COP30 leader urges countries to publish new climate goals by September
Around 80% of Paris Agreement signatories are yet to announce their 2035 climate targets.
COP30 President André Correa do Lago is urging the countries that haven’t yet published their nationally determined contributions (NDCs) to do so before the next high-level UN meeting on September 24, in order to provide a clear basis for negotiations in Belém.
Around 80% of Paris Agreement signatories are yet to announce their 2035 climate targets, despite an initial deadline of February 2025 – and time is running out to include these in meaningful discussions in Brazil this November.