Santa Marta Pre-Conference Session | Refocusing on the Medium Term—Synergies with COP, the second Global Stocktake and IPCC, and international transition plans

As the transition away from fossil fuels moves from high-level commitment to implementation, a growing gap is emerging between national efforts and the international coordination needed to support them. Governments are increasingly being asked to develop transition roadmaps, but there is still limited clarity on what these should include, how they should connect to UN climate processes, and which forums are best placed to drive momentum, accountability, and cooperation.

The third session organized as part of the Transition Plans for a 1.5°C-Aligned and Just, Orderly and Equitable Transition Away from Fossil Fuels at the National and International Level workstream, this session will bring together experts and practitioners to examine how international transition roadmaps can complement national planning and strengthen multilateral and plurilateral cooperation. It will explore coordination gaps that global roadmaps could help fill, different models for structuring international roadmap processes, and the governance challenges between fossil fuel exporters and importers. The session will generate practical insights on how to link Brazil’s global roadmap process to the COP agenda, build momentum, and identify the institutional foundations needed to advance fossil fuel phase-out internationally.

Agenda

Introduction

Interventions

Valeria Zanini, Policy Advisor Climate Diplomacy, ECCO

Rory Geary, New Climate Institute 

Lahra Liberti, Head of Unit, Natural Resources for Development, OECD

Break

Breakout Discussion

Take-Aways and Next Steps