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.”
“If one thing became absolutely clear at the beginning of 2026, it is that countries need to free themselves from volatile oil markets, which expose them to geopolitical risks and recurring price shocks. There must be an orderly reduction in fossil fuels and the distribution of affordable and fair energy,” said Andreas Sieber, head of Policy Strategy at 350.org, which coordinated the letter initiative with the Brazilian network Observatório do Clima.
The letter warns that continued dependence on fossil fuels exposes countries to price shocks, conflicts, and coercion, adding that a science-based transition is essential not only for climate goals but also for economic resilience and political stability.
Signatories to the document include climate justice organizations, indigenous peoples, human rights groups, and religious and community groups.
Source: Lusa
