Another Cop wrecked by fossil fuel interests and our leaders’ cowardice – but there is another way | Genevieve Guenther - #ClimateCrisis | #TheGuardian
"One bright spot of #Cop30 is that #Colombia and the #Netherlands, backed by 22 nations, will independently advance a roadmap to #fossilfuelphaseout, beginning with a conference in April 2026. This conference could be a gamechanger. #UN rules require all Cop decision texts to be approved unanimously, giving the #petrostates veto power over global #climatepolitics. The creation of a fossil-fuel roadmap outside the Cop process may establish a trading bloc that could begin to sanction nations – and banks – that refuse to wind down #fossilfuels."

Another Cop wrecked by fossil fuel interests and our leaders’ cowardice – but there is another way
The fingerprints of Russia and Saudi Arabia are all over the decision text in Brazil. But a group of nations led by Colombia and the Netherlands offer hope, says End Climate Silence founding director Genevieve Guenther





