CEM at COP30

AYA Hub

This high-level roundtable will be the first multi-stakeholder gathering following formal endorsements of the Belém 4X Pledge on Sustainable Fuels at the COP30 Climate Leaders’ Summit. ​The event will bring together governments, industry leaders, investors, and international organisations and will be ​a key opportunity for the CEM’s Future Fuels Community, Sustainable Business COP30, and the COP30 Presidency to convene under the Future Fuels Action Plan and form a multinational, multi-sector implementation coalition for COP30 outcomes on sustainable fuels.

AYA Hub

Building on outcomes of the Belém Climate Summit (6–7 November), the CEM-Hubs event at the Clean Energy Ministerial meeting in Busan, and the SB COP NYCW Shipping Roundtable, this session will explore how sustainable biofuels for shipping can accelerate global decarbonization and deliver on the commitments announced under COP30.

The roundtable will gather industry leaders, regulators, multilateral banks, and investors to foster an open and action-oriented discussion aimed at turning ambition into real-world deployment within the maritime sector—anchored in Brazil’s growing role as a global hub for biofuels solutions.

Side Event Room 6, Zone C, Blue Zone

Public procurement constitutes the largest source of public spending. How can we ensure this spending drives climate ambition rather than locking in carbon-intensive pathways? By aligning procurement with national climate goals in sectors such as food systems and the built environment, governments can reshape demand, incentivize innovation, and deliver co-benefits for adaptation, mitigation, and just transition.

The event will spotlight government leadership, while UNEP, UNOPS, UNIDO/CEM IDDI, FAO, UN Global Compact and the European Investment Bank will present their ambition and actionable solutions that make climate-integrated procurement real: from capacity-building and market engagement to procurement guidelines and monitoring frameworks.

Global Biofuels Alliance Pavilion

More information coming soon.

SDG Pavillion

Women remain underrepresented across the energy sector and disproportionately affected by energy poverty, health risks, and limited access to finance and technology. Gender-blind policies exacerbate these inequalities.

The session will explore how gender-responsive strategies, action plans, and data frameworks can empower women and enhance climate outcomes. It will highlight the economic and environmental benefits of diversity—such as improved profitability, innovation, and sustainability—and underscore the need for gender-disaggregated data and indicators to track progress.

Blue Zone

This high-level event will launch the Plan to Accelerate Solutions (PAS) for Sustainable Public Procurement,
promoting climate action and a just transition. It will conclude with a Ministerial Declaration uniting governments
in a commitment to use public procurement as a tool for a just transition.

Action Room2, Area B, Thematic Room, Blue Zone

This Solutions Dialogue will serve as a dynamic platform to explore how gender commitments can be translated into concrete action. The session will spotlight practical solutions, innovative policies, and successful practices that integrate gender equality across climate and energy frameworks. Through data-driven insights and multi-stakeholder perspectives, participants will explore scalable strategies to embed gender equality into NDCs, COP30 Plans to Accelerate Solutions (PAS), national action plans, and just transition frameworks ahead of COP30. By bridging policy and practice, the dialogue reinforces a call to action for gender-transformative climate and energy solutions aligned with the Paris Agreement and the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. Building on the discussions from Powering Change for Gender-Transformative Climate and Energy Pathways held on 12 November, this session will deepen the conversation and focus on impact, reinforce commitments and scale-up.

Just Transition Pavilion

The green transition is expected to be a net creator of jobs, with workers possessing green skills already seeing significantly higher hiring rates. Yet, one in two jobs could lack the required green skills by 2050, posing challenges for both businesses and national economies. At the same time, the rapid scaling of clean energy requires urgent action to ensure that career pathways in this growing sector are clear, accessible, and equitable. This session will explore how to secure a job-rich, low-carbon future that is both inclusive and resilient, focusing on what it takes to build robust green talent pipelines and support workers in transitioning sectors. The session will bring together the extensive multilateral efforts of the Clean Energy Ministerial’s (CEM) Empowering People Initiative (EPI), the World Economic Forum (WEF), McKinsey, and their partners – culminating in a concrete call to action on how stronger collaboration can accelerate the creation of inclusive, job-rich, and resilient green economies.

Special Event Room 3

Accelerating the use and production of sustainable fuels is a priority outcome for Brazil’s COP30 Presidency. Under the Belém 4X Pledge on Sustainable Fuels, Heads of State and Government of several leading countries have committed to expand sustainable fuels use globally by at least four times by 2035 from 2024 levels. This target is based on analysis by the International Energy Agency to fully realise the opportunities and benefits of sustainable fuels to meet multiple energy security, reliability, sustainability, and cross-sector objectives.

As emphasised in the Pledge, the Clean Energy Ministerial is ready and mobilised to provide the key implementation platform for the Belém Pledge. CEM is therefore organising this High-Level Roundtable on behalf of the COP30 Presidency to bring together all key stakeholders necessary to implement the Belém Pledge. Building on existing partnerships and collaborations, the session will invite leaders to outline how they will work with the CEM Future Fuels community to quadruple sustainable fuels by 2035. In this way, supporters of the Belém Pledge will emphasise the practical and achievable nature of the target – and deepen the action-oriented partnerships essential for successful implementation.

Axis Thematic Room 1 – Global Climate Action Zone

What is the future of energy in shipping? Will the sector lag to perform a transition, or will it move first and spur innovation that can spill over onto different sectors? How can the world prepare, in the next 12 months, for the adoption of a global framework that leaves no one behind, such as the IMO Net Zero Framework, in 2026?

Countries and the maritime industry will gather to discuss how to ensure an efficient energy transition in shipping, sharing views on what should happen in the next 12 months, when IMO member countries are expected to meet to discuss the adoption of a global regulatory framework that includes measures to incentivize the uptake of sustainable fuels, reduce global shipping’s emissions and support to the most vulnerable.

Axis 3 Thematic Room, Blue Zone

Hydrogen is pivotal to achieving global net-zero pathways and advancing a just transition. Building on the momentum from COP28 and COP29, this workshop will focus on delivering and coordinating implementation of the Hydrogen Plan to Accelerate Solutions (PAS), moving from commitments to tangible outcomes.

The session will underscore hydrogen’s pivotal role in advancing the proposed Belem 4x target by 2035. It will highlight how low-emissions hydrogen and its derivatives are critical to achieving this goal and delivering a just, inclusive, and scalable energy transition across sectors where electrification remains challenging.

Australia Pavilion

This COP30 side event will highlight how the CEM Agenda for Action supports the tripling renewable energy goal, showcase progress on grids, storage, flexibility and complementary low-carbon sources such as nuclear, foster dialogue on scaling investment, and emphasize the role of developing regions in advancing global clean energy solutions.

By aligning the CEM Agenda for Action with COP30’s focus on tripling renewables, the event underscores the urgent need for integrated power system strategies to deliver a sustainable, resilient, and inclusive energy future.

Thematic Hub

An interactive, expert-driven workshop exploring how governments can align their spending with sustainable
public procurement to unlock a core climate lever to accelerate circularity, climate resilience, and decarbonization across high-impact sectors — from construction and ICT to agri-food and beyond — in support of a just transition. Globally, government spending accounts for 13-20% of global GDP and drives 15% of global GHG emissions – making government spending a powerful tool for driving climate action. By embedding climate considerations into purchasing decisions, governments are leading by example to de-risk the economy, shift markets toward sustainability, create demand for products for the future, and strengthen supply chains—all while delivering essential public services. This high-level exchange will convene public, private, and expert stakeholders during COP30 to share lessons learned and shape the next generation of sustainable public procurement (SPP) strategies.

Just Transition Pavilion

This high-level session is convened by the newly launched CEM Campaign on Sustainable Lifestyles, Fairness, and Access to Clean Energy Technologies, championed by the European Commission. Building on the momentum from India’s G20 presidency and its Mission LiFE, this new CEM campaign adopts a whole-of-society approach to advancing a just, inclusive, and people-centred clean energy transition. It explores how collective action, and individual choices can together drive meaningful impact across energy systems.

This event will present preliminary findings from the International Energy Agency (IEA) report on Sustainable Lifestyles and Fairness, highlight experiences and best practices from endorsing countries and partner organizations, and engage stakeholders around a collective call to action.

Korea Pavillion

More information coming soon.