Biofuture Platform Declaration on Sustainable Chemicals and Materials launched at COP30

In Brazil, government representatives and industry leaders recently announced the launch of the Biofuture Platform Declaration on Sustainable Chemicals and Materials, a landmark international statement to accelerate the transition from fossil carbon to sustainable carbon feedstocks in the global chemical industry.

The Declaration was developed under the auspices of the Clean Energy Ministerial (CEM) Biofuture Platform Initiative, through a dedicated Working Group on Sustainable Chemicals and Materials, initiated by the Netherlands. Ms. Wytske van der Mei (Ministry of Climate and Green Growth) commented: “This milestone comes at a pivotal moment ahead of COP30 and demonstrates the value of strong international collaboration. It represents a vital step for the global transition and for advancing a climate-neutral, circular industry in the Netherlands and beyond. We look forward to further deepening this cooperation and translating these shared ambitions into concrete results”. The Declaration has been endorsed by all Biofuture Platform member countries, with the exception of the United States, and represents a major output under the Biofuture Platform Action Plan 2025–2027 and the broader CEM Future Fuels Action Plan.

The launch took place during the CEM Future Fuels High-Level Roundtable at the Sustainable Business COP30 in São Paulo, co-hosted by the Clean Energy Ministerial, Brazil’s COP30 Presidency, and Sustainable Business COP30. The event brought together ministers, senior officials, and business leaders from around the world to discuss practical pathways for implementing COP30 outcomes on sustainable fuels and materials.

The Declaration outlines a shared international vision to foster the use of bio-based, recycled, and captured carbon feedstocks, while encouraging innovation, policy alignment, and investment to create resilient and sustainable global supply chains. It recognizes that conventional decarbonization measures alone are insufficient for the chemical sector, where carbon is a fundamental input, and calls for international collaboration to build a competitive global market for sustainable materials. The Biofuture Industry Council, which brings together Industry leaders from across the sustainable chemicals value chain, issued a letter to express its support for the Declaration and for ambitious policies and actions to rapidly increase the production and use of sustainable chemicals and materials.