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.

These efforts should culminate by 2033, it says – 10 years on from when the COP28 climate summit in Dubai called on all countries to contribute to a global transition away from fossil fuels.

Below, Carbon Brief examines what the roadmap says and how it could influence debates about fossil fuels at the upcoming COP31 climate summit, which begins next week in Turkey.

Calls for a global “roadmap” away from fossil fuels dominated debates at COP30, which was held in the Amazonian city of Belém.

A group of 85 countries called for a reference to a new roadmap for transitioning away from fossil fuels to be part of COP30’s formal negotiated outcome.

This call came the first “global stocktake” of action towards the world’s climate goals at COP28 in 2023 called on all countries to contribute to transitioning away from fossil fuels.

It was claimed that this group included 84 countries. However, Carbon Brief’s analysis of the “informal list” revealed inconsistencies and errors, meaning the total number of countries opposing the roadmap was likely smaller.

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