80-Nation Bloc Presses COP30 to Mandate Fossil-Fuel Phase-Out Roadmap

Overview

• A first draft decision circulated in Belém only makes a vague, optional reference to a roadmap, which supporters want converted into a mandated COP decision.
• The Marshall Islands led a press briefing with Germany, the United Kingdom, Spain, Sweden, Kenya, Sierra Leone and Colombia, citing backing from more than 80 countries.
• Marina Silva used the high-level ministerial session to urge “maps of the way” to reverse deforestation and progressively end reliance on fossil fuels.
• Colombia announced a declaration to preserve the Amazon without mining and to progressively eliminate fossil fuels, saying the initiative has drawn dozens of adherents.
• Brazil’s domestic debate persists over potential offshore oil exploration in the Foz do Amazonas even as its COP30 leadership advances the phase-out roadmap push.