RESOLUTION ON

ACCELERATING THE GREEN ENERGY TRANSITION

1. Reaffirming OSCE commitments related to environmental protection enshrinedin the 1975 Helsinki Final Act, the 2003 OSCE Strategy Document for theEconomic and Environmental Dimension (Maastricht Strategy), the 2007 MadridDeclaration on Environment and Security, and other relevant OSCE documentsand decisions,

2. Recalling OSCE Ministerial Council Decision No. 3/21 (Stockholm) onStrengthening Co-operation to Address the Challenges Caused by ClimateChange, which recognizes that the use of renewable energy sources, low-carbonand clean-energy technologies, and energy-efficiency measures contribute toclimate-change adaptation and mitigation,

3. Reiterating the OSCE PA’s Minsk Declaration (2017), Berlin Declaration (2018),and Luxembourg Declaration (2019), which urge participating States torecognize the urgency of the climate crisis and its related challenges, implementpolicies that promote environmental good governance and expand investment inrenewable and sustainable energy technologies,

4. Taking note of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly’s recent debates on climate-related issues, including a web dialogue on 4 February 2022 on the clean energyrevolution, which have underscored the important role that parliamentarians canplay in shaping relevant national legislation and scrutinizing the implementationof climate-related commitments,

5. Taking note of the Parliamentary Plea for Resolute Climate Action presented toleaders of OSCE participating States by the Bureau of the General Committeeon Economic Affairs, Science, Technology and Environment ahead of the 26th

UN Climate Change Conference (COP26), which called for bold action towardsreducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, developing effective climate-adaptation strategies, and mobilizing the necessary climate-related financialresources,

6. Guided by the UN 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and theSustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to which all OSCE participating Stateshave agreed, specifically SDG 7, which calls on countries to ensure universalaccess to affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern energy for all and tosubstantially increase the share of renewable energy in global energy sources,among other targets, and SDG 13, which calls on countries to integrate climatechange measures into national policies and on developed states to assistdeveloping countries in their efforts to mitigate the impacts of climate change,

7. Alarmed by reports of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, includingits 2018 special report on the impacts of global warming of 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels and its 2022 report on climate-change mitigation, whichunderline the risks that climate change poses to health, livelihoods, food security,water supply, human security and economic growth, and emphasize the need for

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