case study
Changing the face of climate leadership with the Beyond Oil and Gas Alliance
“Catherine's deep knowledge and experience of climate change policy and international energy diplomacy, her brilliance as an advocate, networker and communicator, together with her understanding of civil society around the world meant Destination Zero was the ideal choice to lead the vital work on BOGA.”
~Stuart McWilliam
Director, Global Gas and Oil Network
Partener Organization
Global Gas and Oil Network
Location
International
Website
beyondoilandgasalliance.com
Service
Movement Building, Facilitation
The Beyond Oil and Gas Alliance is the first diplomatic initiative focused on limiting the production and supply of oil and gas in the name of climate action.
The blanket of greenhouse gas emissions that is warming our planet is caused by fossil fuels - about 70% of the carbon pollution emitted globally results from the burning of coal, oil or gas. Yet since the beginning of international negotiations to tackle climate change over 30 years ago, countries have been able to claim climate leadership on the global stage while continuing to expand their production of fossil fuels at home. Chaired by Denmark and Costa Rica, BOGA is changing the game.
“A first-of-its-kind alliance of governments committed to an ambitious and managed phase-out of oil and gas production.”
Catherine has been helping to build BOGA since the very beginning, working with local and international organizations around the world to imagine a renewed vision of what climate leadership looks like.
Coordinated civil society input into BOGA has been essential to helping define the Alliance’s mission, identify and recruit its founding members, and chart the course for its future activities. Destination Zero partners with the Global Gas and Oil Network and Oil Change International to help coordinate civil society participation in BOGA.
Learn more about Destination Zero’s work on Beyond Oil and Gas Alliance in Jane Fonda’s interview with Catherine Abreu and Romain Ioualalen of OCI on Fire Drill Fridays.