COP30 Statement for a Fossil Fuel Roadmap

A coalition of global businesses and organizations urges governments at COP30 to adopt a formal roadmap for phasing out fossil fuels and scaling renewables. The signatories argue that such a framework is essential to provide the policy certainty needed to unlock private investment, align financial flows with net-zero goals, and bridge the gap between political ambition and real-world implementation.

• Signatories argue that a formal fossil fuel roadmap is a critical tool for the private sector to reduce risk and mobilize capital, providing the "long-term certainty to financial stakeholders" and "clarity to scale solutions" required for a rapid transition.
• The document asserts that the transition to clean energy is already occurring in the real economy, and governments must now align national policies with this trend to close the emissions gap and ensure a "just and equitable transition."
• The roadmap is envisioned as a comprehensive system change rather than a simple fuel switch, encompassing clean electrification, renewables, circular economy strategies, and the decarbonization of heavy industries such as steel, fertilizers, shipping, and aviation via green hydrogen.
• The statement highlights that over 80 countries are already calling for a clear pathway to transition away from coal, oil, and gas at COP30, suggesting a significant window of opportunity for world leaders to act.

APA

We Mean Business Coalition (2025). COP30 Statement for a Fossil Fuel Roadmap. https://www.wemeanbusinesscoalition.org/what-we-do/for-policymakers/coalition-led-advocacy-interventions-from-business/cop30-statement-for-a-fossil-fuel-roadmap/

Chicago

We Mean Business Coalition. COP30 Statement for a Fossil Fuel Roadmap. 2025. https://www.wemeanbusinesscoalition.org/what-we-do/for-policymakers/coalition-led-advocacy-interventions-from-business/cop30-statement-for-a-fossil-fuel-roadmap/.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@misc{wemeanbusinesscoalition2025cop30, author = {{We Mean Business Coalition}}, title = {{COP30 Statement for a Fossil Fuel Roadmap}}, publisher = {We Mean Business Coalition}, year = {2025}, month = nov, url = {https://www.wemeanbusinesscoalition.org/what-we-do/for-policymakers/coalition-led-advocacy-interventions-from-business/cop30-statement-for-a-fossil-fuel-roadmap/}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }