World leaders clinched a landmark climate agreement at the COP30 summit in Brazil, emphasizing finance for poorer nations grappling with the effects of global warming, while deliberately sidestepping discussion on fossil fuels. Despite this achievement, the accord exposed lingering divisions between affluent and developing countries over energy resources.

The European Union initially resisted but eventually dropped its demand for language advocating a shift away from fossil fuels, influenced by opposition from oil-rich countries such as Saudi Arabia. The deal includes a voluntary initiative to accelerate climate action and a pledge from wealthy countries to significantly increase financial support for developing nations by 2035.

The compromise was brokered through arduous negotiations, h

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