COP30: No mention of giving up fossil fuels

Weeks of discussions and all-night haggling at COP30 in Brazil have resulted in a draft deal. It includes steps to review trade barriers and to triple the financial aid to developing countries affected by extreme weather events. But there was no mention of phasing out fossil fuels.

Also in today's programme: After President Trump pushes his plan for peace in Ukraine, European leaders scramble for a seat at the negotiating table; and K-pop demon hunters go on tour across Europe.

Presenter Krupa Padhy is joined by Kate Orkin, an associate professor of economics and public policy at the University of Oxford, and Charlotte Kilpatrick, an American journalist based in the UK who specialises in politics and health issues.

(Photo: UN Climate Change Conference (COP30) in Brazil, Belem - 22 Nov 2025/ Andre Borges -EPA/ Shutterstock)