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.

The delegates at COP30 in Belém, Brazil, the U.N. annual climate conference, have reached a deal on a final agreement.

Negotiators resolved a protracted standoff over the balance between action to cut greenhouse gas emissions and provide climate finance.

A fire broke out on Thursday at a pavilion inside the convention hall in Belém, where more than 50,000 diplomats, journalists and activists have gathered for a global climate summit. It is not yet known what caused the fire or whether any injuries occurred.

Several nations held firm Friday in blocking proposals in the final stages of this year's U.N. climate talks because they failed to explicitly cite the burning of fuels such as oil, gas and coal as causes of global warming,

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.

After two weeks of negotiations, this year’s United Nations climate talks have ended with what critics are calling a weak compromise. (AP video by Joshua A. Bickel)

Global climate talks in Brazil wrapped up with a deal to increase funding for countries hit by warming but no plan to phase out fossil fuels.