COP30-IEA High-Level Energy Transition Dialogue

The COP30 Presidency and International Energy Agency (IEA) are convening a new series of High-Level Energy Transition Dialogues ahead of the COP30 climate summit in Belém, Brazil, in November. The dialogues will be co-chaired by IEA Executive Director Fatih Birol and COP30 President-Designate André Corrêa do Lago and held in close partnership with the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) Secretariat and the UN Secretary General's Climate Action Team. Building on the role of these dialogues in supporting the UAE Consensus reached at COP28 in Dubai and the energy outcomes achieved at COP29 in Baku, Azerbaijan, the 2025 series will bring together energy and climate decision makers to help shape the energy-related activities, outputs, and outcomes of COP30.

The European Commission will host the opening dialogue in Brussels with the support of European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen. It will focus on how to ensure the implementation of existing COP-related energy commitments, including those that stem from COP28, COP29 and the most recent round of National Determined Contributions under the Paris Agreement. Participants will also discuss methods for tracking progress across the energy sector, while working to set the scene for more detailed discussions on priority topics throughout the 2025 dialogue series.