COP30 Outcomes — Comprehension Quiz

This quiz tests your understanding of the main accomplishments and failures of COP30, and your ability to identify opinions expressed in the article summarising the talks.

Read the article: U.N. climate talks fizzle out 10 years after Paris accord

1. Which major topic did negotiators fail to reach consensus on in the final COP30 agreement?

2. The final COP30 deal was widely described in the article as:

3. Which country pushed for a fossil‑fuels phase‑out roadmap to be included in the agreement?

4. According to the article, why did some developing countries refuse to iclude commitment to phase out fossil fuels?

5. Which country did NOT send representatives, removing a “negotiating heavyweight” from the talks?

6. Which concrete finance commitment did COP30 include in the final agreement?

7. Which of the following expresses the EU's opinion about the agreement?

8. Which action did more than 80 countries agree to pursue outside the COP30 final text?

9. The article quotes Brazil’s host emphasis that the summit highlighted more than 400 initiatives. What was Brazil’s message about action versus negotiations?

10. Which statement reflects U.N. Secretary General António Guterres’s view as reported in the article?

Source: Condensed COP30 article summary (U.N. climate talks report).