The COP30 presidency in Belém has published a nine-page "Global Mutirão" draft that presents multiple options to resolve the conference’s toughest debates: fossil fuel phaseout, finance for vulnerable countries, and trade-related carbon measures. The text offers choices — including workshops, ministerial roundtables or no text — to bridge deep divisions, and proposes more frequent reviews of national pledges and a plan to triple adaptation finance by 2030 or 2035. Observers say the fast turnaround signals optimism that a deal could be reached by midweek.
COP30's 'Global Mutirão' Draft Offers Multiple Paths on Fossil Fuels, Finance and Trade
The COP30 presidency in Belém has published a nine-page "Global Mutirão" draft that presents multiple options to resolve the conference’s toughest debates: fossil fuel phaseout, finance for vulnerable countries, and trade-related carbon measures. The text offers choices — including workshops, ministerial roundtables or no text — to bridge deep divisions, and proposes more frequent reviews of national pledges and a plan to triple adaptation finance by 2030 or 2035. Observers say the fast turnaround signals optimism that a deal could be reached by midweek.
08:52 PM, 11/18/2025Environment
COP30 releases nine-page "Global Mutirão" draft in Belém
On Tuesday in Belém, Brazil, COP30 hosts presented a nine-page draft text called the "Global Mutirão" — invoking an Indigenous idea of collective effort — that lays out a range of options intended to bridge deep divisions among almost 200 countries at the UN climate talks.
The document deliberately preserves multiple pathways on the meeting’s most contentious issues, underscoring how far delegations still must go to agree a final compromise. Brazil urged negotiators to work "day and night" to reach a deal by midweek, and the rapid release of this draft suggested the COP30 presidency believes a concrete outcome may be within reach.
Key choices left open in the draft
- Fossil fuel phaseout: The text shows a clear split between countries pushing for a roadmap to phase out fossil fuels and oil-producing states opposing such language. To accommodate both positions it proposes either an optional "workshop" on low-carbon solutions, a high-level ministerial roundtable to map pathways for reducing fossil-fuel dependency, or omitting specific text on the issue altogether.
- Frequency of pledge reviews: One option would shift national climate pledge reviews from every five years to an annual cycle to assess global progress on greenhouse gas reductions more frequently.
- Adaptation finance: The draft includes a proposal that wealthy countries substantially increase adaptation support for developing nations — suggesting aid be tripled by either 2030 or 2035, a central demand from poorer countries.
- Trade and carbon measures: The text lists four approaches to trade-related concerns, reflecting China’s push against "unilateral" measures such as the EU’s carbon border adjustment. One proposal would convene a summit under the UN Secretary-General to address climate-related trade disputes.
"It represents a steady progression from the previous iteration and is likely one of the earliest releases of such a clean text in recent COP history," said Li Shuo, climate analyst at the Asia Society Policy Institute.
The draft’s inclusion of multiple options — rather than single, prescriptive language — is a diplomatic tactic to keep negotiations moving while leaving space for compromise. Delegates will now work to winnow the alternatives into agreed text over the coming days.
The COP talks were scheduled to conclude on Friday after nearly two weeks of negotiation, though such conferences often run into overtime as countries seek consensus on sensitive topics.