Trade has been a key issue at the COP30 climate summit since the start of negotiations. Critics accuse the wealthy, industrial North of dressing protectionism up as climate action. That’s been a significant sticking point, but delegates scrambling for a deal by the end of the week are looking for movement.
“It’s often in the final stages that everything comes together at once,” a member of the French government delegation in Brazil told Contexte.
With European colleagues, she hopes for…
