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Brazil to unveil road map for moving away from fossil fuels
Brazil will present a road map for moving away from fossil fuels at the COP31 climate talks in Antalya, Turkey.
The plan is designed to help countries switch from coal, oil and gas to renewable energy such as wind and solar.
A global agreement made three years ago called for this shift but gave countries little practical guidance.
Brazil says its road map will offer different tools so countries can choose steps suited to their circumstances.
It highlights actions such as ending fossil fuel subsidies and avoiding new fossil fuel infrastructure that could become unused.
The plan matters because it aims to turn a broad climate pledge into practical steps for countries to reduce emissions that drive global warming.
Brazil is also presenting plans on deforestation and climate finance, but the sources do not say what countries will do next with the fossil fuel road map.
Brazil will present a road map at the U.N. climate talks in Turkey to help countries move from fossil fuels to renewable energy.
The plan offers different tools, or “levers,” that countries can use to make the transition.
A global agreement three years ago called for a transition away from fossil fuels but did not provide guidance on how to achieve it.
Brazilian official Ana Toni said the road map aims to turn the challenge into practical steps.
Brazil is also presenting road maps on deforestation and climate finance for poorer nations.
- Who
- Brazil is presenting the road map. Ana Toni, who led last year’s U.N. climate talks, described its aims.
- What
- A plan to guide countries in moving away from coal, oil and gas toward renewable energy.
- When
- Tuesday, during this year’s U.N. climate talks.
- Where
- COP31 in Antalya, Turkey.
- Why
- To provide guidance and practical steps for a transition away from fossil fuels, following a global agreement that offered no details.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
Countries agreed at climate talks to transition away from fossil fuels but did not provide guidance or details.
Climate Action Network praised Brazil for working out how to deliver what had been agreed.
Brazil is set to present its road map at the COP31 U.N. climate talks in Turkey.
- Host city
- Antalya, Turkey
- Climate summit
- COP31
- Plan’s focus
- Moving from coal, oil and gas to renewable energy
- Other road maps
- Deforestation and climate finance
- Climate finance figure
- $1.3 trillion promised for poorer nations from rich ones
What people are saying
What we hope to achieve with the road map is making a big problem — that is transitioning away — translating it into smaller actionable solutions
What we want is to be very pragmatic, helping countries move forward.
working out how to deliver what was agreed.
The road maps make clear that, although every country has a different starting point, all countries can start their own path