At United Nations climate talks billed widely as having a special focus on Indigenous people, those people themselves have mixed feelings about whether the highlight reel matches reality.

No agreements were made to phase out the global use of fossil fuels during the United Nations COP30 climate summit in Brazil that ended on Friday.

The symbolism was undeniable when fire erupted at the COP30 climate talks just as negotiators considered phasing out fossil fuels.

The United Nations climate summit ended in Belém today with the establishment of a first-ever just transition mechanism for workers, Indigenous peoples and frontline communities transitioning to renewable energy economies.

This year's COP30 summit in Belem, Brazil, highlighted food, forests and land as key topics to be addressed. One sector that crosses across all these is agriculture, which is responsible for about one-third of global carbon emissions.

Over 80 countries said they will meet in Colombia next year to develop a roadmap to transition away from fossil fuels.

Tuya Smart (NYSE: TUYA; HKEX: 2391), a global AI cloud platform service provider, was invited to attend the official launch of the United Nations Solutions Hub (UNSH) and participated in multiple sessions in the Blue Zone at COP30.

Senator Sheldon Whitehouse, the only representative of the US federal government showing up at this year’s United Nations climate summit, has a simple message for the almost 200 countries gathered in Brazil: When you’re facing President Donald Trump’s ire,