{"id":3078,"date":"2025-11-30T20:15:33","date_gmt":"2025-12-01T01:15:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vr-news.net\/2025\/11\/350-org-warns-cop30-draft-texts-fall-short-on-fossil-fuel-phaseout-and-climate-finance-despite-strong-global-momentum\/"},"modified":"2025-11-30T20:15:33","modified_gmt":"2025-12-01T01:15:33","slug":"350-org-warns-cop30-draft-texts-fall-short-on-fossil-fuel-phaseout-and-climate-finance-despite-strong-global-momentum","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vr-news.net\/?p=3078","title":{"rendered":"350.org Warns COP30 Draft Texts Fall Short on Fossil Fuel Phaseout and Climate Finance Despite Strong Global Momentum"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Responding to this morning\u2019s second draft COP30 decisions, 350.org warns that the texts still lack the ambition needed to close the climate and finance gaps, even as global momentum for a fossil fuel phaseout roadmap accelerates. <\/p>\n

\u201cThis morning\u2019s draft COP30 decisions fall far short of the giant leap needed to close the climate ambition gap. Crucially, they don\u2019t offer a clear and robust plan to phase out fossil fuels. The inclusion of a Just Transition mechanism is a genuine multilateral achievement with real potential to shift implementation on the ground, but without a transition plan to end oil, gas and coal we\u2019re still fanning the flames. When it comes to finance, especially the weakened commitment to triple adaptation support, the texts lack the lifeline communities already facing climate impacts urgently need. We can\u2019t achieve justice on the cheap,<\/em>\u201d said Andreas Sieber, Associate Director of Policy and Campaigns, <\/strong>350.org<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re stagnating at a time when our islands can\u2019t afford even a small amount of delay. While the Just Transition mechanism is a notable achievement, the fact that this morning\u2019s draft COP30 statement doesn\u2019t even mention a plan to end fossil fuels casts a shadow over our day here in Bel\u00e9m. COP30 needs to address the obvious cause of the climate crisis, and ramp up the finance required to adapt to it. We\u2019re walking a fine line here between survival and climate catastrophe, and in these final hours I am hoping we can take something back to our communities that indicates that the world considers our homes worth fighting for,\u201d said <\/em>Fenton Lutunatabua, 350.org Pacific Team Lead.<\/strong><\/p>\n

This lack of clarity on fossil fuels comes despite over 80 countries<\/strong> publicly supporting a Transition Away from Fossil Fuels Roadmap (TAFF)<\/strong>. Yet, the mitigation section of the draft still contains no mention of fossil fuels<\/strong>, relying instead on weak voluntary initiatives and vague and non-binding plans to wind down oil, gas, and coal.<\/p>\n

On finance, the text is not the justice-focused package needed:<\/p>\n