Brazil, fossil fuels and climate talks
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The COP30 climate summit in Belém, Brazil, came to an agreement Saturday, but the final document makes no mention of fossil fuels, the primary cause of global climate change.
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The final agreement, with no direct mention of the fossil fuels dangerously heating Earth, was a victory for countries like Saudi Arabia and Russia, diplomats said.
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