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Brazil sets out global roadmaps on fossil fuels and forests
Brazil has published global roadmaps for moving away from fossil fuels and reducing deforestation.
The plans follow COP30, the UN climate summit Brazil hosted in Belém last November.
Brazil says governments should focus less on negotiating new agreements and more on putting existing climate commitments into practice.
The roadmaps suggest possible steps, but they are non-binding and have no deadlines or milestones.
The fossil-fuel plan asks countries to assess their energy systems and develop national transition plans, while the forest plan proposes ways to increase funding for protection.
Agreement on the forest plan was blocked by disputes over financing, and Brazil’s forest fund had raised $7.6 billion toward a $10 billion target by the end of COP30.
The next UN climate summit, COP31, is due to begin in Antalya, Turkey, on November 9, with implementation also on its agenda.
Brazil published the world’s first global roadmap for phasing out fossil fuels on Tuesday.
The non-binding roadmap sets out possible steps for countries to reduce dependence on coal, oil and gas.
It has no deadlines or milestones, and leaves countries to assess their own circumstances and choose policies.
Brazil said the roadmaps are meant to shift climate summits from negotiating agreements to implementing existing targets.
A climate policy expert said the plans do not specify the pace of change or key benchmarks.
- Who
- Brazil’s government published the roadmap, led by COP30 President André Corrêa do Lago.
- What
- It set out a global roadmap for phasing out fossil fuels. The plan is non-binding and has no deadlines or milestones.
- When
- Tuesday, November 3, 2026.
- Where
- Not stated.
- Why
- Brazil said the roadmap is intended to help countries implement climate targets already agreed, rather than focus on new negotiations.
Brazilian government
Joeri Rogelj
Purpose and value
Brazilian government
The roadmap can help countries implement agreed climate targets and reduce dependence on fossil fuels.
Joeri Rogelj
The roadmaps are a step forward but are limited in what they specify.
Pace and detail
Brazilian government
Countries should assess their own circumstances and choose policies suited to them.
Joeri Rogelj
The plans lack a timeline and key benchmarks, leaving the pace of change unclear.
Brazil hosted the COP30 climate summit in Belém, where countries disputed whether the final resolutions should include fossil fuel pledges.
Nearly 60 countries formed a coalition at a conference in Santa Marta, Colombia, to develop their own national roadmaps for phasing out fossil fuels.
Brazil published its global roadmap for phasing out fossil fuels.
COP31 is due to begin in Antalya, Turkey.
- Roadmap status
- First global roadmap for phasing out fossil fuels
- Legal force
- Non-binding
- Deadlines and milestones
- None
- Suggested country process
- Assess dependence on fossil fuels, then select steps to reduce it
- Next climate summit
- COP31, Antalya, Turkey, scheduled to begin November 9, 2026
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What people are saying
They are documents of implementation
We don't need more negotiations. What we need is for governments to start taking action
The roadmaps are valuable but fall short of clearly indicating the pace of change needed by including no timeline or key benchmarks