The Minister of People’s Power for Foreign Affairs, Yván Gil, addressed the 30th UN Conference on Climate Change (COP30) to demand concrete action in the face of the environmental crisis. The Venezuelan Chancellor denounced the hypocrisy and “empty technicalities” that hinder effective responses.
Representing the President of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro Moros, the Venezuelan diplomat stated that the planet “is no longer facing a future threat, but is experiencing environmental collapse in the present.” He emphasized that phenomena such as rising temperatures and natural disasters are a direct consequence of the predatory capitalist model.
He also criticized the role of Western powers and their energy transition plans. He warned that these initiatives generate technological dependence and exclude nations of the Global South from their sovereign right to development.
In this context, he specifically referred to the case of the ExxonMobil corporation. He denounced that this company acts as a “parallel power” by exploiting resources in undelimited maritime zones, violating sovereignty and international law.
Furthermore, the Minister of Foreign Affairs pointed to the failure of the multilateral environmental system, evidenced by the lack of reaching of mitigation funds to the most affected countries: “While documents multiply, commitments are broken,” he stated during his speech.
In contrast, he highlighted the active solidarity of Venezuela and the ALBA-TCP countries in the face of climate emergencies in the Caribbean. He also championed the spirit of the Petrocaribe program as an example of solidarity-based and sovereign energy cooperation.
Finally, he concluded with a call to build a just energy transition based on South-South cooperation. Quoting Commander Hugo Chávez, he urged to make of the Earth “a heaven of life, peace and brotherhood for all humanity.”