Q&A: What is in the global ‘roadmap’ for transitioning away from fossil fuels?
Brazil has introduced a voluntary global roadmap aimed at transitioning countries away from fossil fuels by 2033. The plan emphasizes tailored approaches for individual nations and is expected to be a major topic of debate at the upcoming COP31 climate summit.
Why it matters
This roadmap represents a significant diplomatic effort to formalize international climate commitments following the goals set at COP28.
Share Article Contents Expand menu Close Why has Brazil produced a fossil-fuel ‘roadmap’? What does the fossil-fuel roadmap say? How will the fossil-fuel roadmap be discussed at COP31? Transitioning away from fossil fuels is “urgent, inevitable and, yet, possible”, according to a first-of-its-kind global “ roadmap ” produced by Brazil.
The host of last year’s climate summit, COP30 , has set out a voluntary plan for how countries can move away from coal, oil and gas.
The roadmap says there is no “one-size-fits-all” approach to transitioning away from fossil fuels and asks countries to “diagnose” their own “readiness” to start the process.
After mapping out their specific circumstances, countries should then pursue “tailored levers” to take action, according to the roadmap.
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