BOGA profiles country partnerships and implementation on Energy Day at COP31
On Energy Day at COP31, roadmaps took centre stage. At a packed plenary event, the COP30 Presidency launched its Roadmap to Transition Away from Fossil Fuels in a Just, Orderly and Equitable Manner, one year after an unprecedented call from parties in Belem for a process to guide the transition.
Since that call in Belem, significant progress has been made on implementation, with the BOGA Fund delivering support for major producers to plan their journeys away from fossil fuel dependency.
BOGA began Energy Day with a joint event at the Brazil Pavilion, in partnership with the Brazilian Ministry of Environment and Climate Change (MMA), the UN Environment Program (UNEP), LACLIMA and Greenpeace Brazil, entitled Building the Roadmap: Brazil's Experience, from Local Development to a Just Transition Beyond Fossil Fuels. The event, moderated by Ruth do Coutto, Deputy Director, Climate Change Division, UNEP, heard from Adalberto Maluf, Secretary of State for Environment, Brazil, Flavia Consoni from the MMA, Aloisio Melo, National Secretary for Climate Change, Brazil, Sian Bradley, Head of Secretariat, BOGA, Caroline Rocha, Executive Director, LACLIMA and Anna Carcamo from Greenpeace Brazil.
Following the publication last week by the Brazilian Government of guidelines that will underpin the development of the Brazilian national roadmap, participants discussed how a just transition can promote local development while supporting the global transition away from fossil fuels - as well as the importance of international cooperation in supporting next steps on the roadmap, with a presentation of work from UNICAMP, the BOGA Fund Programme.
Later on at the Nigeria Pavilion, BOGA co-hosted an event on Nigeria’s Economic Diversification Beyond Oil and Gas: Progress and Partnerships with Nigeria’s National Council on Climate Change (NCCC), Africa Policy Research Institute (APRI), the delivery partner for the BOGA Fund programme in Nigeria, and The Society for Planet and Prosperity. Speakers at the event included Omotenioye Majekodunmi, Director General of the NCCC, Kelechi Ofoegbu from the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission, Tomas Anker Christensen, Principal Advisor EU Special Coordinator for the Global Clean Transition, Mohammed Sultan, Director of Global Engagement, Global Methane Hub, and Chibuikem Agbaegbu from APRI.
Drawing on emerging insights from the Nigeria BOGA Fund programme, participants discussed how partnerships and cooperation can support Nigeria’s economic diversification and resilience through the transition, and the value of country-led analysis to inform government planning.
The BOGA Fund is delivering vital support for major producers as momentum grows behind the transition away from oil and gas. In June, BOGA and the NDC Partnership announced new support for oil and gas dependent countries in planning for their transitions. Further announcements on BOGA Fund programmes will be announced in the coming days.
