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At the Copenhagen Climate Ministerial last week, representatives from around 40 countries gathered for the final high-level meeting before the 64th Sessions of the #UNFCCC Subsidiary Bodies, taking place from June 8–18 in Bonn. The #COP30 Presidency presented updates on its international roadmaps on the transition away from fossil fuels in energy systems and on halting and reversing #deforestation and forest degradation by 2030. More than 440 contributions were received through the public consultation process, reinforcing the collective commitment to turning global agreements into practical pathways for implementation. More on the COP30 Presidency Roadmaps: https://lnkd.in/d2duxizr As COP30 President Ambassador André Corrêa do Lago emphasized, the world already has the technologies, tools and knowledge needed to keep 1.5°C within reach. The priority now is accelerating #implementation through finance, technology transfer and international cooperation, while advancing just, orderly and equitable transitions. COP30 CEO Ana Toni presented the preliminary proposal for the Global Implementation Accelerator, a voluntary cooperative mechanism that aims to accelerate high-impact solutions from the Action Agenda capable of driving scalable transformation across sectors. The initiative is being jointly advanced by the COP30 Presidency and the #COP31 co-presidencies of Australia and Türkiye, and work on the proposal will continue in Bonn and throughout the road to Antalya. Discussions in Copenhagen also reflected a broader shift in the climate regime toward implementing what has already been agreed. Ten years after the Paris Agreement, countries reaffirmed the importance of delivering NDCs, adaptation plans and aligned financial flows, while making multilateral processes more focused and effective. Ahead of the Ministerial, the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA), in collaboration with the COP30 Presidency, released the report “Transitioning away from fossil fuels: A roadmap based on renewables, electrification and grid enhancement”. The updated 1.5°C scenario projects electricity rising from around 23% of global final energy consumption today to 35% by 2035 and over 50% by 2050, while the share of fossil fuels declines significantly across sectors. The report identifies electrification, renewable energy expansion, stronger grids and energy efficiency as central pillars of the transition, while underscoring the continued importance of sustainable fuels for hard-to-abate sectors such as aviation, shipping and parts of industry. Read the full report: https://lnkd.in/d5sbvNDb The road to COP31 is increasingly focused on implementation, cooperation and accelerating solutions at the scale and speed that science demands.