Tag: Net Zero and the Just Transition

Thirty COPs and Robbers: Key Outcomes from the Negotiations

This year’s COP30 talks proffered the same tensions, particularly around finance, increased ambition, burden shifting, and how to agree to the detail needed to support the implementation of existing aspirations and commitments. The final text is strong on new initiatives but weak on accountability mechanisms. Overcoming this impasse will be key to Africa successfully hosting the talks at COP32.
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Advocating for a Just Transition in the Global South

We spoke with Leanne Govindsamy at Southern Transitions about her views about the just transition, the need for more regional just transition frameworks, localized critical mineral interventions, systems change and the role of adaptation in a just transition.
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Finally, some Just Transition Agreement, but what of the Fossil Fuel Roadmap?

The June climate talks were able to deliver a draft that finally sets out an expansive view of the just transition. COP30 host, Brazil, has suggested a Roadmap to transition away from fossil fuels, how will this align with the self-determined pathways African countries want?
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