The ongoing 30th UN Climate Change Conference (COP30), which kicked off in Brazil’s Amazonian city of Belem on Monday, marks another landmark in improving global climate governance in a just and equitable manner.
COP30, which runs through 21 November, brings together representatives from nearly 200 countries and regions to focus on the efforts needed to limit the global temperature increase to 1.5 degrees Celsius, the presentation of new national action plans known as the Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs), and the progress on the finance pledges made at COP29.
The international community expects all participants to deepen consensus and advance changes in global climate governance. All parties can “choose to make Belem the turning point”, said UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres at the opening plenary of the World Leaders Climate Action Summit ahead of the conference.
A key focus of the conference lies in the submission of a new round of NDCs. According to the Paris Agreement, adopted by 195 parties a decade ago to combat climate change, signatories should submit more ambitious NDCs this year. However, only about a third had done so by 30 September.
Global carbon dioxide emissions from fossil fuels are set to hit a record high in 2025, increasing 1.1 per cent over 2024, according to a study highlighted Thursday at COP30.
Xinhua
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