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We are in the decisive decade. It's time to accelerate climate action.

All countries and all businesses can seize the opportunity and go all in to halve emissions by 2030. Together we can create an inclusive net zero economy, build resilient communities and limit global heating to 1.5°C.

The We Mean Business Coalition, together with our extended network of partners, catalyzes business and policy action to halve emissions by 2030 and accelerate an inclusive transition to a net zero economy.

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We Mean Business Coalition at COP29

We Mean Business Coalition at COP29

World leaders made a historic commitment to a clean energy future at COP28. At COP29 in Baku, we called on governments to deliver global finance to drive ambitious, investible and equitable national climate plans that will drive private sector action and unlock investment.

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Time to deliver: Business call to action for ambitious and investible NDCs

Climate change is no longer a distant threat but a present reality. To protect our communities, our economies, and our future, we need to address the primary causes of dangerous global heating: the relentless burning of fossil fuels and continued degradation of nature. 

Developed by We Mean Business Coalition and partners in collaboration with leading businesses from a range of countries and sectors, our call to action outlines what’s needed from governments to unlock private sector investment and create the thriving clean-energy and nature-positive economies of the future.

Leading businesses are calling on governments, led by the G20 countries, to create ambitious NDCs backed by clear targets, policies, and timelines.

Join the Fossil to Clean campaign

With bold business and political leadership, we can scale clean energy and end our reliance on fossil fuels.

The Fossil to Clean campaign is a global movement of businesses going from fossil fuels to clean solutions.

Decisive leadership on climate action and transitioning away from fossil fuels is a route to making economies more energy secure, more competitive and creating new sources of growth and jobs.

Hundreds of companies are speaking out in support of bold action on fossil fuel phase-out.

 

The Latest News and Insight

News COP29 takeaways: a turning point for climate finance, but falls short on fossil fuels
Read our long-form analysis of the COP29 Outcomes across key themes, including what they mean and what's next on the road to COP30.

News Highlights from the We Mean Business Coalition pavilion at COP29
Our Pavilion at COP29 was a vibrant hub for thought leadership and collaboration between businesses and governments.

COP29 Exterior Baku
News We Mean Business Coalition statement on the COP29 outcomes
We Mean Business Coalition statement on the COP29 outcomes on finance and NDCs.

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News We Mean Business Coalition statement to negotiators to maintain clear commitment to transition away from fossil fuels
Negotiators at COP29 must prioritise their commitment to implement the outcomes of the Global Stocktake.

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Signals of Change Signals of Change: COP29 special
Get all the latest news and insights from COP29 and read our deep dive on COP16.

Videos Karl Vella outlines what’s needed from world leaders at COP29 ahead of the final negotiations
Karl outlines what leaders must do to ensure the COP outcomes include clear policies and regulations to support the clean energy transition.

The 4 A's of Climate Leadership

Your guide to credible corporate climate action

Join thousands of companies seizing the opportunities of climate action for a net zero, 1.5°C-aligned world.

Explore best-in-class resources brought together by We Mean Business Coalition through our partners and collaborators.

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Leading businesses respond to the climate crisis with AMBITION.

They deliver on that ambition with ACTION.

They speak up to secure wider change through ADVOCACY.

And they drive progress by demonstrating ACCOUNTABILITY.

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Business progress

17,429

Over 17,000 companies of all sizes are taking climate action through Coalition partners' initiatives.

29%

Between 2015 and 2020, companies with approved science-based targets reduced combined scope 1 and 2 emissions by 29% on average.

1,100

Over 1,100 businesses from nearly 60 countries have urged governments to set policies that accelerate the clean energy transition.

Learn more about how we’re driving progress towards a net zero economy.

Progress

Small and medium sized business action on climate

Through its free tools and resources, the SME Climate Hub enables small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) to make a climate commitment, take action and measure their progress towards emissions reductions.​ The SME Climate Hub is an initiative of the We Mean Business Coalition, created in partnership with the Exponential Roadmap Initiative and the UN Climate Change High Level Champion’s Race to Zero campaign.

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Join the Ambition Loop

BY WORKING TOGETHER, COMPANIES AND GOVERNMENTS CAN ACCELERATE CLIMATE ACTION

Growing climate action from businesses is giving governments greater confidence, spurring them to set stronger policies that help businesses achieve their climate goals faster.

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Policymakers are responding to growing business leadership by setting bold climate policies to cut emissions in line with 1.5°C, spurring more companies to greater action.

Policy

Coalition Partners

The Coalition is a group of seven nonprofit organizations: BSR, CDP, Ceres, CLG Europe, Climate Group, The B Team and WBCSD. Together we catalyze business leadership and drive policy ambition to accelerate the transition to a net zero economy.

Partners

WE MEAN BUSINESS COALITION IS GENEROUSLY SUPPORTED BY A GROWING NUMBER OF LEADING PHILANTHROPIC ORGANISATIONS AND OTHER FUNDERS.

Funding

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