Once one of the mining industry’s strongest proponents, the Norwegian government is now moving to halt both exploration and exploitation in its own waters.
Even though the results of the negotiations fell short, the mobilisation of different groups and peoples placed civil society participation at COP30 on another level.
The 30th annual UN climate talks have ended, with a last minute grasp at forest action and fumble on a fossil fuel phaseout.
On the surface, it looked like progress: a new chapter for innovation in East Asia. But behind that moment was an environmental cost the world isn’t paying enough attention to.