Nearly 100 civil society organizations from Türkiye and Australia have jointly called on the incoming COP31 Presidency to make the global transition away from fossil fuels a top priority at the UN climate summit later this year.
In a letter signed by 94 organizations during the Bonn Climate Conference, the groups urged COP31 leaders to accelerate a just, orderly and equitable transition from coal, oil and gas while strengthening international climate finance and ensuring that major polluters contribute more to funding climate action.
The organizations also called for the implementation of the Just Transition Mechanism agreed at COP30, with clear funding, timelines and measures to protect workers and vulnerable communities.
They emphasized the need to shield climate negotiations from fossil fuel industry influence and to ensure meaningful participation of civil society and Indigenous communities.
The coalition urged Türkiye and Australia to lead by example by adopting national roadmaps to phase down fossil fuels and advance clean energy policies ahead of COP31, which will be held in Antalya, Türkiye, in November 2026.
