4 things we want to see happen at COP30

We’re not expecting to see specific dates or timelines for phasing out fossil fuel use agreed at COP30, but debate and a reaffirmation of the need to end them are the minimum that should happen.

We would be delighted to see a firm commitment to end subsidies for fossil fuels – public money should be used to build the new, green economy, not prop up the old, polluting one.

Unfortunately and unsurprisingly, the gap between what’s needed and what’s actually being done is enormous. Recent calculations by the UN show that the 2025 NDCs submitted so far will cut carbon emissions by 10 per cent by 2035 – but a 60 per cent cut is needed if we are to limit global heating to 1.5C.

We want COP30 to deliver a detailed pathway that shows how the current, inadequate NDCs can be transformed into real-world policies that will deliver what the world needs. Given that solar is now the cheapest energy in the world, we need to replace fossil fuels with clean energy at a scale and speed never before seen to deliver cuts in carbon emissions, cheaper prices for consumers and energy security.

The Baku to Belém Roadmap aims to unlock $1.3 trillion in funding from all public and private sources per year by 2035. Negotiations on exactly what this means and how it can be delivered will be a key part of COP30.

We want to see accountability and clarity from high-income countries on exactly how they will deliver the finance promised to help low-income countries adapt and transition.

President Lula’s proposed Tropical Forests Forever Facility (TFFF) is a fund for projects to help governments and local communities safeguard their forests, rather than exploit them for short-term gain through logging and clearing land for cow farming.

We hope that politicians from high-income countries seize the moment and agree to finance the TFFF properly, to help end deforestation and restore degraded land.