Ministers took over UN climate negotiations in Brazil Monday as COP30 entered its final stretch, with nations split on key issues and the EU defending a carbon tax criticized by China and others.

Ministers arrived and delivered speeches to kickstart the second week of talks in the Amazonian city of Belem, with countries debating language over weak climate commitments, insufficient financial pledges and trade barriers.

One of the biggest bones of contention is a flagship European Union policy, dubbed a "carbon tax" on imports.

"Pricing carbon is something that we need to pursue with as many as possible, as quickly as possible," the bloc's climate commissioner, Wopke Hoekstra, told the gathering.

China, India and other allied countries want COP30 to adopt a decision against unilateral tr

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