https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/11/22/world-leaders-rights-groups-react-to-cop30-climate-deal
By Al Jazeera Staff and News Agencies
Excerpt: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres: “I cannot pretend that COP30 has delivered everything that is needed. The gap between where we are and what science demands remains dangerously wide,” the UN chief said.
“I understand many may feel disappointed – especially young people, Indigenous Peoples, and those living through climate chaos. The reality of overshoot is a stark warning: We are approaching dangerous and irreversible tipping points,” he added.
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Colombian President Gustavo Petro: “I do not accept that the COP30 declaration does not clearly state, as science does, that the cause of the climate crisis is the fossil fuels used by capital. If that is not stated, everything else is hypocrisy,” Petro wrote on social media.
“Life on the planet, including our own, is only possible if we separate ourselves from oil, coal, and natural gas as energy sources; science has determined this, and I am not blind to science.
“Colombia opposes a COP30 declaration that does not tell the world the scientific truth.”
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Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez Parrilla: “While the results fell short of expectations, the Belem COP strengthens and demonstrates the importance of multilateralism in addressing major global challenges such as combating #climatechange,” he wrote on X.
“Among its key outcomes are the call for developed countries to provide climate finance for adaptation in developing countries, at least tripling current levels by 2035; the establishment of a mechanism to support our countries in just transitions; and the commitment from developed countries to fulfill their obligations under the Paris Agreement.”
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China
“I’m happy with the outcome,” Li Gao, head of China’s delegation at COP30, told the AFP news agency.
“We achieved this success in a very difficult situation, so it shows that the international community would like to show solidarity and make joint efforts to address climate change.”
