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India Hails CoP30 Outcomes, Reaffirms Commitment to Climate Justice
India welcomed CoP30's outcomes, stressing equity and climate justice. It called on developed nations to fulfill finance pledges, praised the Just Transition Mechanism, and warned against unilateral trade measures in climate action.
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As COP30 ends, a closer look at a major source of emissions: agriculture
This year's COP30 summit in Belem, Brazil, highlighted food, forests and land as key topics to be addressed. One sector that crosses across all these is agriculture, which is responsible for about one-third of global carbon emissions.
Talks at the COP30 climate summit in Brazil were disrupted on Thursday after a fire broke out in the venue, triggering an evacuation just as negotiators were hunkering down to try to land a deal to strengthen international climate efforts.
Tuya Smart (NYSE: TUYA; HKEX: 2391), a global AI cloud platform service provider, was invited to attend the official launch of the United Nations Solutions Hub (UNSH) and participated in multiple sessions in the Blue Zone at COP30.