As COP30 enters its second week, global support for establishing a Transition Away from Fossil Fuels (TAFF) Roadmap is accelerating at remarkable speed.
A new analysis from 350.org and partners shows how what began as a single call for action has rapidly grown into a powerful push to anchor a fossil fuel phase-out at the heart of the emerging Mutirão Pact”.
Last night (16 Nov), the long-anticipated consultation text from the COP30 Presidency was issued, highlighting the major sticking points at COP30 – closing the ambition gap created by poor country climate pledges (NDCs) and securing finance.
“The world needs a credible response to the gaping hole in climate ambition. Turning the COP28 promise into real action isn’t optional – we need urgent action to bring global temperatures down to what is needed for a livable planet,” said Savio Carvalho, Managing Director of Campaigns and Networks, 350.org.
The global shift is already underway: renewable energy is expanding faster than any other source, as confirmed by the International Energy Agency.
“A transition away from fossil fuels is not a new concept for the Pacific, it’s a demand we’ve made at every COP and every room we’ve been in.
The growing support for a roadmap to this reality is a sign that the age of fossil fuels is over. We need to make sure that any and all plans towards a fossil fuel free future are built with community and frontline needs at the heart, and implemented in a way that does not leave vulnerable communities behind.” Suluafi Brianna Fruean, 350.org Pacific Council Elder.
350.org’s latest analysis charts how support for a global fossil fuel phase-out roadmap surged in the days leading up to Week Two of COP30 based on public statements or written inputs to the presidency by country and country groups.
In just nine days, support grew from 1 to 62 countries, an extraordinary wave of momentum that underscores global readiness to move beyond fossil fuels.
“President Lula has injected real momentum into a global roadmap to move away from fossil fuels. We have seen 62 countries rally behind the idea in just one week.
Crucially, this outcome would emerge from the presidency’s consultations, delivered through a cover decision or its functional equivalent.
The contours of a high-ambition COP30 outcome are now in sight: a credible climate-finance package and a clear plan to close the decarbonisation gap, with a fossil fuel phase- out roadmap at its core.
The real test is whether Brazil will use these twin pillars, finance and responding to the ambition gap, to drive COP30 toward an ambitious outcome, or allow the process to settle at the lowest common denominator.” said Andreas Sieber, Associate Director of Policy and Campaigns, 350.org.
A Party-Driven Roadmap Rooted in Equity and Real Action
Indigenous and traditional communities are making it unmistakably clear: a fossil fuel phase-out is not just a climate necessity, it is a matter of survival.
These are the peoples protecting the forests, the rivers, and oceans and the biodiversity that keep the planet alive, yet they are the ones most threatened by expanded drilling and mining.
Any roadmap that claims to be serious must not only commit to phasing out fossil fuels, but also deliver direct, accessible finance to the communities who have been safeguarding these territories for generations.
Without centering their rights, their leadership, and their solutions, the global transition will remain incomplete, and unjust.” Ilan Zugman Latin America and the Caribbean Regional Director, 350.org.
The proposed TAFF Roadmap would be bottom-up, highlighting concrete policies, regulatory shifts, and transition plans already underway around the world.
It would amplify the work of ambitious climate alliances and help organize global action around science, equity, and the goals of the Paris Agreement.
But 350.org emphasizes that no roadmap is credible without real support. Finance, technology transfer, and capacity-building must be central pillars – not peripheral details, if the transition is to lift up communities rather than deepen inequality. Justice must be the starting point, not an afterthought.
350.org urges all governments to seize this momentum and deliver a roadmap that finally rises to the scale of the climate crisis while centering justice for communities on the front lines.
