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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.

We Mean Business Coalition at COP28

We Mean Business Coalition is hosting the Business Pavilion for Climate Leadership in the Blue Zone to bring an ambitious and coordinated business voice to COP28 in Dubai. With our partners and leading businesses, we will drive ambitious policy outcomes and accelerated corporate climate action. 

Our message is clear: Incremental change is not enough. We need to go all in at scale. Don’t wait for too late. 

– COP28 hub page

– Programme of events at the Business Pavilion and beyond

– Policy asks for COP28

Businesses urge governments to phase out fossil fuels

Ahead of COP28, 204 companies representing over $1.5 trillion in global annual revenue are urging national governments to address the primary cause of climate change: burning fossil fuels.

– Read the letter and sign

– About the Fossil to Clean campaign

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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The Latest News from the Coalition

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News Six Outcomes Leading Businesses Want to See from COP28
COP28 offers a historic opportunity to drastically change course on climate change. Clear timelines for fossil fuel phase out, finance for nature, and a road to more ambitious NDCs are among the outcomes we need to see. This year’s COP28 in Dubai is the most important since Paris eight years ago. The chorus of voices […]

News Joint statement on UNFCCC work programme on just transition pathways
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Signals of Change NET ZERO TRANSITION – THE LATEST SIGNALS OF CHANGE: NOVEMBER, 6, 2023
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News Corporate Climate Stocktake report launches ahead of first UNFCCC Global Stocktake
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News Companies stand ready to help policymakers phase out fossil fuels
We need a clearer signal from both government and business leaders that they are ready to turn climate ambition into action.

News Fossil fuel phase out: from the policy fringe to centre stage
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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

13,000

Over 13,000 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

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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.

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