UN Climate Change

Close to 100 countries — including nearly 40 Heads of State and Government — have announced, committed to finalizing, or set out their commitment to implementing their new climate targets ahead of #COP30 in Belém, Brazil this November. The announcements came at a Climate Summit convened by UN Secretary-General António Guterres and President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva of Brazil on the margins of the 80th session of the UN General Assembly. Around 100 Parties to the Paris Agreement representing two-thirds of global greenhouse gas emissions have now either submitted or unveiled new national climate plan (NDC) targets — setting out their commitments to accelerate climate action. For the first time, several major economies including China – the world’s largest emitter – as well as Nigeria announced economy-wide emissions reduction targets covering all greenhouse gases and all sectors. “The science demands action. The law commands it. The economics compel it. And people are calling for it,” declared the UN Secretary-General in his opening statement. Read more: https://lnkd.in/eVpG73gT

Watch world leaders step up climate ambition - live from #UNGA80 🔴 As part of the UN General Assembly high-level week in New York, United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has invited Heads of State and Government to present their new national climate plans and outline the actions they will take over the next decade to keep the Paris Agreement climate goals within reach. Ahead of #COP30 in Brazil, all Parties to the Paris Agreement must submit updated national climate plans (NDCs) that reflect bold climate action. 📺 Watch live starting at 2 p.m. ET / 20:00 CEST / 18:00 UTC: https://lnkd.in/ejfRZC7f

My message to world leaders at the UN General Assembly: No matter the challenge, no matter the obstacle, no matter the hour, we must - and we will - overcome. Because in a world of many choices, there is one choice we must never make: The choice to give up. We must never give up. That is my promise to you. For peace. For dignity. For justice. For humanity. For the world we know is possible when we work as one. I will never, ever give up.

What needs to happen from here for climate action? As world leaders gather at the United Nations Headquarters in New York, UN Climate Change Executive Secretary Simon Stiell reminds us: “The clean energy transition is booming across almost all major economies, and hit USD 2 trillion last year alone. But this boom is uneven. Its vast benefits are not shared by all. Meanwhile, climate disasters are hitting every economy and society harder every year. So we need to step it up. And we need to step it up fast. This new era of climate action must be about accelerating implementation and spreading the colossal benefits of climate action to billions more people.” Read his full remarks at the New York Climate Week: https://lnkd.in/ekVxYUDE

What needs to happen from here?   This new era of climate action must bring our process closer to the real economy, for faster implementation, bringing more of the massive benefits of climate action to more people.   Not an easy task. But we are not starting from scratch.   ✔ Investment in renewables has increased tenfold in ten years. ✔ Over 90% of new renewables cost less than the cheapest new fossil option. ✔ Clean power, electrification, efficiency and storage, resilience-building – the innovation and solutions exist.   The new economy is rising, but we need it to rise faster and fairer.   The next step is to extend this growing Paris-alignment, country by country, sector by sector, across every stream of finance.   And we must harness the force multipliers, like AI used responsibly, and building clean industry now.   Let’s never lose sight of how far we’ve come:   Without UN climate cooperation, we would heading for up to 5c of heating – an impossible future. Today we are closer to 3. Still too high – but bending the curve. Later this year we will see how much closer the next round of national climate plans gets us to 1.5.   And we’ll see where we have made progress on adaptation and implementation.   We must recognise what these and other data are telling us, then at #COP30, nations must respond. With strong outcomes across all negotiations that send a clear signal: nations are standing rock-solid behind climate cooperation and the Paris Agreement.   With faster implementation across all sectors. And with a COP that shows the vast benefits of climate action for people and economies: more jobs, better health, higher living standards, more secure and affordable food and energy.   Let’s keep it up, and let’s step it up. Humanity cannot afford to let it stumble. More: https://lnkd.in/enbhvb4R 📸 Rafa Neddermeyer/COP30 Brasil Amazônia/PR

For nearly 80 years, the United Nations General Assembly has been the world’s forum for addressing humanity’s greatest challenges. When countries work together through the UN, they can make a real difference. Landmark agreements like the Kyoto Protocol in 1997 and the Paris Agreement in 2015 show the global commitment to tackle the climate crisis and protect people worldwide. This multilateral approach works. Without the Paris Agreement, the world would be on track for close to 5°C of global heating. Current pledges bring that down to around 3°C. But to reach the 1.5°C needed to safeguard people and planet from droughts, floods, extreme heat, rising food prices and other climate impacts, more is needed. And faster. Next week, as world leaders gather in New York for the General Assembly, the UN Secretary-General is convening a Climate Summit where countries will present new national climate plans required under the Paris Agreement, building momentum on our road to COP30 in Brazil. #UNGA #ParisAgreement #COP30

The UN’s carbon market - a key piece of the Paris Agreement - is Africa’s chance to turn climate ambition into real action 🌍   It helps countries meet their national climate plans and helps fund adaptation, giving vulnerable countries finance to build resilience and adapt to climate impacts.   At #ClimateWeek2025 in Addis, governments, the private sector, NGOs, and local stakeholders came together to shape Africa’s carbon market future.

Stronger together: tackling climate change, loss of biodiversity and land degradation in synergy 💪 The new Rio Conventions platform shows how tackling these interconnected issues together can turn shared challenges into opportunities - for people and planet. 🌍 Browse it here: https://lnkd.in/entJDmWc

📢 The Sports for #ClimateAction e-learning courses are now available in Spanish! Join over 2,400 sports professionals worldwide who are already taking part in these free, self-paced courses - developed with UN CC:Learn, and powered by adidas. 👉 Access here: https://lnkd.in/eyh-AuQy