COP30 Presidency releases proposals to reduce two of the main causes of climate change

The COP30 presidency released this Tuesday (3), in Brasília, documents with proposals to reduce two of the main causes of climate change.

The road map is a kind of roadmap with suggestions to help countries reduce deforestation and dependence on fossil fuels, such as oil, gas and coal. The two themes were at the center of debates at the Climate Conference in Belém, in 2025, but without concrete progress.

The president of the COP, ambassador André Corrêa do Lago, presented the proposals before handing over command of the discussions to the next COP, which begins next week in Turkey:

"Everything is implementation based on the institutions that already exist, the processes that already exist and what has already been agreed. Things can improve, things can evolve, but there is no excuse of 'ah, you need an agreement on this'. There is no need. The agreements are all already there. The important thing is to implement", he states.

The document proposes that countries, companies, states and municipalities assess the extent of their dependence on fossil fuels and draw up a transition plan. Today, the energy sector accounts for 75% of all greenhouse gas emissions in the world. The road map recognizes that each country has a different reality and, therefore, needs to build its own strategy. The document is not part of the official negotiation, and its adoption is voluntary. The expectation is that it will stimulate debate on how to reduce emissions without paralyzing the development of economies.

The Environment Minister said that, even with the increase in oil exploration in the North of the country, Brazil needs to expand the supply of clean energy.

"There is no prospect, in the short term, of abandoning the use of fossil fuels, unfortunately. Our energy matrix is ​​one of the cleanest in the world and is moving towards becoming cleaner over the coming decades. But there is this perspective of potential, of a natural resource that is still extremely important", says João Paulo Capobianco, Minister of the Environment.

The road map to combat deforestation, responsible for 11% of global emissions, advocates more resources to preserve forests. According to the UN, this financing needs to reach US$300 billion per year by 2030.