India, Nov. 22 -- On the afternoon on November 22 in Belem, Brazil, COP30 President Andre Correa do Lago gavelled the final outcomes at the end of the two-week-long climate summit. Among the highlights of the 'package' of decisions adopted include a new mechanism on international cooperation for a just transition, language on tripling flows of adaptation finance by 2035, and a new work programme to scrutinise finance flows under Article 9 of the Paris Agreement. Notable in its absence is the reference to fossil fuels. However, this was referenced in a new process initiated by the Brazilian Presidency - two roadmaps on forests and transition away from fossil fuels.

The overall cover decision referred to as the Global Mutirao - roughly mea...