Saidykhan noted that COP30 delivered a major breakthrough through the adoption of the Just Transition mechanism, considered one of the strongest rights-based achievements in the history of UN climate negotiations.
Activists across the summit referred to the new framework as the Belém Action Mechanism (BAM), praising it for opening discussions on grant-based finance for Just Transition pathways and for recognizing long-standing barriers that hinder countries from moving away from fossil fuels.
Despite this historic advancement, he said the conference fell short on the most critical issues for vulnerable and frontline communities. COP30 produced no new commitments on adaptation finance, leaving climate-impacted countries in the Global South with limited hope as they continue to face worsening climate disasters. He stressed that the financing needed is neither charity nor aid, but a matter of restoring dignity, rights, and justice for communities harmed by pollution from wealthier nations and corporations.
Saidykhan added that the summit ended without a concrete global plan to close the ambition gap. Negotiators agreed only to continue processes aimed at a “just, equitable, and orderly” transition away from fossil fuels, but without a clear roadmap or funding commitments. He emphasised that any meaningful transition must be fully financed and led by nations with historical responsibility for the climate crisis.
He stated that overall, COP30 concluded with no progress on adaptation finance, no clarity on loss and damage funding, no increased mitigation ambition, and a weakened push to transition away from fossil fuels outcomes that he said undermine the urgency of climate justice efforts.
