Dozens of countries are pushing for the COP30 summit to deliver a road map away from fossil fuel use as its key outcome, setting the stage for a frantic few last days of talks.

In a packed conference room at the United Nations meeting, representatives from the Marshall Islands, Colombia, the U.K., Germany, Kenya and Sierra Leone led a group of about 20 countries in calling for a path to shift away from oil, gas and coal. Organizers of the push claimed to have more than 80 nations supporting the effort.

It marked the most concerted attempt so far to fulfill a landmark pledge that countries made two years ago, at COP28 in Dubai, to transition away from fossil fuels. Supporters said that none of the options to accelerate the shift included in a draft agreement Tuesday were sufficient, and t

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