The Just Transition Compass, authored by Climate Strategies and LACLIMA, serves as a manual for translating climate ambition into real, fair, and inclusive transitions.

The Just Transition Compass makes clear that global climate success depends on coordination at the international level, we should avoid the current fragmented efforts that come from different and conflicting visions of justice and equity. It calls on world leaders to anchor COP30 outcomes in five urgent priorities:

1. Create a global coordination mechanism for Just Transitions.
   A dedicated international platform is needed to align fragmented efforts across countries, regions, and organisations, helping turn good ideas into collective action.
2. Agree on simple principles for Just Transitions. The lack of a high-level definition makes it more difficult to collaborate on implementation.
3. Embed Just Transition into national climate plans like Nationally Determined Contributors (NDCs) and National Adaptation Plans (NAPs).
   Having clear targets for Just Transitions in NDCs and NAPs can improve the link between national and international implementation, as well as highlight where more support is needed.
4. Update financial arrangement to include Just Transitions.
   Climate finance must be increased and embed Just Transition activities and goals. Targeted support should be provided so countries can integrate social and economic aspects of transitions early.
5. Build a fair global system through cooperation Climate justice must be international. The Compass urges countries to work together on fair trade, finance, and technology sharing, ensuring that no nation is left behind as the world decarbonises.

The JT Compass was developed under the Just Transitions in Motion Project, implemented by the Climate Diplomacy Action Programme (GIZ), with support from the COP30 Presidency, in collaboration with the Brazilian Ministry of the Environment (MMA), and funding from the International Climate Initiative (IKI) on behalf of the German Federal Ministry for the Environment, Climate Action, Nature Conservation, and Nuclear Safety (BMUKN).