Brazil Pushes Non‑Binding Fossil‑Fuel Phase‑Out at COP31

Overview

• The Brazilian delegation presented a non-binding global plan to phase out fossil fuels at COP31 on Tuesday, asking for clear timelines and financing to help producers diversify and importers expand clean energy access.
• President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva held a bilateral meeting with Turkey's Recep Tayyip Erdoğan to advance defense ties, boost trade and propose a presidential council to develop domestic processing of critical minerals, with Erdoğan agreeing to a state visit.
• Brazil is submitting supporting documents at COP31 and Lula is scheduled to speak in the leaders' sessions on Nov. 11–12 to transfer the COP presidency and highlight national climate advances.
• The government is using recent domestic data to bolster credibility, citing cuts in deforestation, a reported R$1.16 trillion economic gain from preservation, roughly 49.5% renewable share in the national energy mix in 2025 and an NDC range targeting 59–67% emissions reduction by 2035.
• The proposal faces differing approaches from the Turkish hosts and oil‑producing states that favor voluntary electrification plans that may include fossil fuels, so Brazil's push will test whether finance‑linked, non‑binding language can rebuild wider consensus at COP31.