BELEM, Brazil— Global grassroots climate advocates and Indigenous leaders calling for a funded and fair phaseout of oil, gas and coal will stage a demonstration inside the COP30 summit on Monday afternoon.

What: Representatives from grassroots and Indigenous groups from around the world will hold colorful banners that say, “End Fossil Fuels: Funded, Fast, Fair.” They will speak about the need for a fossil fuel phaseout with full and fair funding for the Global South and a just, equitable transition for workers and communities.

When: Monday, Nov. 17, 14:30-15:00 (2:30-3 p.m.) Belém time (UTC -3HRS)

Where: COP30 Blue Zone, Area D, Action Location 1 (across from Information & Services Hub, next to Meeting Room 1)

Who: Indigenous, grassroots and youth leaders from Africa, Asia, Europe, North & South America and the Caribbean, including:

• Ian Rivera, Philippine Movement for Climate Justice & Asian Peoples Movement on Debt and Development (Philippines)
• Carolina Sánchez Naranjo, Fossil Free Wider Caribbean Network (Costa Rica)
• Feleecia Guillen, Institute for Policy Studies (New Mexico, United States)
• Laura Montaño, Resource Justice Network (Colombia)
• Omar Elmawi, Africa Movement of Movements & CAN International (Kenya)
• Roquin-Jon Q. Siongco, Micronesian Climate Change Alliance (Guåhan / Guam)
• Sharif Jamil, Waterkeepers Bangladesh & Asian Peoples Movement on Debt & Development (Bangladesh)
• Sonny Ahkivgak, Native Movement & Climate Justice Alliance (Alaska, United States)
• Emil Bejer-Pedersen, The Green Youth Movement (Denmark)

Background:
At COP28 parties agreed to “transition away from fossil fuels” in a “just, orderly and equitable manner,” but rich countries have so far failed to deliver commitments to finance the transition in a fair and equitable way that centers communities.

At COP30, negotiators are considering a proposal for the Belém Action Mechanism for a just transition, and there is an emerging push for a fossil fuel phaseout roadmap. Colombia is circulating a declaration to draw political attention to the call for a roadmap, as well as an invitation to countries to join the First International Conference for the Phase-Out of Fossil Fuels in April 2026.

Global grassroots leaders are making the urgent case that people’s survival depends on a full fossil fuel phaseout paired with trillions of dollars in climate finance for the Global South to ensure the transition arrives in a just way.