BOGA and NDC Partnership announce support for countries to develop pathways to transition away from oil and gas

PRESS RELEASE:

Together, the Beyond Oil and Gas Alliance (BOGA) and the NDC Partnership today announce new support for Global South countries planning their transitions away from oil and gas. Alongside this, Kazakhstan, Chad, and Trinidad and Tobago established new programmes under BOGA and the NDC Partnership’s wider collaboration to advance action on the transition away from fossil fuels, and strengthen planning and implementation of Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs), in line with Paris temperature goals. 

Announced at the Global Energy Transition and Electrification Summit (GETES), the second NDC Window under the BOGA Fund will support the development of national and sectoral plans and pathways that reduce fossil fuel dependency. As countries confront rising fossil fuel insecurity, high and volatile fossil fuel prices and growing climate impacts, accelerating the transition away from fossil fuels and towards clean, electrified energy systems is critical to strengthening energy security and economic stability. The second NDC Window will offer enhanced support to oil and gas producers that want to strengthen planning for their just transitions away from oil and gas dependency, and support their NDC implementation. 

BOGA and the NDC Partnership announced the first NDC Window under the USD 20 million BOGA Fund at COP29, to support countries with their transition away from fossil fuels. Through this Window, programmes will now be established with Kazakhstan, Trinidad and Tobago and Chad. 

Ana Toni, COP30 CEO and NDC Partnership Co-Chair: “In Belém, President Lula launched a call for action for overcoming our collective dependence on fossil fuels, to which the COP30 Presidency responded by committing to present an international roadmap to transitioning away. Momentum for national roadmaps is also growing, and enabling platforms such as the Window can be a catalyst for Global South countries, whose economies are highly dependent on fossil fuels, and who want to start planning for their transitions. Mobilising enabling platforms across the Action Agenda will be critical to accelerate the global transition away from fossil fuels.”

For the governments announcing programmes under the BOGA–NDC Partnership collaboration today, oil and gas production and revenues play a central role in their economies. Kazakhstan is the largest oil producer in Central Asia. Trinidad and Tobago is the largest gas producer in the Caribbean. Oil and gas are the largest share of export revenues for all three countries. 

Work under each new programme will support these countries in their planning to diversify their economies and develop transition pathways away from oil and gas dependency, supporting implementation of their NDCs. Ministers from participating countries highlighted the importance of international partnerships and support for just transitions:

Mansur Oshurbayev, Vice Minister of Ecology and Natural Resources of Kazakhstan: “Kazakhstan is committed to a low carbon and climate resilient development pathway. The goals set out in our NDC – including actions to reduce methane emissions – support our broader objectives for economic diversification and new value chains beyond fossil fuel activities. Support from BOGA and the NDC Partnership will help strengthen Kazakhstan’s long-term transition planning and the roadmap to deliver on these objectives.”

Sanjay Singh, Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Planning, Economic Affairs and Development, of Trinidad and Tobago: “Support from BOGA and the NDC Partnership will enable Trinidad and Tobago to take the next step towards Paris Agreement-aligned transition pathways for the oil and gas sector and the national economy, and inform national planning for a just, orderly and equitable transition. This programme will be essential in supporting early planning for economic diversification, while helping to protect workers and communities, and anticipate the wider economic implications of the global transition away from fossil fuels.” 

Hassan Bakhit Djamous, Minister of Environment, Fisheries and Sustainable Development of Chad: “Chad welcomes this opportunity to develop, with the support of the Beyond Oil and Gas Alliance and the NDC Partnership, a national roadmap for a just and orderly transition towards a more diversified, resilient and sustainable economy one that gradually reduces our dependence on hydrocarbons while meeting our development priorities. This programme will help Chad accelerate the implementation of its NDC and pursue greater climate and economic ambition.” 

While momentum on the transition away from fossil fuels continues to grow – with 101 of 142 NDCs submitted to date referencing transitioning away from fossil fuels – most governments have yet to develop clear, actionable pathways to achieve their stated commitments, highlighting a gap between ambition and action.

NDC Partnership Global Director Pablo Vieira: “Countries have made clear that the energy transition is central to national development and energy security, but commitments alone do not guarantee a path away from fossil fuels. With targeted support, countries can turn NDCs into concrete plans and policies that deliver real gains for energy systems and economic resilience. We are at an inflection point in the global energy conversation, and this collaboration between BOGA and the NDC Partnership will help translate ambition into action.” 

BOGA Head of Secretariat Siân Bradley: “An unprecedented number of governments have reiterated their commitment to transitioning away from fossil fuels, but relatively few have set out how they will implement this. The BOGA Fund is designed to support early planning for the transition away from oil and gas. With this collaboration with the NDC Partnership, the BOGA Fund will be able to support a growing number of governments in the taking their first steps towards pathways and roadmaps for the transition.”