EU Statement – UN General Assembly Interactive Dialogue: Accelerating the Global Energy Transition

President of the General Assembly, Excellencies, colleagues,

I have the honour to deliver this statement on behalf of the EU and its Member States.

We meet at a defining moment for the global energy transition. Ten years after the Paris Agreement entered into force, the world has made important progress, but it remains far from the pace and scale required to keep 1.5°C within reach.

The challenge before us is clear: to turn commitment into implementation. The UAE Consensus set out a shared direction - to triple global renewable energy capacity, double energy efficiency by 2030, and transition away from fossil fuels in energy systems in a just, orderly and equitable manner. Our collective task now is to deliver.

In this effort, the European Union is playing a leading role - at home, with partners, and in multilateral cooperation.

Within the European Union, the energy transition is being advanced through ambitious climate and energy legislation, large-scale deployment of renewable energy, stronger energy efficiency measures, and investment in grids, storage and innovation.

The EU has demonstrated that climate action, competitiveness and energy security can and must go hand in hand. The recent energy crisis only reinforced this lesson. It exposed the vulnerabilities of fossil fuel dependence, while accelerating efforts across Europe to diversify energy sources, reduce demand, and scale up clean, domestically produced energy.

But Europe's responsibility does not stop at its own borders. If we are serious about energy transition, we must do much more to support partner countries, especially in Africa and in fragile contexts.

At the London Climate Action Week, the EU joined forces with COP31 and COP32 Presidency and other partner countries to expand electrification and reduce methane emissions.

Through Global Gateway, the EU supports sustainable, high-quality and trusted investments that connect energy with transport, digital, health, education, water, jobs and local value creation. By investing in clean energy alongside grids, storage, connectivity, skills, governance and resilient local systems, we aim to maximise positive spillovers for communities, strengthen resilience, and ensure that the green transition also supports poverty reduction, gender equality, climate action and sustainable growth.

The European Union stands ready to continue working with all partners to accelerate progress. Let this dialogue help move us from intention to implementation, from fragmented efforts to stronger cooperation, and from uneven progress to shared momentum.

Thank you.