More than 100 civil society organizations have called on the presidency of the United Nations (UN) Climate Conference, to be held in Brazil in 2025 (COP30), for a “real and inclusive” process to end fossil fuels.
In an open letter addressed to the COP30 presidency, following a letter published by the conference president, André Corrêa do Lago, the 114 organizations warn that “without a stronger political commitment and a genuinely participatory process,” the roadmap for ending fossil fuels risks becoming “just another document gathering dust.”
The roadmap was proposed by Brazil at COP30, held in Belém in November last year, but the document was left out of the final text due to pressure from oil-producing countries.
In the letter, the organizations warn that the credibility of global climate action increasingly depends on the ability of governments to promote a “fair and orderly reduction in the production and consumption of fossil fuels.”
They stress that the COP30 Presidency’s fossil fuel roadmap initiative needs to go “beyond a technical exercise.”
