During the UN Climate Change Conference (SB62), taking place from June 16 to 26 in Bonn, Germany, Plataforma CIPÓ is launching the policy brief “From the G20 to the UNFCCC: Pathways to Just and Inclusive Transitions.”
Authored by Beatriz Mattos (Research Coordinator) and Maiara Folly (Executive Director), the publication proposes an expanded, rights-based definition of the concept of a just transition. It argues that the shift to a clean energy matrix must be aligned with efforts to combat inequality, protect human rights, and promote sustainable development — especially in countries of the Global South.
The document also presents recommendations to strengthen the work of the UNFCCC, highlighting the following:
The formulation of High-Level Principles on Just Transitions, with an emphasis on intersectionality, social participation, and accessible financing;
The creation of a Matchmaking Platform to facilitate the mobilization of financial and technological resources for the implementation of just transition policies and projects;
The need for specific and additional funding to support these transitions, in parallel with the gradual phase-out of fossil fuel subsidies.
The Bonn Conference (SB62) brings together the UNFCCC’s Subsidiary Bodies for Scientific and Technological Advice (SBSTA) and Implementation (SBI) and aims to lay the groundwork for the decisions to be made at the upcoming COP30, which will take place in 2025 in Brazil.
