COP30: Brazil urges nations to deliver updated climate plans as UN deadline looms

Michael Holder
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COP30 is set to take place in Belem, Brazil, in November 2025 | Credit: iStock
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COP30 is set to take place in Belem, Brazil, in November 2025 | Credit: iStock

Alarm bells are ringing inside COP30 Presidency at the dearth of NDCs submitted by Paris Agreement signatories with just weeks to go until UN-set deadline

Brazil's top climate diplomat last night issued an urgent call for countries to come forward with strengthened national climate plans, as alarm bells start to ring inside the COP30 Presidency at the dearth...

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