{"id":9918,"date":"2025-11-25T10:20:32","date_gmt":"2025-11-25T15:20:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sdgnews.com\/?p=9918"},"modified":"2025-11-25T10:22:28","modified_gmt":"2025-11-25T15:22:28","slug":"cop30-sivendra-michael-warns-fossil-fuel-language-has-fallen-out-of-the-mutirao-text","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sdgnews.com\/fr\/cop30-sivendra-michael-warns-fossil-fuel-language-has-fallen-out-of-the-mutirao-text\/","title":{"rendered":"Live at COP30: Fiji\u2019s Chief Negotiator Sivendra Michael Warns Fossil Fuel Language Has Fallen Out of the MutiR\u00e3o Text"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>SDG News\u2019 Heeta Lakhani interviews Permanent Secretary Sivendra Michael, Fiji\u2019s chief negotiator, on the MutiR\u00e3o package, missing fossil fuel language, and why SIDS are pushing to triple adaptation finance and protect 1.5\u00b0C as a red line.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Bel\u00e9m \u2014 <\/strong>Away from the closed-door rooms where the COP30 presidency is working through competing red lines, Fiji\u2019s Permanent Secretary for the Ministry of Environment and Climate Change and chief negotiator, <strong>Sivendra Michael<\/strong>, took a few minutes to explain to SDG News where the MutiR\u00e3o decision stands \u2014 and what is at stake for small island states if this COP ends without a credible outcome.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-how-the-mutirao-text-became-a-take-it-or-leave-it-package\">How the MutiR\u00e3o text became a \u201ctake it or leave it\u201d package<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Michael began by outlining how the negotiations arrived at the current moment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The first iteration of the MutiR\u00e3o decision was drafted after submissions from negotiating groups and individual countries, including those not belonging to any bloc. A revised version was then circulated \u2014 but this time, it was effectively presented as a <strong>\u201ctake it or leave it\u201d<\/strong> text.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Many countries objected, he said, because their core positions were not reflected. Yet, in a process built on consensus, the areas of \u201cvast divergence\u201d were largely removed so that the text could move forward.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The MutiR\u00e3o decision now operates as a <strong>blended package<\/strong>, tying together other key files that have struggled for agreement in recent COPs, including:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>the Global Stocktake (GST)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>the Just Transition Work Programme<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>and other decisions where consensus has repeatedly failed<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This means parties could end up with a mix of outcomes \u2014 some ambitious, some moderate, some hard for countries to accept \u2014 but all held together under a single package.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><em>\u201cFor some it may be the best text and for others it may not be,\u201d<\/em> Michael said, noting that compromise and <em>\u201cmaximum levels of flexibility\u201d <\/em>are now the operating conditions.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/DRVx_q2jKOp\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\" style=\" background:#FFF; 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font-size:14px; line-height:17px; margin-bottom:0; margin-top:8px; overflow:hidden; padding:8px 0 7px; text-align:center; text-overflow:ellipsis; white-space:nowrap;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/DRVx_q2jKOp\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" style=\" color:#c9c8cd; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; font-style:normal; font-weight:normal; line-height:17px; text-decoration:none;\" target=\"_blank\">A post shared by Heeta Lakhani (@heeta_lakhani)<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/blockquote>\n<script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-a-day-of-fire-alarms-stocktakes-and-shrinking-rooms\">A day of fire alarms, stocktakes and shrinking rooms<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Sivendra Michael walked through the day\u2019s events in detail.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Talks were meant to resume the previous day, but a fire incident at the venue forced a delay. Negotiations instead began early the next morning, with group meetings from 8:45 to 10:00, followed by an informal stocktake in plenary and then presidency consultations on the MutiR\u00e3o decision.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In those consultations, groups were asked whether the text was an acceptable \u201cstarting basis\u201d from a \u201cstart-to-strength\u201d approach or whether it was simply unacceptable. The majority, he said, concluded that it \u201cneeded further work\u201d and strengthening.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The presidency responded by setting strict limits: any strengthening would be confined to \u201cvery surgical insertions\u201d \u2014 a few words that could be added without changing the procedural outcome of a paragraph.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>An hour and a half into the meeting, around 30 flags were still raised. With the clock approaching 15:43, Fiji called a point of order to question the mode of work. Michael explained that Fiji proposed stopping further country interventions since groups had already spoken, and asked the presidency to take charge and bring back a new iteration of the text.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Instead, the presidency chose a different path: two representatives per group were invited into a smaller room to work through the points of divergence directly. At the time of the interview, that process had already been running for about four and a half hours.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-why-fossil-fuel-language-has-disappeared-from-the-draft\">Why fossil fuel language has disappeared from the draft<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Lakhani asked about the substance of the latest text, particularly reports that fossil fuel and deforestation were no longer mentioned.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sivendra Michael confirmed that fossil fuel language is currently absent. He said there were a couple of reasons offered in the room:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Some groups within groups could not agree to including fossil fuel language.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Around 80+ countries opposed its inclusion, while roughly 80+ supported it.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Because of this \u201cvast divergence\u201d, the language \u2014 which was present in the first iteration \u2014 fell out in the second and, he said, \u201ccannot be included in the third iteration.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This stands in contrast to the outcome at COP28 in Dubai, where the GST decision explicitly referred to transitioning away from fossil fuels.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Michael added that <strong>President Lula\u2019s announcement<\/strong> at the start of COP30, promising a pathway towards a fossil fuel transition, was described to them as being made \u201cin the capacity of a country,\u201d not formally linked to the UNFCCC process. For Michael, this is a problem, because the GST decision on fossil fuels is <em>inside<\/em> the UNFCCC process \u2014 and parties want a follow-on outcome under the same framework.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Negotiators are now trying to see whether paragraph 42 of the MutiR\u00e3o text can at least recall the GST and reflect mitigation ambition, but for many, simply recalling a past decision is \u201cnot enough.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><em>\u201cThere are hard red lines for some countries,\u201d<\/em> Sivendra Michael said, adding that for others, the positions they are defending are exactly what they need to <em>\u201ctake back to their people.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/DRV1cWDEZmJ\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\" style=\" background:#FFF; border:0; border-radius:3px; 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Fiji and other SIDS want the baseline to reflect what was agreed in the Glasgow Climate Pact in 2022 (1\/CMA.3 paragraph 16), not a weaker reference point.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Making sure the NCQG discussions reflect a public finance figure of $300 billion, and that there is a clear way forward on how and over what timeframes that finance will be mobilised.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Michael stressed that decisions unresolved for the last five COPs must now be concluded. Keeping vulnerable countries in a holding pattern, while they invest heavily in their own transitions and stretch domestic budgets, is <em>\u201cunfair and unjust.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He described several <strong>red lines<\/strong> for SIDS:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>1.5\u00b0C as an absolute red line<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Special circumstances for SIDS and LDCs as an absolute red line<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>A refusal to renegotiate core Paris provisions that were agreed by consensus<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He also pointed to 2025 as the \u201clast chance\u201d for NDCs under this cycle. Fiji has already submitted its NDC; many others have not. For countries that have shown leadership, clarity on how their NDCs will be financed is critical.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><em>\u201cAdaptation measures for a climate crisis that we did not create should not be coming from domestic budget,\u201d <\/em>he said. That message, he added, will be carried forward strongly.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-a-message-to-those-still-in-denial-and-why-sids-keep-showing-up\">A message to those still in denial \u2014 and why SIDS keep showing up<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Michael ended with a direct message for those who still doubt climate science or call the crisis a hoax.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He invited them to visit Pacific Islands and see the impacts firsthand: more extreme cyclones, storms and floods, including communities at home flooding from torrential rainfall while he is at COP30 negotiating.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>These are, he said, sudden weather changes that did not occur at such severity before, and science has already proven the link. <em>\u201cWe cannot challenge science, so we should not continue challenging science,\u201d<\/em> he warned.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For SIDS negotiators, the work is personal. Michael noted that there are often only three small island developing states in the room when critical finance decisions are on the table.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><em>\u201cIf not us, then who?\u201d<\/em> he asked. <em>\u201cWho will hold the line?\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/DRWDGjZDjUo\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\" style=\" background:#FFF; border:0; border-radius:3px; box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width:540px; min-width:326px; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width:calc(100% - 2px);\"><div style=\"padding:16px;\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/DRWDGjZDjUo\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" style=\" background:#FFFFFF; line-height:0; padding:0 0; text-align:center; 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