Beyond Oil and Gas Alliance

As #COP30 negotiations continue, we recap progress from our events in week one, which focused on implementation and featured BOGA Fund programmes in Colombia and Nigeria, and our collaboration with the NDC Partnership. Beyond Oil & Gas Alliance’s joint event with Colombia, the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), the International Energy Agency (IEA) showcased progress on Colombia’s just energy transition and preparation of a country platform, as well as the launch of the IEA Net Zero Roadmap Report for Colombia. The BOGA Fund has been supporting work on a just transition from oil and gas with the IDB and IEA in the context of Colombia’s proposed country platform, and at subnational level with a focus on the country’s most oil-dependent region, Meta. Our joint event with Nigeria’s National Council on Climate Change (NCCC) and the Global Methane Hub (GMH) presented Nigeria’s progress on addressing methane and upstream emissions in Nigeria’s upstream oil and gas industry, and it’s first steps in planning for a just transition from oil and gas. A programme of support under the BOGA Fund, announced in September, will support transition risk analysis and just transition plans and policies, alongside action on methane. Finally, we co-hosted an event with the NDC Partnership, reporting back on progress made over the past year, since our COP29 announcement offering support under the BOGA Fund and technical guidance to any government that wanted to reflect the transition away from oil and gas in their NDC. The BOGA Secretariat presented an update and speakers from Kazakhstan, Fiji and Nigeria shared their progress on planning for a just transition, from reflecting the transition in their NDCs, to developing national plans and roadmaps for a just transition from fossil fuels.

Yesterday marked a turning point in the COP30 process, with a growing number of Parties supporting the Mutirão Call for a Fossil Fuel Roadmap. Two years after the first global agreement to transition away from fossil fuels at COP28, Parties from the Pacific, Europe, Latin America, Africa and Asia joined the call for ‘a roadmap for a just, orderly equitable transition away from fossil fuels as part of the urgent response to accelerate implementation and alignment with NDCs with the 1.5 temperature limit’. BOGA members led the Call. Chairing the press conference, Tina Stege, Climate Envoy of the Republic of Marshall Islands, said: “Today we bring together many diverse interests who all support the call for a roadmap... The best chance of landing an agreement is in a Mutirão package, the current reference in the text is weak and is presented as an option – it must be strengthened and adopted”. Irene Vélez-Torres, Minister of Environment and Sustainable Development of Colombia, said: “Despite being a producer country of oil and coal, we have chosen not to grant any new oil exploration contract nor coal mining… with our colleagues from Brazil we said this ‘mapa do camino’ is essential.” Ali Mohamed, Climate Change Envoy of Kenya, said: “At the first Africa Climate Summit in 2023, African leaders emphasised the issue of transitioning from fossil fuels, and we continue to push for that. Kenya is a clean energy leader in the world. It's important that – as we transition away in a just, orderly manner – we secure access to energy.” Summing up the Call, Ed Miliband, Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero of the United Kingdom, said: “This is a global coalition with Global North and Global South countries coming together and saying with one voice: this is an issue which cannot be swept under the carpet. We have an opportunity to make COP30 the moment we take forward what we agreed at COP28.”

Week 2 at #COP30 started with the Beyond Oil and Gas Alliance (BOGA) Ministerial. Hosted by Ireland 🇮🇪, the meeting reflected the spirit of the Mutirão. Ministers agreed on the need for unity at this crucial moment and on a collective call to action for a roadmap on the transition away from fossil fuels. Ministers stressed that accelerating implementation and aligning NDCs with the 1.5c limit must sit at the centre of COP30 outcome. Discussion focused on the ways in which a Roadmap could accelerate progress and link to enabling mechanisms and partnerships for a #justtransition.

Wrapping up the first week of #COP30, the High-Level Dialogue on Accelerating Global Efforts for a Just, Orderly and Equitable Transition Away from Fossil Fuels, co-hosted by the European Commission and the Beyond Oil and Gas Alliance, continued building momentum for an ambitious outcome in Belém.   Two years after the historic COP28 agreement to transition away from fossil fuels, Ministers and high-level representatives from a diverse group of Parties converged around a clear message: that COP30 must accelerate the implementation of Paragraph 28 of the Global Stocktake and the transition away from fossil fuels.   Opened by European Commissioner for Energy and Housing, Dan Jørgensen, and UK Secretary of State for Net Zero and Energy Security, Ed Miliband, the dialogue focused on progress since COP28 and next steps to accelerate the transition, from the dialogues, mechanisms and partnerships that can support implementation, to the potential options for a roadmap.   In her closing remarks, Brazil's Environment Minister, Marina Silva, stressed the value of producers and consumers, developed and developing, coming together to discuss the transition. She urged Parties to provide a clear mandate for a roadmap away from fossil fuels, noting that “sometimes we don’t even need new paths, just a new way of walking”.

As #COP30 in Belém begins, the transition away from fossil fuels is at the top of the agenda, once again. The outcomes of the first Global Stocktake marked a historic achievement, with the first agreement to deliver a just, orderly and equitable transition away from fossil fuels. Two years on, progress is being made. Governments are beginning to reflect this in their Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) towards the goals of the Paris Agreement, but much more must be done. COP30 can address this and set a clear path forward. Join us to find out more. Full BOGA schedule at COP30 ⬇️ https://lnkd.in/eHbWV-zW

Nigeria becomes the fifth country to establish a programme under the Beyond Oil & Gas Alliance (BOGA) Fund, supporting the country’s efforts to transition its economy away from oil and gas dependency. The programme will help Nigeria deliver on it’s NDC, which acknowledges the need to explore the economic implications of the transition and develop bold diversification strategies. It will be implemented by local delivery partners in partnership with the country’s National Council on Climate Change (NCCC) and relevant ministries. Commenting the announcement, Tenioye Majekodunmi, Director General of the NCCC, said: “Nigeria’s climate ambition acknowledges the delicate balance we face: our current reliance on fossil fuels and our long-term goal of net zero by 2060. Through our Energy Transition Plan and NDC, we are laying the foundations for gradual but steady progress. This programme under the BOGA Fund is a signal of our commitment to explore pathways for economic diversification and a just, orderly and inclusive transition.” Lars Aagaard, Minister for Climate, Energy, and Public Utilities, Government of Denmark, and co-Chair of BOGA, said: “We congratulate Nigeria for taking this important step which will help the country determine its next steps towards its transition away from oil and gas. The fact that BOGA can support countries that are at early stages in their planning and policy development is a central part of its commitment to supporting a global just and equitable transition." The BOGA Fund already supports Colombia, Kenya, Brazil and Barbados. 🔗Read the media statement: https://lnkd.in/ekH3UR5s

🤝 In a High-Level Dialogue co-hosted by Beyond Oil & Gas Alliance and the European Commission this week alongside UNGA, speakers stressed the need to accelerate the transition away from oil and gas for climate, energy and economic security. With a keynote from the EU Commissioner for Energy and Housing, Dan Jørgensen, and with remarks from the COP30 Presidency Brazil, Kenya, Nigeria, the IMF and UNFCCC, the Dialogue highlighted the urgent need for: ✅ Credible pathways for the transition away from oil and gas, on the supply and demand side, reflected in #NDCs and implementing policies.   ✅ Enhanced dialogue and coordination between producers and consumers, through forums like BOGA’s Major Producers Dialogue.   ✅ Wider reforms to address structural barriers to the transition away from oil and gas, and mainstream transition through energy and economic policy. Headline messages from the Dialogue were repeated throughout the week, including in the COP30 Brazil-International Energy Agency (IEA) High-Level Energy Transition Dialogue hosted by the UN, where BOGA members RMI, Ireland, France and Tuvalu participated, alongside the BOGA Secretariat. With thanks to Ole Thonke, Jean Lemire, Dan Jørgensen, Alice de Moraes Amorim Vogas, Tenioye Majekodunmi, Office of Kenya's Special Envoy for Climate Change, Diego Mesa, Siân Bradley and all who joined. #UNGA80 #ClimateWeekNYC #COP30

As the Beyond Oil & Gas Alliance heads to New York for the #NDCSummit, we reflect on discussions on the transition away from oil and gas at the second African Climate Summit (ACS-2) last week, led by Kenya, Nigeria and BOGA. Across two events – on the formal ASC-2 agenda and in the EU Pavilion – Kenya, Nigeria, BOGA and representatives from the COP30 Presidency, the NDC Partnership and the European Commission discussed the importance of African leadership on a #justtransition from fossil fuels and the role of international partnerships in supporting implementation. Themes included: - The need to acknowledge economic, as well as energy and industrial dependency on oil and gas, and the true costs of dependency for both producers and consumers.  - The value of early planning and policy for major oil and gas producers like Nigeria, and the importance of taking first steps towards a longer-term, structural transition away from fossil fuels. - The benefits of developing transition pathways to help guide investment, and of assessing the risk of stranded assets and carbon lock-in where oil and gas infrastructure is still planned. - The value of international partnerships for a just transition, and the potential for partners to provide support and finance for African leadership on the transition away from fossil fuels. During the event, BOGA and the NDC Partnership urged Global South governments who want to reflect the transition away from oil and gas in their NDCs to take up the offer of support under the BOGA Fund. Nigeria also confirmed that it would become the fifth country to establish a programme under the BOGA Fund, with further details due to be announced alongside the #NDCSummit next week. With thanks to our speakers Office of Kenya's Special Envoy for Climate Change, Tenioye Majekodunmi, Alice de Moraes Amorim Vogas, Ole Thonke, Eng. Isaac Kiva , PE, FIEK, Pablo Abba Vieira Samper, Diana Acconcia, Jakob Granit, Benoit Faraco, and moderator Siân Bradley. #ASC2 #JustTransition #FossilFuels

As governments finalise and submit their new NDCs ahead of #COP30, BOGA is launching a final call for requests for support under the BOGA Fund. Meeting the Paris Agreement goals in an orderly, just and equitable manner requires that governments start planning for a managed transition away from fossil fuels. At COP29, BOGA announced that it would make the BOGA Fund available to support Global South governments that want to reflect Paragraph 28 of the first Global Stocktake - and specifically the transition away from oil and gas - in their NDCs, in collaboration with the NDC Partnership. All Global South governments that want to take steps towards an orderly, just and equitable transition away from oil and gas are encouraged to submit a request for support for consideration. The programme was launched earlier this year with a high-level event featuring Denmark, Brazil and Kenya, and a technical webinar led by the IEA and ADB, and will remain open to requests for support until 30 September 2025. BOGA membership is not required to access the fund. 🔗 More info: https://lnkd.in/dchJPV4p #JustTransition #BOGA #NDCPartnership #NDCs #ClimateFinance #COP30

High-level side events at Africa Climate Summit 2, co-hosted by Government of Kenya, Government of Nigeria and the Beyond Oil & Gas Alliance. 📅9 September 2025 🔵Event 1: African Leadership on an Orderly, Just and Equitable Transition Away from Oil and Gas, 08:30-09:30 (UTC+3), Room M7 Speakers and panel include: Ali Mohamed, Special Envoy for Climate Change, Office of the President, Kenya Tenioye Majekodunmi, Director General, National Council for Climate Change, Nigeria Alice de Moraes Amorim Vogas, Programme Director for the Executive Directorate of the COP30 Presidency 🔵Event 2: Partnerships for an Orderly, Just and Equitable Transition Away from Oil and Gas, 10:30-12:00 (UTC+3), EU Pavillion and online (link in replies) Speakers and panel include: Ole Thonke, Climate Ambassador, Denmark Ali Mohamed, Special Envoy for Climate, Kenya Tenioye Majekodunmi, Director General, National Council for Climate Change, Nigeria Eng. Isaac Kiva , PE, FIEK, Secretary, Renewable Energy, Ministry of Energy, Kenya Pablo Abba Vieira Samper, Global Director, NDC Partnership Support Unit Diana Acconcia, Director for International Affairs and Climate Finance, at the Directorate-General for Climate Action at the European Commission, EU Environment and Climate Jakob Granit, Director-General, Swedish International Development Agency Benoit Faraco, Climate Ambassador, France Chaired by Siân Bradley, Head of Secretariat, BOGA. Building on the outcomes of the first Global Stocktake to triple renewable energy, double energy efficiency, and transition away from fossil fuels, these discussions will highlight the central role of African leadership in delivering an orderly, just, and equitable transition away from oil and gas. Speakers will discuss how African countries, including major oil and gas producers, are beginning to plan for a future beyond oil and gas and are reflecting these plans in NDCs and long-term strategies. Discussions will emphasise the critical role of African leadership and how international partnerships, such as the NDC Partnership and mechanisms like the BOGA Fund, can support the development of nationally-led strategies that advance economic, energy and climate goals and the global transition away from fossil fuels. #AfricaClimateSummit #ACS2 #TeamEurope