Belem (Brazil), Nov. 22 (LaPresse/AP) – Delegates attending COP30 in Belem, Brazil, sought to find common ground on a series of proposals, including pressure from many countries to explicitly mention the cause of global warming: the burning of oil, gas, and coal to power our world. The talks were scheduled to end on Friday, but negotiators have missed the deadline and it is unclear when they will end. “We are 24 hours behind schedule,” said David Waskow, international climate director at the World Resources Institute. A key text among the proposals from host country Brazil addresses four difficult issues. These include financial aid to vulnerable countries most affected by climate change and a commitment by countries to strengthen their national plans to reduce emissions responsible for global warming. Then there is the controversy over creating a detailed roadmap for phasing out fossil fuels, which are largely responsible for the increase in extreme weather events on Earth. Any such plan would expand on a single phrase, “transition away from fossil fuels,” agreed upon two years ago during climate negotiations in Dubai. However, no timetable or process has been defined, and powerful oil-producing nations such as Saudi Arabia and Russia are opposed.