Belém, Brazil, Nov 18, 2025 (AFP) - First draft of climate pact lands at COP30 in Brazil

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2025-11-18

COP30 hosts Brazil on Tuesday produced a first draft of an agreement between nations at the UN climate talks after negotiations on the sticking points stretched late into the night. The draft includes a sweep of options on the most difficult issues, reflecting the gulf between the nearly 200 nations in Belem and the work still ahead to refine a final compromise. The nine-page "Global Mutirao" document -- a reference to an Indigenous concept of u......

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