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As the first week of COP30 wraps up and ministers arrive in Belém, negotiations continue on key issues that could define the outcome. Major progress on a just transition is key if COP30 is to be the ‘COP of truth’.
New report gives updates on the global fuel shipments that fuel Israel’s genocide in Gaza.
As we approach the end of week 1, negotiations continue on issues that could shape the final outcome of the UN climate talks. Meanwhile, a growing coalition of countries - including Colombia, the Republic of the Marshall Islands, the UK, Denmark, Germany, France, and Kenya - is rallying behind the call from President Lula and Minister Marina Silva for a fossil fuel phaseout roadmap.
Oil Change International, Palestinian Institute for Climate Strategy, Global Energy Embargo for Palestine, and Trade Unions for Energy Democracy NOW will hold a press conference at COP30 to expose how the global energy system is directly fueling war, occupation, and genocide. This press conference will unveil Behind the Barrel: Updated Origins of Israel’s Fuel Supply, a report tracing the countries and corporations behind over 21 million tonnes of fuel sent to Israel during its assault on Gaza.
While “no single country can stop the energy transition”, the question energy and policy experts are asking at COP30 is whether the inevitable transition will be fast enough, or fair enough as countries negotiate implementing their COP28 commitment to transition away from fossil fuels.
Belém, Brazil — As Trump doubles down on fossil fuel fanaticism, state and local leaders in the U.S. have a responsibility to lead a just transition and not just rebrand the same polluting system. At COP30, New Mexico Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham and California Governor Gavin Newsom took the stage at the “America Is All In” Pavilion to highlight state-level climate leadership. But their records tell another story: both have expanded fossil fuel extraction and embraced dangerous false solutions like carbon capture and hydrogen. As states with significant fossil fuel production, climate leadership from California and New Mexico is essential. Frontline activists confronted them directly in Belém, calling out hypocrisy and demanding real climate action.
Today, the International Energy Agency (IEA) released the 2025 edition of its flagship report, the World Energy Outlook (WEO), finding that oil and coal demand are still on track to peak by 2030 in its business-as-usual scenario (STEPS), driven by the unstoppable growth of renewable energy and electrification – but that this falls far short of what is needed for the 1.5ºC survival limit. Crucially, the IE
COP30 opened without the usual agenda fight and informal consultations are now underway. The COP Presidency must ensure these talks deliver concrete outcomes for a fast, fair, and funded just transition, focused on renewables, not rebranded polluting “sustainable fuels.”
The Baku-to-Belém roadmap is not the promised plan to scale up climate finance and rich countries must come to COP30 ready to deliver one.
As leaders gather for COP30 in Belém, Brazil, they are under pressure to prove they’re serious about a fast, fair, and funded transition away from fossil fuels.
