Tell COP 31 Leaders: Commit to Climate Leadership

COP 31 Leadership

Leaders from Australia and Türkiye have made an unprecedented agreement to jointly manage the United Nation’s COP 31 climate summit in November.

This complex arrangement puts the spotlight on climate leadership at COP 31 like never before.

What does climate leadership from Australia and Türkiye at COP 31 mean?

It means:

  • NO to using hosting/presidency roles to make fossil fuel production or distribution deals.
  • NO to including fossil fuel industry reps on delegations or COP Presidency/Vice Presidency teams.
It also means:

  • YES to advancing a global just transition away from fossil fuels.
  • YES to greater ambition in national climate action plans (NDCs).
  • YES to fair access and meaningful participation of civil society at COP 31.
Send a digital postcard to the COP 31 leadership from Australia and Türkiye and urge them to reach a roadmap to a just transition from fossil fuels.
Petition by
Claire Gould
The Climate Reality Project
Sponsored by
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The Climate Reality Project

To: COP 31 Leadership
From: [Your Name]

The unprecedented agreement between Australia and Türkiye to lead COP 31 highlights the need for strong climate leadership and global cooperation.

After a record number of fossil fuel lobbyists attended COP 30 in Belém, it’s imperative that the Presidency, host, and country delegations limit industry influence on negotiations and keep fossil fuel interests on the sidelines.

Although COP 30 saw incredible momentum for a roadmap to transition the world away from fossil fuels, the end result proved these interests have captured the COP process.

COP 30 ended with a final agreement that lacked a transition roadmap or any mention of a fair transition off fossil fuels. Australia and Türkiye must now seize the opportunity and make this roadmap a reality.

That’s why we encourage you to commit to:

- Not use hosting/presidency roles to make fossil fuel production or distribution deals.

- Not include fossil fuel industry reps on your delegations or COP Presidency/Vice Presidency teams.

- Lead the global implementation of a just transition away from fossil fuels.

- Ensure greater ambition in national climate action plans (NDCs).

- Prioritize fair access and meaningful participation of civil society at COP 31.

Climate leadership means supporting reforms in COP decision making processes that petrostates have used to block progress, ensuring meaningful participation for those most affected by the climate crisis, centering science in negotiations, and giving civil society a proper seat at the table.

By committing to these principles, you can restore faith in the COP process and ensure COP 31 meets the urgency of the moment.