{"id":101761,"date":"2025-11-27T04:24:04","date_gmt":"2025-11-27T04:24:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/news\/implementation-cop-fails-to-live-up-to-its-name\/"},"modified":"2025-11-27T04:24:04","modified_gmt":"2025-11-27T04:24:04","slug":"implementation-cop-fails-to-live-up-to-its-name","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/news\/implementation-cop-fails-to-live-up-to-its-name\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Implementation COP\u2019 fails to live up to its name"},"content":{"rendered":"
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THE presidency announced that a roadmap to transition away from fossil fuels and halt deforestation would be presented at COP31.\u2014AFP\/file<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\u2022 No mention of fossil fuel phase-out in final text
\u2022 Vague promises for adaptation fund prompt call for reform
\u2022 Multilateral process \u2018being held hostage\u2019, critics warn<\/p>\n

THE script played out at COP30 <\/a>in Belem was no different from that of previous climate conferences \u2014 some delegates left the venue with mixed feelings, while others were outright disappointed.<\/p>\n

The conference, held in the Bra\u00adz\u00adi\u00adl\u00adian city on the edge of the Amazon, overran its schedule and ended on Saturday, a day after its planned close.<\/p>\n

One of the outcomes at this so-called implementation COP was a cause for celebration, particularly the just transition mechanism \u201cto enhance international coo\u00ad\u00adperation, technical assistance, capacity-building and knowledge-sharing, and enable equitable, inclusive just transitions\u201d.<\/p>\n

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This agreement, widely celebrated by civil society as a \u201chistoric victory for people power\u201d, came after days of protests and intense negotiations.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis outcome didn\u2019t fall from the sky; it was carved out through struggle, persistence and the moral clarity of those living on the frontlines of climate breakdown,\u201d said Tasneem Essop, executive director at the Climate Action Network International.<\/p>\n

\u201cGovernments must now honour this Just Transition mechanism with real action. Anything less is a betrayal of people, and of the Paris (agreement) promise,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

However, adaptation finance for vulnerable communities left much to be desired. The conference was supposed to reach an agreement to triple adaptation finance to $120 billion by 2030.<\/p>\n

However, the \u2018mutirao\u2019 decision \u2014 a Portuguese term for \u201ccollective efforts\u201d \u2014 calls for efforts to \u201cat least triple adaptation finance by 2035\u201d without setting a baseline target, a move that does not match the level of ambition demanded by the developing countries and the civil society groups.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe refusal to commit to scaling up finance to the necessary $300 billion annually for adaptation leaves the unprepared defenceless against inevitable ruin,\u201d said Harjeet Singh, strategic adviser at the Fossil Fuel Treaty Initiative.<\/p>\n

\u201cBy failing on their past commitment to double adaptation finance (to $40 billion) by 2025 and keeping the baseline of the new target vague, developed nations have attempted to diluted their responsibility, forcing the world\u2019s most vulnerable to face the rising waters with empty hands,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Fossil fuel phase-out<\/strong><\/p>\n

The worst outcome was the fossil fuel phase-out, which did not even get a mention in the COP agreement despite robust support from more than 80 countries.<\/p>\n

Instead, the COP presidency announced that a roadmap to transition away from fossil fuels <\/a>and halt deforestation would be presented at the next climate conference, ie COP31. The roadmap will be guided by a conference in Santa Marta in April to be co-hosted by Colombia and the Netherlands, according to Carbon Brief.<\/p>\n

COP31 will be held in Turkiye, with Australia as its president.<\/p>\n

According to CAN International, the decision to ignore the harmful impacts of fossil fuels was deeply disappointing. \u201cGiven that oil, coal and gas remain the root cause of climate breakdown, this omission represents a severe failure for COP30,\u201d it said in a statement.<\/p>\n

Tracy Carty of Greenpeace International said the negotiations were derailed by inadequate climate finance, weak leadership from G20 nations, particularly the developed ones, and the heavy hand of fossil fuel interests.<\/p>\n

Like fossil fuels, the finance outcome was also dismal. In the absence of the US and the European Union\u2019s focus on defence, it seems the responsibility for saving the planet has fallen to China and the developing world, said Dr Abid Suleri of the Islamabad-based Sustainable Devel\u00adopment Policy Institute, about the reluctance of rich nations to pay for loss and damage.<\/p>\n

Calls for reform<\/strong><\/p>\n

The presence of fossil fuel lobbyists and a dilute outcome also brought the wider UNFCCC process under scrutiny. Still, some hailed the mutirao text as a win for multilateralism.<\/p>\n

\u201cCOP30 has proven that the current consensus model has become a veto for vandals. We are trying to put out a planetary fire, but the UN rules allow the arsonists \u2014 the petrostates and their 1,600 lobbyists \u2014 to stand in the doorway and block the fire trucks,\u201d Mr Singh told Dawn.<\/p>\n

He said the \u2018consensus\u2019 becomes a synonym for capitulation if a handful of countries, like Saudi Arabia and Russia, can simply erase the mention of the fossil fuel phase-out from the final text. \u201cThe multilateral process is alive, but it is being held hostage,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n

Erika Lennon, senior attorney at the Centre for International Env\u00adi\u00adr\u00adonmental Law, also called for reforms in the UN process. \u201cPetrostates and industry lobbyists use the consensus rule to block action and ambition. We now need to reform the UNFCCC so the global majority can act, starting with conflict of interest rules and allowing majority voting,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

Dr Suleri agreed. He said the \u201cpolarised\u201d conference ended in a compromise despite tall claims at the outset. \u201cPresident Lula called COP30 the COP of truth; the truth, however, is hard to ignore. This COP still lacks both the money and the ambition needed to match the promises made at the start,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n

The conference also launched the Declaration on Information Integrity on Climate Change, which establishes shared international commitments to address climate disinformation and promote accurate, evidence-based information on climate issues.<\/p>\n

This initiative aims to mobilise resources to fund research projects and investigative journalism ideas that can produce evidence in a coordinated manner, offering more inputs for better climate policies, said the Unesco Division for Digital Inclusion and Policies and Digital Transformation Director Guil\u00adherme Canela in an email to Dawn<\/em>.<\/p>\n

Published in Dawn, November 27th, 2025<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

THE presidency announced that a roadmap to transition away from fossil fuels and halt deforestation would be presented at COP31.\u2014AFP\/file \u2022 No mention of fossil fuel phase-out in final text\u2022 Vague promises for adaptation fund prompt call for reform\u2022 Multilateral process \u2018being held hostage\u2019, critics warn THE script played out at COP30 in Belem was 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