Local Stories: People-centred Energy Transitions (COP30)

The energy transition is not just pledges and commitments — it is already happening on the ground. Local, people-centred solutions are proving to be both possible and among the most efficient ways to drive inclusive and affordable transitions.

This COP30 side event will showcase diverse approaches shaping just transitions globally — from consumer-led innovation to supply-side co-creation.

If you are attending COP30, join IHRB and partners for an opportunity to engage directly with people leading just transitions in practice.

Each speaker will share stories of people-centred just transitions in practice as witnessed through their work on the ground.

• Entrepreneurship and SME activation as engines of just transitions (Indalo Inclusive)
  
• Consumer dimensions of inclusivity and affordability in transitions; the role of locally relevant, locally driven clean energy action (Consumers International)
  
• Business and industry dimensions of just transitions – supply-side solutions and co-creation approaches (Institute for Human Rights and Business)

Jane Cohen from the International Energy Agency will reflect on how lessons from local contexts presented by our speakers can be scaled and embedded in global energy transition policy.

Questions from the audience and final reflections.