Dhaka, Dec. 2 -- The eleven-day COP30 ended at Belem, Brazil on November 21, leaving the objective of controlling emissions of fossil fuels particularly CO2 once again unrealized.

The compromise agreement failed to reach consensus on a binding roadmap for zero deforestation by 2030. As in the past 29 summits, COP30 remained shrouded in the same fog of failure.

The responsibility for this failure does not lie solely with the host country, Brazil, but with industrially advanced nations and the United Nations, which is tasked with safeguarding the world's forests and climate.

Tension between the USA and Europe over the Russia-Ukraine war also left a negative impact on the conference. USA, China, Russia and India, considered major emitters...