Global: CSOs Call for Just Energy Transition Focus at COP30
On 5th November 2025, the Resource Justice Network highlighted the crucial role of COP30 in driving a just energy transition that addresses climate change while ensuring fairness for all communities, workers, and countries.
The Need for Justice in Energy Transition
A decade after the Paris Agreement acknowledged the importance of justice in the energy transition, this issue remains underemphasized at COP meetings, which have primarily concentrated on carbon targets.
This year, discussions must shift beyond reducing CO₂ emissions to address the material dimensions and governance rules essential for a just transition.
Key Areas for Reform at COP30
- Reforming finance and trade systems that currently perpetuate inequality and slow climate progress.
- Securing rights-based governance of minerals crucial for energy technologies.
- Ensuring a fair phase-out of fossil fuels that supports people in oil and gas-dependent countries.
The Tallgrass Institute on Indigenous Peoples' Rights
The Tallgrass Institute urges investors to:
- Integrate Indigenous Peoples' rights and demands at COP30.
- Respect Indigenous Peoples' right to free, prior, and informed consent.
- Transform climate finance to center Indigenous Peoples as rights-holders and leaders.
- Support Indigenous calls to establish no-go zones.
- Advocate for Indigenous Peoples’ direct participation in carbon markets.
"COP30 must become the ‘Just Transition COP,’ moving from talks to tangible action that leaves no one behind."
This COP session represents a critical opportunity to take concrete steps toward a fair and inclusive energy future.