Greenpeace Greece November 24, 2025 The outcome of COP30 is not what it should have been: there is no action plan to end deforestation and transition away from fossil fuels, while there has been no progress on climate finance. COP30 in Belem, Brazil, began with high hopes and promises, but ultimately ended without action plans to end deforestation and the burning of fossil fuels, as geopolitical disputes once again revealed a lack of connection with citizens who demanded climate action. The first COP on the Amazon rainforest should have produced a plan to end deforestation by 2030 and limit global warming to 1.5°C by phasing out fossil fuels. But it did neither, and it did not result in a substantial increase in climate finance. Despite a coalition of 90 countries pushing for an action plan to phase out fossil fuels, fossil fuels were not included in the final text. Ultimately, the governments of Colombia and the Netherlands announced that they would co-host the ...