A Fossil Fuel Fight Brews at COP30 as Delegates Draft Road Map

It’s all about fossil fuels, folks. Today’s a good day to remember it took 28 COP editions for these two magic words to make it into an official text. When...

By Akshat Rathi, Kevin Crowley, John Ainger, Olivia Rudgard · Bloomberg

It’s all about fossil fuels, folks. Today’s a good day to remember it took 28 COP editions for these two magic words to make it into an official text. When they did, in 2023 in Dubai, it was as part of a commitment by countries to transition away from them. At COP30, fossil fuels have taken center stage from minute one.