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Why COP30 needs to move faster to hit climate goal
22/10/2025
10 min read
Feature
There is likely to be an increased sense of urgency at COP30 in Belém, Brazil, as governments, business leaders, national, regional and local communities, and environmental lobbies prepare to get together on 10–21 November to thrash out support for stronger climate action. New Energy World Features Editor Brian Davis considers the key issues pre-COP.
About 100 countries, as Parties to the Paris Agreement representing two-thirds of global greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, met at a pre-COP meeting in Brazil in October to submit their national commitments to accelerate action. There was plenty of debate about commitments on finance, decarbonisation, resilience and governance, with some unifying signals at the highest levels, but also real gaps to be closed.
A big stir was created by the announcement of significant emission reduction targets by China and Nigeria. And other nations detailed renewable energy goals, with ambitious plans for methane emission reductions, strategies to safeguard forest and measures – to a greater or lesser extent – to phase out fossil fuels.
But is it fast enough? Given that developing countries have underscored the importance of incorporating adaptation, resilience and the long-argued ‘loss and damage’ measures within the National Determined Contribution (NDC) targets – stressing the need for scaled-up financing to meet their ambitions.