Climate Action Network Southeast Asia, Fossil Fuel Treaty Initiative, and Oxfam in Asia convened the first Southeast Asia–South Asia Preparatory Meeting for COP31 and Santa Marta Conference, gathering negotiators and civil society organizations from 12 countries.
Climate Action Network Southeast Asia, Fossil Fuel Treaty Initiative, and Oxfam in Asia convened the first Southeast Asia–South Asia Preparatory Meeting for #COP31 and #SantaMartaConference, gathering negotiators and civil society organizations from 12 countries on 25-27 March 2026.
At a time of growing geopolitical turmoil, the Southeast Asia-South Asia civil society actors launched the Kuala Lumpur Declaration calling on governments to address the urgency of sustainable energy sovereignty, and the need for a just, orderly, and equitable transition to renewable energy, including through a Fossil Fuel Treaty, a global framework for international cooperation. Civil society groups will bring this unified regional voice to major upcoming climate convenings, such as the First International Conference on Transitioning away from Fossil Fuels in Colombia, COP31 in Turkey, and beyond.
As the energy crisis deepens existing inequalities and care workers remain unprotected, Oxfam Pilipinas calls for urgent actions to realize the Philippines’ gender and climate commitments.
Six of the biggest fossil fuel companies are projected to earn $2,967 (Php180,000) a second in profits in 2026, new Oxfam research finds, ahead of the first global conference this week on Transitioning Away from Fossil Fuels in Santa Marta, Colombia.
Oxfam Pilipinas shared its work on Just Energy Transition and RE-Start Campaign 4 with youth leaders, climate champions, and the local government of Salcedo, Eastern Samar in an Earth Day youth caravan.
Oxfam Pilipinas, together with researchers from the University of Technology Sydney - Institute for Sustainable Futures (UTS-ISF), engaged fisherfolk, women’s cooperatives, civil society organizations, and local government representatives in Laguna and Camarines Norte to share the goals of renewable energy (RE) projects.