Days before COP30, The EU Comes to a Lukewarm NDC Agreement
As EU leaders make their way to Belém to attend the high-level segment, the EU has a responsibility to demonstrate ambition and unity now more than ever.
As EU leaders make their way to Belém to attend the high-level segment, the EU has a responsibility to demonstrate ambition and unity now more than ever.
World leaders arriving in Belém at the end of this week for the Leaders Summit ahead of COP must scale up ambition and act with urgency - there’s no time to lose.
The initiative seeks to promote peace through inclusive and creative dialogue, strengthen partnerships among civil society, academia, and the arts, empower local and Indigenous voices from the Amazon, and develop actionable strategies that unite environmental and humanitarian goals.
According to the report's findings, current pledges would collectively reduce greenhouse gas emissions by only 17% below 2019 levels by 2035, a fraction of the roughly 60% global reduction required to limit warming to 1.5°C.
EU has already missed two UN deadlines to submit its enhanced Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) under the Paris Agreement before COP30.
The 2025 Global Tipping Point Report produced by 160 researchers across 23 countries warns that coral reefs are now in irreversible decline due to ocean warming and acidification.