Reacción a "COP30 ends with a minimal agreement, leaving out any mention of fossil fuels"

Although the failure to mention the need to phase out fossil fuels in the final document is not encouraging, the fact that progress continues to be made on climate finance is important. However, the technical aspects still need to be finalized so that the Global South can continue on the path of energy transition necessary to reduce its emissions, as well as to adapt to the impacts associated with changes in the climate system.

At the same time, it is important to avoid a colonial perspective and remember that adaptation is not only a challenge for the Global South. The Global North still has much to do, as we have seen in recent disasters. Addressing this challenge, protecting ourselves, and preparing for warming that is already irreversible will require that the social agreement not be diluted and that we accept to dedicate enormous funding.

It is essential to bear in mind that without a sustained reduction in greenhouse gas emissions associated with human activity, the global warming thresholds set in the Paris Agreement will be exceeded in the coming decades. In fact, we are not far from reaching the 1.5°C warming threshold. The fact that there is talk of having reached, or being close to reaching, peak emissions is encouraging, but it confronts us with the reality that there is still a long way to go to reach the real goal, which is to bring these emissions to zero and, preferably, to negative values.