A United Nations climate summit has once again failed to strengthen a pledge made two years ago to transition “away from fossil fuels.” Instead these dirty drivers of the climate crisis went completely unacknowledged last weekend’s COP30 agreement. It’s disappointing, certainly, but a more ambitious outcome wouldn’t have been much better.

Even if delegates had managed to cobble together some commitment to a “fossil-fuel roadmap,” it would have amounted to yet another measly promise to begin discussing a transition plan to end our reliance on oil, coal and gas. At least we’ve now avoided getting sucked into more slow and tedious negotiations hobbled by the likes of Saudi Arabia.

The COP30 frustration simply strengthens calls to worry less about negotiation and more about delivering what’s

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