Transitioning Away from Fossil Fuels Roadmap

The COP28 decision adopted in Dubai called on all Parties to contribute to “transitioning away from fossil fuels in energy systems, in a just, orderly and equitable manner, accelerating action in this critical decade, so as to achieve net zero by 2050 in keeping with the science” (paragraph 28.d of the first Global Stocktake).

In response to the Global Stocktake, the COP30 Presidency is developing this Roadmap with the objective of advancing concrete action and deepening the discussions initiated at COP30 in Belém. The initiative seeks to build a shared understanding of the transition by identifying systemic risks, structural barriers, and enabling conditions that can help guide countries and other stakeholders throughout this process.

The Roadmap is being developed through contributions from Parties and non-Party stakeholders, including Action Agenda drivers, through submissions, technical expertise, and structured dialogues. Its primary output will be a strategic document that consolidates these contributions to support international discussions and strengthen the implementation of climate commitments.

Currently under development, the Roadmap recognizes that the transition will follow different pathways depending on the circumstances of each country, region, and sector. It identifies both the barriers that hinder progress and the factors that enable it, while presenting a range of options that can be adapted to different national and local contexts, as well as across economic sectors. Its purpose is to support Parties and other stakeholders in understanding the changes needed to enable this transition, the scientific and technical evidence underpinning those changes, and the conditions that can facilitate continued progress over time.

The Roadmap is neither an implementation plan with country- or sector-specific targets, timelines, or responsibilities, nor a negotiated document under the UNFCCC. Rather, its objective is to provide a shared knowledge base and a set of recommendations that promote greater clarity and transparency, helping to inform national decision-making and strengthen international cooperation.

This approach recognizes that countries begin from different circumstances and must determine their own pathways, consistent with their national contexts and the framework of the Paris Agreement. The Roadmap seeks to support these efforts by presenting options, opportunities, and possible sequences of actions that can help accelerate the global transition.

The COP30 Presidency received 268 submissions from Parties, observers, and other interested stakeholders for the development of the Roadmap, including contributions from:

• 115 countries including two negotiating groups—the Least Developed Countries (LDCs) and the Alliance of Small Island States (AOSIS), representing 76 countries—as well as the European Union, representing its 27 Member States;

• 247 stakeholders, including nine entities of the United Nations system, academia, industry, civil society, and think tanks.