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Indigenous Protests Highlight COP30's Fossil Fuel Oversight
11/26/2025
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- The final COP30 agreement in Belém, Brazil, lacked references to fossil fuels.
- Indigenous groups protested deforestation, underscoring tensions over forest conservation.
- The conference pledged forest conservation funding and a Just Transition Work Program.
- The United States did not participate, easing pressure on oil-producing nations.
- Mary Robinson, the former Irish president, criticized the deal as insufficient.
