COP outcome: How the Presidency is taking advantage of high-ambition countries’ dilemma

BELÃ M, PA - 21.11.2025: COP 30 _ DECLARAcaO DO PRESIDENTE DA COP30 - COP 30 President Ambassador AndrÃ CorrÃªa do Lago delivered a speech this Friday morning in the Tocantins plenary hall in BelÃ m, Para. In one of the conference& 39;s most emphatic speeches, the ambassador called for cooperation between countries, defended multilateralism, summoned a joint effort to resolve the impasses in BelÃ m, and warned that a lack of consensus would be disastrous for the planet. x2846012x OswaldoxForte — The management of the conference is urgently looking for a solution. (IMAGO / Fotoarena)

By drafting a contentious final text, the COP Presidency has upset all those calling for an end to fossil fuels. Is this a strategy or a miscalculation? Time is running out for a successful deal in Belém.

Bernhard Pötter

Lukas Knigge

Last updated: 22. November 2025

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