Poorer nations at the Group of 20 summit in South Africa have urged world leaders to address climate action and debt issues affecting the developing world.

Here are five key takeaways from what some have called the "COP of truth". The most important thing to come out of COP30 is that the climate 'ship' is still afloat But many participants are unhappy that they didn't get anything close to what they wanted.

Brazil insisted on hosting this year's COP30 climate summit in the Amazonian city of Belem to put rainforests at the heart of negotiations on how to curb global warming. But as delegates from almost every country concluded tense talks under the rainforest's humid heat,

This week, the administration released a series of sweeping proposals to encourage oil drilling and roll back protections for wetlands and endangered species.

Many gave the deal lukewarm praise as the best that could be achieved in trying times, while others complained about the package or the process that led to its approval.

A fire forced an evacuation at the South American Brazilian venue for the COP30 climate summit, on Thursday, Nov. 20, but so far no one in attendance has been injured, according to multiple reports. The blaze took place at the venue in Belém, Brazil, the BBC and Politico are reporting.

BELEM, Brazil (Reuters) -Parts of the venue for the COP30 climate summit in the Brazilian city of Belem were being evacuated on Thursday following reports of a fire. Brazil's tourism minister told reporters at the venue that the fire was under control and no one was hurt.

Many of the activists, scientists and government leaders at United Nations climate talks underway in Brazil have a beef: They want more to be done to transform the world’s food system.

As COP30 brings cruise ships to the rainforest, the tensions between climate ideals and political realities echo far beyond Brazil.

The final agreement, with no direct mention of the fossil fuels dangerously heating Earth, was a victory for countries like Saudi Arabia and Russia, diplomats said.