More than 100 civil society organizations have urged the presidency of the UN climate conference held in Brazil in 2025 (COP30) for a “real and inclusive” process to end fossil fuels.
In an open letter addressed to the presidency of COP30, 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 to end 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, under pressure from oil-producing countries.
In the letter the organizations warn that the credibility of global climate action increasingly depends on governments’ ability to promote a “just and orderly reduction of fossil fuel production and consumption.”
And they emphasize that the COP30 Presidency’s fossil fuel roadmap initiative needs to go “beyond a technical exercise.”
“If anything became absolutely clear at the start 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 of fossil fuels and an accessible and fair distribution of energy,” said Andreas Sieber, head of political strategy at the organization “350.org,” which coordinated the letter initiative with the Brazilian network Observatório do Clima.
The letter warned that the 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 objectives but also for economic resilience and political stability.
Among the signatories of the document, which Lusa obtained access to, are climate justice organizations, Indigenous peoples, human rights groups, and religious and community groups.
