New findings from the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change indicate that global emissions could decrease by 10% by 2035, but urgent action is still required to meet climate goals.
NEW YORK, NY – The UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) has released its synthesis report on nationally determined contributions (NDCs) for 2025, highlighting significant improvements in quality, credibility, and economic coverage. This report comes just ahead of the COP30 summit scheduled to take place in Brazil next month.
The synthesis report encompasses national climate plans that have been formally submitted to the NDC registry between January 1, 2024, and September 30, 2025, as reported by the Xinhua news agency.
According to the report, there are promising signs of genuine progress in addressing climate change through national efforts supported by global cooperation. This progress is largely attributed to the 64 new NDCs submitted by various parties to the Paris Agreement, which collectively account for approximately 30 percent of total global emissions recorded in 2019.
In their NDCs, countries are outlining new national climate targets and strategies to achieve them, which vary in pace and scale compared to previous commitments. The report indicates that while these nations are successfully bending their combined emission curve downward, the pace of change remains insufficient.
The report emphasizes that the comprehensive approaches reflected in the NDCs are increasingly recognized as essential for ensuring economic stability, job creation, health, and energy security. However, it also stresses that a significant acceleration in efforts is necessary to achieve faster and deeper reductions in emissions. Furthermore, it highlights the importance of ensuring that the benefits of robust climate action are accessible to all countries and communities.
To provide a broader perspective on global progress ahead of COP30, the UNFCCC has conducted additional calculations that incorporate new NDCs or targets submitted or announced up to the report’s publication. Stephane Dujarric, spokesperson for the UN Secretary-General, noted during a daily briefing that this expanded analysis indicates global emissions are projected to decline for the first time, with an anticipated reduction of around 10 percent by 2035.
While the report illustrates clear progress, it underscores the urgent need for accelerated action to achieve more significant emission cuts, which are critical for keeping the global temperature rise within the 1.5 degrees Celsius limit.
Dujarric reiterated the stance of both the Secretary-General and the UNFCCC, emphasizing that the scientific consensus is clear: it is both possible and essential to bring global temperatures back down to the 1.5 degrees Celsius threshold, even after a temporary overshoot of that limit.
As nations prepare for COP30, the findings of this report serve as a crucial reminder of the ongoing challenges and the imperative for swift, collective action to combat climate change.
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