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European nations signal support for fossil fuel roadmap, says COP30 president

Published by Climate Home News · United Kingdom 19 h ago
André Corrêa do Lago, COP30 President and Ambassador of Brazil, speaks during an event at COP30 in Belém. (Photo: UN Climate Change/Kiara Worth)
André Corrêa do Lago, COP30 President and Ambassador of Brazil, speaks during an event at COP30 in Belém. (Photo: UN Climate Change/Kiara Worth) · Climate Home News

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André Corrêa do Lago told Climate Home News that it's up to other nations to decide how the fossil fuel and deforestation roadmaps are used The post European nations signal…

Some governments have backed using Brazil's voluntary roadmaps on fossil fuels and deforestation to inform the next UN assessment of global climate action, a key process that concludes in 2028, the COP30 presidency told Climate Home News.

Brazil published the roadmaps on transitioning away from fossil fuels and on halting deforestation by 2030 this week, after failing to secure an agreement in Belém to make them part of formal negotiations. The documents set out a menu of policies countries could use to start acting on both issues straight away.

At their launch, Brazilian top climate officials argued the roadmaps could feed into the second stocktake negotiations. Through that process, due to start at this year's COP, countries are meant to take stock of collective progress on climate action and decide on a plan to ramp up ambition in future policies.

Some governments have backed using…

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