On Thursday, September 16th, Ministers from Denmark and Costa Rica will announce they will form the Beyond Oil and Gas Alliance (BOGA). BOGA is a diplomatic initiative bringing together countries and jurisdictions that have ended licensing for new oil and gas exploration and production and are setting an end date for their production.
BOGA is the first diplomatic initiative acknowledging the need for governments to manage the phase out of fossil fuel production as a key tool to address the climate crisis. It has the potential to help reframe the global climate conversation to ensure phasing out fossil fuel production is seen as a key tenet of climate leadership. BOGA will be officially launched at COP26, in Glasgow.
Previous preliminary reporting from Reuters on the initiative can be seen here.
This announcement will take place in the context of the Energy Action Day organized by the Government of Denmark, IRENA, UNEP and the World Economic Forum, on September 16, 2020 at 9:15am EST/3:15PM CEST. More information about this virtual event can be found here.
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