Third Country Cooperation
Global collaboration is key to accelerate efforts to reach climate neutrality and build resilience towards the impacts of climate change already underway. At the 28th UN Climate Summit in Dubai in 2023 (COP28), the global community agreed to triple global renewable energy capacity and double the annual rate of energy efficiency improvements by 2030, as well as transition away from fossil fuels in energy systems in a just, orderly and equitable manner. Accelerated global action in this decade will be decisive to keep the 1.5°C global warming limit within reach, and therefore avoid the most detrimental impacts of climate change. At the same time, the global energy transformation is already underway, and it holds multiple economic, health and environmental benefits. The Third Country Working Group under the US-GER Climate and Energy Partnership is designed to jointly build on opportunities existing in bilateral and multilateral fora, initiatives and dialogues to accelerate efforts to reach climate neutrality globally. Examples for third-country cooperation include U.S. and GER support for the Just Energy Transition Partnerships (JETPs) with South Africa, Indonesia and Vietnam as well as trilateral climate cooperation with Egypt.