President Lula (PT) returned to COP30 in search of a result that he can call his own, preferably a triumphant result. THE that has triumphed in the conference so far, however, it was the same stalemate as always, which is basically to obtain financial resources to support environmental protection projects.
In other words, getting countries with very different situations and interests, from very different parts of the world, to make commitments to limit the use of fossil fuels and, most importantly, start complying with them.
So far, the ritual of grandiloquent words without practical consequences of comprehensive relevance has triumphed at COP30, starting with his own who dedicated himself, this Wednesday (19), to teaching the world lessons, to “self-praise” and to ensure that he had the best COP in the world, which isn’t even over yet.
The Brazilian government wants to somehow include in the final declaration of the meeting a mention of a “map for the end of oil”, whose contours so far range from vague to very vague, proposed by a government that authorized oil exploration days before.
It was up to the Minister of the Environment, Marina Silva, to announce more money for the Forest Forever Fund. would come of Germany, whose chancellor, after the twenty hours he spent there. Merz has not officially said whether he will reach into his pocket, of Berlin, a city that, according to Lula, does not reach 10% of the capital of Pará.
The German sent Lula here a “Schöne Grüße”, “a hug”, in free translation, and everyone interprets it as they wish.
