Brazil sets out climate roadmaps as COP30 presidency ends

Science · First reported 3 Nov, 13:09 · Updated 13:13

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Brazil is concluding its year-long presidency of the UN climate process with roadmaps on reducing deforestation and shifting away from fossil fuels. The plans aim to move governments from climate agreements toward implementation, but the fossil-fuel roadmap lacked consensus at COP30 and the deforestation roadmap was not included in the summit’s final agreement.

Brazil’s roadmaps focus on curbing deforestation and accelerating the shift away from fossil fuels.
The fossil-fuel transition plan did not secure consensus at COP30, while the proposed deforestation roadmap was left out of the final agreement.
Brazilian COP30 president Andre Correa do Lago called for governments to implement existing climate commitments, and said finance is central to forest protection.

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Key facts

Forest facility funding secured: $7.6 billion by the end of COP30, against a $10 billion target.
Forest finance need: Annual funding must rise from $84.5 billion in 2023 to more than $300 billion by 2030, according to the cited UN Environment Programme.
Next climate summit: COP31 is due to begin in Antalya, southern Turkey, on November 9.