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Latest national climate action plans come as COP30 expert advisors set out 'entirely feasible' roadmap for meeting annual climate finance goal of $1.3tr by 2035

Brazil's President uses COP30 opening speech to argue new Climate Council within UN General Assembly is needed to 'give this challenge the political weight it deserves'

President Xi Jinping urges international community to 'stay focused on the right direction’, as more than 100 countries submit new climate goals

Updated NDC confirms new goal to cut emissions by 62-70 per cent by 2035 against 2005 levels - but campaigners warn more ambition is needed

Campaigners welcome 'pivotal step towards addressing the climate crisis', but lament loopholes that would allow for the increased use of carbon credits to meet new targets

Climate Change Committee calls on government to go further and faster with policy efforts to make electricity cheaper for homes and businesses in the UK

UNFCCC executive secretary Simon Stiell describes climate action as 'a money-making opportunity too big to ignore' in first major speech of a crucial year for climate diplomacy

Ed Miliband confirms submission of 'early and ambitious' target to slash greenhouse gas emissions by 81 per cent against 1990 levels

White House submits new climate action plan under the Paris Agreement, in a bid to provide framework for US states even if President-elect Trump's quits international accord

It was only a few years ago that the UK was aiming for an 80 per cent cut in emissions by 2050 - now the goal is an eminently achievable 81 per cent cut by 2035