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Nations at odds over fossil fuels as COP30 draws to a close

Negotiators were divided Friday on the last day of fire-delayed UN climate talks, as Europe rejected COP30 host Brazil's latest draft agreement which lacks a roadmap to phase out fossil fuels.

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The Roof Is on Fire: Will COP30 Finally Start Phasing Out Fossil Fuels?

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COP30 talks stall as fossil fuel phaseout remains contentious

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Nations and environmental groups slam proposals at UN climate talks, calling them too weak

Brazil has offered several texts for this year’s last day of the U.N. climate talks.

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Fire Breaks Out at COP30 Climate Talks in Brazil

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Part of COP30 Climate Summit Venue Evacuated Due to Fire

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Fire prompts evacuations at one of the buildings for UN climate talks in Brazil

Associated Press journalists covering the event were among those evacuated from a media center.

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COP30 climate talks evacuated after fire breaks out

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Fire breaks out at UN climate talks, forcing delay at critical phase

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UN climate summit drops mention of fossil fuels from draft deal

A ll mention of fossil fuels, by far the largest contributor to climate change, has been dropped from the draft deal under negotiation at the COP30 UN climate talks in Belém, Brazil enter their final stretch.

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The new plan out of U.N. climate talks doesn’t mention fossil fuels

Many countries and environmentalists expressed outrage that the main cause of climate change was not included in a draft deal as the U.N. summit draws to a close in Brazil.

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Protesters in Pikachu costumes demand Japan end fossil fuel financing at UN climate conference

Protesters in Pokemon costumes stomped around the United Nations climate conference Friday to send Japan a message: end financing of coal and natural gas projects across Southeast Asia and elsewhere.

Colombia Urges World to Quit Fossil Fuels as Its Own Effort Founders

Colombia is leading the charge to map out a global transition from oil, gas and coal at the COP30 climate summit in Belém, Brazil. “The time is now. History demands that we act,” said Colombia’s Environment Minister Irene Vélez Torres earlier this week.

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Church teaching leads Catholic entities to divest from fossil fuels

A wind turbine turns in front of a fossil fuel power plant in Charlestown, Mass., in this 2013 file photo. Catholic institutions are planning to divest part of their financial portfolios from the fossil fuel industry because of its impact on climate change.