AO­SIS calls for en­er­gy tran­si­tion ahead of cli­mate di­a­logue

The Al­liance of Small Is­land States (AO­SIS) has called on coun­tries to in­crease ac­tion on en­er­gy pol­i­cy ahead of the Pe­ters­berg Cli­mate Di­a­logue.

In a state­ment is­sued in New York, AO­SIS said min­is­ters will meet for the first cli­mate min­is­te­r­i­al since COP30. The group said coun­tries must move to se­cure en­er­gy sup­ply through re­new­able sources.

AO­SIS said the sit­u­a­tion in the Mid­dle East shows risks linked to re­liance on fos­sil fu­els. The group said de­pen­dence on these re­sources af­fects economies and com­mu­ni­ties, in­clud­ing small is­land de­vel­op­ing states.

The state­ment said re­new­able en­er­gy ca­pac­i­ty in­creased and ac­count­ed for a share of glob­al pow­er ca­pac­i­ty at the end of last year. AO­SIS said so­lu­tions are avail­able and can sup­port en­er­gy sup­ply and re­duce costs.

AO­SIS said fail­ure by coun­tries to meet com­mit­ments and im­ple­ment plans will af­fect glob­al sta­bil­i­ty. The group called on de­vel­oped coun­tries to take ac­tion at the di­a­logue and sup­port a shift from fos­sil fu­els.

AO­SIS said this shift should be based on sus­tain­abil­i­ty and eq­ui­ty. The group said coun­tries must raise am­bi­tion and car­ry out mea­sures to ad­dress cli­mate change.

The Pe­ters­berg Cli­mate Di­a­logue will bring to­geth­er min­is­ters to dis­cuss cli­mate pol­i­cy and im­ple­men­ta­tion. AO­SIS said the meet­ing is an op­por­tu­ni­ty for coun­tries to out­line steps on en­er­gy and cli­mate ac­tion.