COP30: Climate Summit 2025 – Intro Climate Action Event
The COP30 (Conference of Parties) Climate Summit 2025, the Climate Action Event introduction featuring secretary-general of the United Nations António Guterres, climate justice advocate Charitie Ropati, atmospheric scientist Katharine Hayhoe, and director of the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research and professor in Earth System Science at the University of Potsdam, Johan Rockström.
Summary
To accelerate momentum, the UN Secretary-General hosts a Special High-Level Event on Climate Action on 24 September 2025, as a platform for leaders to present their new Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs).
Description
By COP30, all Parties to the Paris Agreement must submit new national climate plans or “Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) that reflect bold action for the next decade. These updated plans are a chance to unlock the benefits of a just, resilient, low-carbon future.To accelerate momentum, the UN Secretary-General will host the Climate Summit 2025 on 24 September 2025, as a platform for leaders to present their new Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs).This event will also bring together leaders from government, business, and civil society, around thematic Solutions Dialogues, to put forward ideas to drive action across mitigation, adaptation, finance, information integrity and other critical areas, in line with the Paris Agreement and COP30 priorities.
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I think the COP30 Climate Summit is very important. It will help countries plan how to fight climate change better. The leaders will show their new ideas on how to reduce pollution and help the planet. It’s good to see many different people coming together to talk about solutions.