"Ministers from around the world crowded the podium at the UN climate conference in Belem, Brazil, united in calling for a rapid and equitable phase-out of the fossil fuels largely responsible for driving climate change. Flanked by representatives from countries including Germany, Colombia, the UK and Kenya, Tina Stege, the Marshall Islands' climate envoy, evoked the spirit of Mutirao a Portuguese word of Indigenous origin meaning 'collective effort' in calling for a "roadmap" to transition away from oil, coal and gas."
"Colombia is leading the charge of around 80 countries backing the inclusion of such a roadmap in a final COP agreement this year, according to negotiators. It advances a commitment first made at COP28 in Dubai, but with greenhouse gas emissions at a record high and warming accelerating, some fear the talks between nearly 200 nations lack urgency. Brazil's President Lula da Silva said the climate conference in Belem, a city in the Amazon Rainforest, should be a COP of truth and implementationImage: Pablo Porciuncula/AFP"
Ministers at the UN climate conference in Belem called for a rapid, equitable phase-out of oil, coal and gas and for a clear roadmap to guide the transition. Tina Stege of the Marshall Islands invoked the spirit of Mutirao, meaning 'collective effort', when urging a coordinated plan. Colombia leads about 80 countries backing insertion of such a roadmap into the final COP agreement to advance commitments from COP28. The summit, dubbed the 'COP of implementation,' aims to translate past promises into concrete action and faster decarbonization. Analysis of national pledges shows current policies still put the world on track for 2.6–2.8°C warming by 2100, risking overshooting 1.5°C.
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