Just Transition in Oil- and Gas-Producing Territories: Perspectives from Latin America and Africa (COP30)

As countries confront the global shift away from fossil fuels, oil- and gas-producing regions, from the Niger Delta to the Amazon and coastal Mexico, face social, economic, and environmental challenges. The urgency lies not only in moving beyond oil, but in ensuring that the transition is fair, inclusive, and responsive to the needs of local communities that have long borne the costs of extraction.

This event, hosted by NRGI, will bring together voices from Latin America and Africa to explore how producer regions can plan and finance just, inclusive transitions. It will also feature the launch a new policy brief, Just Transition in Oil- and Gas-Producing Territories: Lessons and Pathways Toward an Equitable Transformation, which brings together evidence and perspectives from producing territories to identify concrete pathways for equitable transitions beyond fossil fuel dependence.

Objectives

• Present NRGI’s policy brief “Just Transition in Oil- and Gas-Producing Territories: Lessons and Pathways Toward an Equitable Transformation.”

• Share experiences on the just transition in oil- and gas-producing countries in Africa and Latin America from a territorial perspective.

• Analyze fiscal, economic, and socio-environmental challenges of oil dependence in producing territories, including in the Amazon.

• Highlight opportunities to rethink development models and promote equitable, inclusive, and climate-just transitions beyond oil dependence

Speakers

• Jude Samuelson, Head of Environment and Climate Change at the Stakeholder Democracy Network
• Gustavo Alanís Ortega, Executive Director, Centro Mexicano de Derecho Ambiental, A.C. (CEMDA)
• Ana Carolina González Espinosa, Senior Director for Programs, NRGI
• Daniela García Aguirre, Air Quality Line coordinator at Interamerican Association for Environmental Defense (AIDA)
• Lucía Palao Málaga, Project Lead, DAR