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07 November 2025
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In this month’s edition: With COP30 just days away, we take a look at the renewed COP 30 Climate Action Agenda, linking 400+ climate initiatives (like forest finance, renewable grids, and more). Plus, how a decade of progress since Paris is shaping the road to Belém
The Countdown to COP30
With less than a week until the UN Climate Conference (COP 30) in Belém, Brazil, the recently released NDC Synthesis Report shows that global climate action is accelerating. The climate plans submitted by countries so far, combined with further analysis of climate plans announced up to publication of the Synthesis report, collectively project around a 10 per cent reduction in emissions, below 2019 levels, by 2035.
These findings landed just as Hurricane Melissa struck Jamaica – leaving widespread destruction, power outages and flooding – a stark illustration of the escalating risks of a warming world. Climate action needs to accelerate to protect lives, livelihood and the prospects of a livable planet.
Critically, the NDC Synthesis report reveals that non-State actors - from business and investors, to cities, regions, and researchers - are playing a bigger role in delivering national climate plans. Reported involvement in implementation has surged by 20 per cent. Non-State actors are participating in the implementation of plans, via innovation, partnerships and investment mobilisation, among others.
Similarly, the recently released National Adaptation Plan (NAP) Synthesis Report revealed that nearly all developing nations are putting in place the foundation for building climate resilience – through coordination mechanisms, financing strategies, and monitoring systems involving women, youth, Indigenous Peoples, and the private sector. But while the direction is clear, the report warns that progress must speed up, with far greater and better-targeted finance needed to turn plans into real protection on the ground.
Bridging Political Ambition and Real-world Delivery
Growing momentum from outside government mirrors a broader shift in the COP process itself. Alongside the negotiations, COP30 is elevating the Action Agenda – a framework that draws in the “whole of society” to deliver climate solutions. Thousands of companies, cities, governments, Indigenous Peoples, and financial institutions will be breaking through bottlenecks to scale ‘real-world’ climate solutions. Think of it as the bridge between political ambition and real-world delivery — both sides working hand in hand. It doesn’t replace negotiations. It makes them stronger by ensuring that what’s promised at the political level actually turns into measurable progress on the ground.
For policymakers asking what modern multilateralism looks like in practice, and journalists seeking evidence that climate action can thrive amid political headwinds, the Action Agenda offers a showcase for collective ambition.
If the Action Agenda mechanism works – if governments, cities, regions, businesses, and investors leave Belém with concrete partnerships, capital flows, and plans for delivery that roll out in the weeks following the conference – then COP 30 will show how these summits can be launchpads for immediate action. Achieving resilient net zero communities is no longer about making new promises, but about delivering existing ones – faster, fairer, and at a far greater scale.
Find out more here.
Understanding the COP 30 Action Agenda: Systems Thinking at Scale
Think of the Action Agenda as the operating system that connects the key actors implementing climate solutions: the CEOs, governments, city planners, and investors moving billions and orchestrating supply chains that will power, feed, and insure the global economy. This collective energy has always existed, but now the Action Agenda is maturing.
The COP 30 Action Agenda includes six axes and 30 measurable objectives spanning energy, forests, agriculture, cities, human development, finance, and more. These weren't chosen arbitrarily: they target gaps identified by the first Global Stocktake, the UN's official assessment of climate progress.
How It Works: The Four-Step Activation Process
1.. Coordinate: Initiatives with similar goals are organized into ‘Activation Groups,’ ensuring they collaborate.
2.. Measure: These initiatives feed into the UNFCCC's Global Climate Action Portal (NAZCA). The portal has significantly scaled-up in size since the COP30 Activation Groups kicked off this year, meaning a boost in tracking and accountability with the coordination of more than 400 major climate initiatives worldwide participating in the Activation Groups.
3.. Showcase: Proven solutions are documented in the ‘Granary of Solutions’ database.
4.. Scale: The most promising solutions are converted into Plans to Accelerate Solutions – concrete roadmaps often led by governments themselves.
Where We Stand, Ten Years After Paris
As the world prepares to gather in Belém, it’s worth taking stock of how far the world has come since the Paris Agreement and why this progress matters for what comes next.
Ten years on, the numbers tell a rare good-news story. Solar power didn’t just outperform expectations – it obliterated them, expanding by more than 1,500% to become the cheapest source of electricity in history. Wind energy kept pace, and together renewables have now overtaken coal in global power generation. Clean electricity makes up more than 40% of the world’s supply.
‘10 Years Post Paris’ analysis by ECIU, October 2025.
The investment story is just as striking. For the first time, clean energy funding now outpaces fossil fuels by two to one. Electric vehicles – once a niche technology – account for one in five new car sales worldwide. Net zero targets now cover 83 per cent of the global economy.
Credit: ECIU, October 2025.
Perhaps most significantly, global CO₂ emissions have barely risen — up just 1.2 per cent since 2015, compared to an 18 per cent increase in the decade before Paris.
This is the backdrop for COP 30: a decade of undeniable progress built on clear policy signals, growing cooperation, and accelerating innovation. None of this means the work is done. Emissions must still fall steeply, and fast.
But the last decade offers an unmistakable lesson: policy signals matter. Cooperation works. The next decade’s challenge is not to prove that change is possible, but to finish the job.
Collaboration Key to 2030 Climate Goals, According to Breakthrough Agenda Report
The 2025 Breakthrough Agenda Report – an annual collaboration between the International Energy Agency and the Climate High-Level Champions – demonstrates why the Action Agenda's focus on coordination matters.
The 2025 edition finds that non-State actors (from countries, to companies, and global initiatives) can achieve far greater impact together by harmonising standards, aggregating demand, enabling trade, and mobilising finance than by acting alone. Examples from around the world highlight how cooperation works in practice: grid interconnections in Central America and Southeast Asia, zero-emission transport corridors in Europe and East Africa, and bilateral iron offtake agreements for steel decarbonisation between Namibia and Germany. These initiatives prove that cross-border coordination can reduce costs, enhance energy security, and de-risk investment in clean technologies.
Dan Ioschpe, COP 30 Climate High-Level Champion, said: “We're in an era of implementation. The Breakthrough Agenda Report 2025 shows that international collaboration is essential to making sustainable technologies the most affordable and accessible option in all sectors and regions by 2030.”
Read the report
Tropical Forest Forever Facility Launches at COP 30 Leaders’ Summit
Credit: Unsplash.
A major milestone in global forest finance was recently reached, as the Tropical Forest Forever Facility (TFFF) launched yesterday at the COP 30 Leaders’ Summit in Belém. This flagship initiative of the COP 30 Action Agenda seeks to scale effective forest protection and restoration.
The TFFF is a Brazil-led partnership, supported by 11 founding countries, including the DRC, Colombia, France, Germany, Ghana, Indonesia, Malaysia, Norway, UAE, and the UK - and developed in partnership with Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities.
Building on Brazil’s USD 1 billion commitment announced during New York Climate Week, the Facility envisions a USD 125 billion performance-based fund to reward measurable results in forest protection and restoration. Designed to complement existing international efforts, such as REDD+, the Loss and Damage Fund, and Article 6 of the Paris Agreement, the TFFF is a long-term investment model designed to deliver large-scale finance for standing and restored tropical forests.
In recent weeks, the World Bank was confirmed as the trustee and host for the TFFF. “The World Bank’s decision transforms the TFFF from an idea into a fully operational reality,” Brazilian Finance Minister Fernando Haddad said. Once operational, the TFFF could generate around USD 4 billion annually — nearly triple the current volume of forest finance.
With its governance framework now in place, the Facility is ready for countries to follow Brazil’s lead by making their own pledges. Private finance is also being called to the table to help shape this transformative new chapter in global forest investment, alongside philanthropy and civil society partners.
"Halting and reversing deforestation is fundamental to achieving global climate goals,” said COP30 Climate High-Level Champion, Dan Ioschpe. “For too long, the immense value of standing tropical forests has been absent from the world’s balance sheet."
Baku Climate Action Week: A Cornerstone of Azerbaijan’s COP29 Legacy
Led with energy and vision by COP 29 Climate High-Level Champion Nigar Arpadarai, Baku Climate Action Week (BCAW) gathered leaders from across government, business, and civil society to advance the Action Agenda’s mission to mobilize the “whole of society” for climate solutions.
A cornerstone of Azerbaijan’s emerging COP 29 legacy, the week featured 46 events across 30 sectors, with strong engagement from major ministries and COP 29 President Mukhtar Babayev throughout.
A standout session on SMEs and climate resilience built the case for greater small-business engagement, with Jens Nielsen of the World Climate Foundation offering insights on scaling private-sector action.
Nigar Arpadarai commented:
“Small and medium enterprises employ most of the world’s people. They carry ingenuity and resilience, yet too often they struggle for finance and recognition. Recognising this, last year we launched the Climate-Proofing SMEs campaign, which I’m proud to say now brings together partners reaching almost 90 million small businesses worldwide, and why we recently launched the second and third chapters of the SME Finance Sprint calling for major financial institutions to step up their support for SMEs in emerging economies.”
Race to Resilience: Regions Driving Impact Through the Action Agenda
Across the Action Agenda, Race to Resilience partners are demonstrating how climate solutions are being scaled from the ground up - led by Indigenous knowledge, regional innovation, and small-business collaboration.
RegionsAdapt - an initiative by Race to Resilience partner Regions4 - is coordinating collaboration between regional governments in Quebec, Ecuador, Mexico, and Brazil and local Indigenous Peoples to integrate traditional knowledge into modern adaptation planning.
These efforts have so far placed 4,400 hectares under Indigenous co-management, engaged 900 people in co-designing biodiversity reserves, and revived three ancestral agricultural systems, strengthening both ecosystems and community resilience.
Learn more here.
RegionsAdapt is also mobilizing subnational governments and SME, contributing to the Climate Proofing SMEs Campaign, across Latin America, Europe, Africa, and North America to build systemic resilience. To date, it has restored 10,000 hectares, mapped 500,000 for preservation, and unlocked over €100 million in green SME credit - proof that adaptation can also drive economic opportunity.
Learn more here.
Inside the Race to Zero: Companies Driving a Just Transition
A Race to Zero report released this week, Towards a Just Transition, calls for fairness and inclusion to be placed at the centre of the global net zero transition.
Reflecting two years of work within the Race to Zero community, it explores the barriers companies face and how they can overcome them.
The report emphasises that there is no single approach: different sectors, regions, and business models will require different routes. It urges governments, businesses, and investors to align climate action with social protection, skills development, and community-driven solutions — ensuring that the shift to a green economy creates better jobs, shared prosperity, and leaves no one behind.
In case you missed it
a.. The Institutional Investors Group on Climate Change (IIGCC)’s new progress report shows how its Finance Sector Deforestation Action (FSDA) initiative has driven investors to act on deforestation - adopting policies, assessing risks and engaging more deeply - but systemic risks remain, requiring continued action finance, business and policy.
b.. The World Resources Institute’ State of Climate Action 2025 report, co-produced with the Champions, sets 1.5 °C-aligned targets for high-emitting sectors through 2050 and finds that, while most indicators are moving in the right direction, the current pace is “well off track”, with several even going backwards.
c.. A new brief by Race to Resilience partner, BFA Global – developed with FSD Africa, the Catalyst Fund, UNIDO, and the Global Environment Facility (GEF) – reveals the untapped opportunity to accelerate climate action by embedding gender inclusion into African startups and investment strategies.
d.. The Centre of Excellence on Gender-Smart Solutions (CoE) (an implementation arm of Race to Resilience partner Global Shield against Climate Risks) has relaunched its website to advance ‘Climate and Disaster Risk Finance and Insurance’ (CDRFI), providing a knowledge hub, case studies and an expert directory.
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