{"id":2702,"date":"2025-11-20T02:18:18","date_gmt":"2025-11-20T02:18:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/inernews.online\/?p=2702"},"modified":"2025-11-20T02:18:18","modified_gmt":"2025-11-20T02:18:18","slug":"brazils-lula-faces-obstacles-in-push-for-agreement-at-climate-summit-climate-crisis-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/inernews.online\/?p=2702","title":{"rendered":"Brazil\u2019s Lula faces obstacles in push for agreement at climate summit | Climate Crisis News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p class=\"article__subhead\"><em>Brazilian president pushes for a \u2018roadmap\u2019 away from fossil fuel use, but countries remain divided on key issues.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"article-dates\">\n<p><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Published On 20 Nov 2025<\/span><span aria-hidden=\"true\">20 Nov 2025<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"rich-share\" data-testid=\"rich-share\">\n<div class=\"rich-share__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"rich-share__button-wrapper\"><button class=\"rich-share__button row\" aria-expanded=\"false\"><\/p>\n<p>Click here to share on social media<\/p>\n<p><svg class=\"icon icon--share2 icon--primary icon--16 \" viewbox=\"0 0 20 16\" version=\"1.1\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><title>share2<\/title><path fill=\"#000\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\" d=\"M11.688 9.048c-.659 0-1.252.282-1.673.733l-4.92-2.45c.016-.115.028-.232.028-.352 0-.117-.011-.23-.027-.343l4.913-2.423a2.285 2.285 0 0 0 1.68.739C12.964 4.952 14 3.899 14 2.6 14 1.302 12.965.25 11.688.25S9.377 1.302 9.377 2.601c0 .117.01.23.027.343L4.49 5.367a2.285 2.285 0 0 0-1.68-.739C1.536 4.628.5 5.681.5 6.979c0 1.299 1.035 2.35 2.312 2.35.659 0 1.252-.281 1.673-.731l4.92 2.45a2.357 2.357 0 0 0-.029.351c0 1.299 1.035 2.351 2.312 2.351S14 12.698 14 11.399s-1.035-2.35-2.312-2.35Z\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\"\/><\/svg><\/button><\/p>\n<p class=\"rich-share__social-text\">Share<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div aria-live=\"polite\" aria-atomic=\"true\">\n<p>Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has pushed for a show of unity at the COP30 summit, where the absence of the United States has underscored the need for greater cooperation to tackle the climate crisis.<\/p>\n<p>Lula and United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres met with key figures at the climate summit in Belem, Brazil, on Wednesday, seeking a deal that would bridge contentious issues.<\/p>\n<section class=\"more-on\">\n<h2 class=\"more-on__heading\">Recommended Stories<!-- --> <\/h2>\n<p><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">list of 3 items<\/span><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">end of list<\/span><\/section>\n<p>\u201cWe need to show society that we want this without imposing anything on anyone, without setting deadlines for each country to decide what it can do within its own time, within its own possibilities,\u201d Lula told reporters, saying countries must find a shared \u201croadmap\u201d on climate action.<\/p>\n<p>But the Brazilian leader, who has positioned himself as a chief advocate of both climate action and greater collaboration between non-Western countries, has struggled to bridge divides on issues such as fossil fuel use and climate finance.<\/p>\n<p>Scientists have warned that a failure to quickly transition away from the use of fossil fuels could bring disastrous changes to the planet\u2019s ecosystem and result in dangerous increases in extreme weather across the globe with poor countries more vulnerable to severe impacts.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cA road map is not a workshop or a ministerial meeting. A road map is a real workplan that needs to show us the way from where we are to where we need to be, and how to get there,\u201d a letter from seven prominent scientists, including some who are advising the COP30 presidency, stated.<\/p>\n<p>While the US decision not to attend the climate summit has loomed large, other influential countries have also been hesitant to commit to ambitious goals.<\/p>\n<p>Some countries, such as India, have criticised the lack of action by rich countries, which are responsible for a large majority of cumulative emissions and have been the subject of calls by poor countries to lower barriers to advancements in renewable technology.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cClimate change is no longer a distant manifestation but is real and imminent,\u201d Indian Environmental Minister Bhupender Yadav said in remarks to the conference on Monday. Yadav has suggested that India could submit a climate plan in December rather than the self-imposed deadline of the end of the conference.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Brazilian president pushes for a \u2018roadmap\u2019 away from fossil fuel use, but countries remain divided on key issues. 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