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The delegates at COP30 in Belém, Brazil, the U.N. annual climate conference, have reached a deal on a final agreement.

In a pivotal outcome at COP30 in Belém, Brazil, countries agreed on a sweeping package to scale up climate finance and accelerate implementation of the Paris Agreement – but without a clear commitment to move away from fossil fuels.

By Lisandra Paraguassu and Valerie Volcovici BELEM, Brazil (Reuters) -On the banks of the Guama River where the city of Belem presses up against the vast green Amazon, Brazil is pioneering an economic model designed to help locals profit from a healthy rainforest.

As leaders meet in Belém, see what Iran, one of the world’s top ten carbon emitters, said about its plans to tackle climate change at COP30.

A lack of leadership proved to be the ultimate stumbling block for Cop30 - Multilateralism survived another year at Cop30 in Brazil - but the outcome was far below the level of ambition that is needed

Negotiators resolved a protracted standoff over the balance between action to cut greenhouse gas emissions and provide climate finance.

The UN Climate Change summit held in Belem ended with countries failing to deliver fossil fuel transition and deforestation roadmaps

Brazil's COP30 climate summit faced a crunch day on Saturday after all-night talks to overcome an impasse after the European Union blocked a deal that it said would fail to advance efforts to curb the greenhouse gases driving global climate change.