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EU Set to Veto COP30 Deal Over Weak Climate Pledges

11/22/2025

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The European Union is poised to veto a draft agreement at COP30 in Belém due to insufficient emissions-cut commitments.
European diplomats express dissatisfaction, saying the proposal fails to meet demands for stronger climate action.
The BRICS group, including China and India, pushes a take-it-or-leave-it text that omits a fossil-fuel phase-out roadmap.
The European Union resists a timeline to triple adaptation finance by 2030, warning that negotiations may collapse without consensus.

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The European Union is poised to veto a draft agreement at COP30 in Belém due to insufficient emissions-cut commitments.
European diplomats express dissatisfaction, saying the proposal fails to meet demands for stronger climate action.
The BRICS group, including China and India, pushes a take-it-or-leave-it text that omits a fossil-fuel phase-out roadmap.
The European Union resists a timeline to triple adaptation finance by 2030, warning that negotiations may collapse without consensus.