C2ES @ COP30

Why is COP30 Important?

COP30 will take place in the context of increasing geopolitical tensions and increasing greenhouse gas emissions and climate impacts, a retreat from globalization and international cooperation in many countries, and a decrease in funding for international development.

At the same time, COP30 will be the first COP to be held after a full turn of the Paris Agreement’s ambition cycle, following the completion of first global stocktake as well as the submission of biennial transparency reports and new nationally determined contributions. This provides COP30 with an important opportunity to signal a shift toward implementation and enhanced cooperation in the UN climate regime. It is also an important chance to showcase the achievements of the Paris Agreement ten years after it was adopted.

What Does Success at COP30 Look Like?

To be successful, COP30 should:

1. Signal to real people that multilateralism can still address humanity’s common challenges, including by celebrating the Paris Agreement’s achievements one decade after its adoption
2. Deliver on its mandated negotiating items, including agreeing the indicators for the Global Goal on Adaptation and the Just Transition Work Programme
3. Effectively respond to what is likely to be an insufficient collective level of ambition of submitted NDCs, including through better alignment of the action agenda to deliver on what has already been agreed by Parties under the first global stocktake
4. Make the most of the Paris Agreements Enhanced Transparency Framework, with several counties due to report at COP30 on progress towards meeting their climate goals
5. Set the stage for a robust and effective second global stocktake.

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