COP30

Our Events
Our Demands 
Accelerating a Global Just Transition to Phase Out Fossil Fuels

We stand at a crossroads unlike any other in human history. After 30 COPs and a decade since the Paris Agreement, fossil fuel production continues to rise, pushing the world further into climate chaos. 

Yet a vast, just, and democratic transition to a fossil-free world is gaining momentum — and can be accelerated through strengthened international cooperation. Building on COP28’s agreement to “transition away from fossil fuels” and the historic International Court of Justice ruling affirming that states have a legal duty to protect the climate — and that fossil fuel production, licensing, and subsidies may constitute an internationally wrongful act — a courageous bloc of Global South governments, backed by civil society, businesses, and frontline communities, is leading the charge. 

The proposed Fossil Fuel Treaty — once the missing piece in global climate governance — is now beginning to become a reality, with governments seeking to negotiate the global roadmap needed to complement and implement the Paris Agreement by accelerating the shift to diversified, accessible renewable energy, ending new fossil fuel projects, and managing the phase-out of existing oil, gas and coal production. 

This is the moment to deliver real global leadership to end fossil fuel dependence, build a world rooted in justice and equity, and protect what we love: our communities, our shared future, and the planet we call home.

Our demands

COP30 in its outcomes should recognise Colombia's announcement to host the 1st International Conference on the Phase Out of Fossil Fuels as an important next step in advancing a fair and financed transition for coal, oil, and gas extraction.

A political declaration on addressing fossil fuel production, in light of the International Court of Justice Advisory Opinion decision, is a significant political advance with states clearly and directly expressing their intention to address fossil fuel production, consumption, licensing and subsidies for the first time.

Any effort to address fossil fuel production at COP30 must listen to the people of the Amazon, who have been clear they want the Amazon to be a fossil fuel non-proliferation zone - governments must agree to prioritise ending expansion and phasing out extraction in areas of Indigenous Sovereignty and other traditional communities, and of high biodiversity first. 

The Launch of the Just Economies Forever Fund represents the next evolution in impact and ethical investment with private-sector actors aligning to not only “divest” from fossil fuels, or “invest” in solutions, but also use their investment choices to send a strong signal on the political policy frameworks that are needed, including supporting jurisdictions that support the Fossil Fuel Treaty.

The COP should establish a mechanism to support just transition planning for the first time, which will be an important advance in the international architecture to end the era of fossil fuels.

Important progress can be made in Belém, but we can and should still go faster and further. That is why a group of high ambition countries is coming together to build a more focused mechanism to accelerate the fair and financed transition through negotiation of a Fossil Fuel Treaty.

Fossil Fuel Treaty Events at COP30

  • Government Announcement of the First International Conference for the Fossil Fuel Phase-Out

    Date: TBC
    Location: TBC

  • Press Conference - Hosted by the Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty Initiative

    official media briefing with list of speakers, press release, and video recording
    Date & time:     TBC — 10:00–10:30
    Location: Press Conference Room 

  • Treaty Booth

    Date & time: Week 1
    Location: Booth 28

  • The Fossil Fuel Treaty: A Global Workplan for a Just Transition

    Date & time: 13 November — 13:15–14:45
    Location: Side Event Room 4

Partner Organisation Events at COP30

  • Faith x Treaty Pavilion Event - Interfaith dialogue connecting faith communities and Treaty principles for a just transition

    Date: TBC
    Location: TBC

  • 6º Tribunal Internacional de los Derechos de la Naturaleza

    Partner-led tribunal session on the Rights of Nature, with intervention by Andrés Gómez (TBC)

    Date: 11 November — 09:00–18:00
    Location: TBC

  • Unlocking Climate Finance to Support Global Transitions

     Organized with LINGO and Colombia’s Ministry of Environment, featuring Amiera Sawas
    Date & time:     11 November — 15:00–16:30
    Location: Side Event Room 6

  • ILO Side Event: Fostering Human and Social Development amid Climate Change

    Hosted by ILO, FAO, UNICEF, and UNRISD, featuring Kumi Naidoo
    Date & time:     11 November — 15:00–16:30
    Location: TBC

  • Civil Society Equity Review Report Launch

    Date & time: 11 November — 15:00–16:30
    Location: Side Event Room 1

  • Amazonia Free of Fossil Fuels: Indigenous Peoples present actionable solutions

    Joint event with Amazon partners, AVAAZ, MOCICC, STAND etc
    Date & time:     11 November — 16:45–18:15
    Location: Side Event Room 7

  • Just Transition to Avoid Climate Hell: Fossil Fuel Projects to Cancel and Strategies to Do So

    Partner event featuring Peter Newell
    Date & time:     13 November — 16:45–18:15
    Location: Side Event Room 4

  • Global Day of Action for Climate Justice (March)

    Date: 15 November Location: TBC

  • CSO Party

    Co-hosted gathering with civil society allies including Observatório do Clima.
    Date:     15 November - 20:30
    Location: Açaí Biruta: Rua Siqueira Mendes 130, Cidade Velha, Belém - PA

Diplomatic Momentum from Brasília to Belém

In the lead-up to COP30, a series of high-level gatherings have strengthened international cooperation to phase out fossil fuels and paved the way toward securing a Fossil Fuel Treaty mandate.

From October 15–17, following the Pre-COP in Brasília, the 4th Senior Officials Meeting advanced efforts to expand the bloc of countries and define entry requirements for the 2026 diplomatic conferences — key steps toward securing a negotiating mandate for a Fossil Fuel Treaty.

Later in Rio, the C40 World Mayors Summit, held on November 4–6, amplified cities’ leadership and their call for a Fossil Fuel Treaty as a vital tool to deliver a global just transition.

And in Belém, one week before COP30, the Just Economies Forever Fund was launched from the Global Citizen stage, announcing……

In 2022, the Belém became the first Brazilian city to endorse the Fossil Fuel Treaty Initiative.
Belém endorsing the call for a Fossil Fuel Treaty 
Media Briefings and Resources for COP30

Short briefing notes that can help inform governments, cities and other decision-makers about the case for a Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty. Want to organise for a member of the Treaty Support Team to join a briefing? Contact campaign@fossilfueltreaty.org

View all research, resources, and publications

  • If It's Not Global, It's Not Just: How a Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty can Accelerate Finance for a Global Just Transition

    Dr. Amiera Sawas, Rebecca Brynes, Mia Partridge (2024)

    VIEW FRAMING PAPER

  • Debt Justice and Financing the Just Global Energy Transition: International Cooperation on the Climate-Debt Crisis and the Role of a Treaty

    Jwala Rambarran and Dr. Amiera Sawas

    VIEW REPORT

  • Exporting Harm: The Climate Toll of Australia’s Fossil Fuel Expansion

    Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty Initiative, 2025

    VIEW REPORT

  • We Must Stop Subsidising Fossil Fuels and Tax them Instead: A Shipping Levy is the Best Way to get Serious this Year

    Dr. Christiaan De Beukelaer, University of Melbourne (2025)

    VIEW REPORT

  • Proposed Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty Initiative: A Seat at the Table (One-Pager)

    Available in English

  • Briefing for Policymakers

    Available in English, Portuguese, Spanish, French, Arabic

  • COP28 Briefing: How a Fossil Fuel Treaty will Accelerate the Goals of the Paris Agreement

    Available in English

  • Smoke and Mirrors: The Terms "Unabated" Fossil Fuels and "Inefficient" Subsidies are a Tactic to Delay a Just Transition from Coal, Oil, and Gas

    Available in English

  • Why We Need A Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty

    Available in English, Spanish and French

  • Financing a Fair and Fast Energy Transition

    Available in English

  • The Just Transition Pillar of the Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty proposal

    Available in English

  • Pathways to International Cooperation on Fossil Fuels

    Available in English and Spanish

  • How a Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty can propel Africa's renewable energy transition

    Available in English and French

  • Amazon: The First Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Zone?

    Available in English, Spanish, and Portuguese

  • Summary Flyer

    Available in English

  • Lessons from Humanitarian Treaties for a Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty

    Available in English

  • Nature restoration is no substitute for steep emission reductions

    Available in English

  • Transitioning Away from Fossil Fuels to Curb Air Pollution Health Harms

    Available in English

  • Mutually Reinforcing: How a Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty complements the Paris Agreement and UNFCCC

    Available in English

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