COP30: 111 countries have already submitted reports on their climate goals.

The first day of the 30th United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP30) in Belém, the United Nations climate convention, ended with the delivery of 111 climate target reports, the so-called Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs), reported the executive director of COP30 , Ana Toni, on Monday the 10th.

Established in the Paris Agreement , national plans must be updated by the 195 signatory countries every five years. However, by February, the deadline for submission, the percentage was negligible.

Before the opening of COP30, 79 countries had submitted their targets.

“This afternoon we learned that we already have 111 NDC reports that have been published,” she celebrated. “We have 194 countries accredited for Belém, and this shows that we are strengthening multilateralism,” Ana added during a press conference.

The executive director of COP30 also spoke about the negotiations, which resulted in the approval of the action agenda. According to Ana, the negotiations resulted in 145 priority themes to be worked on until the 21st, when the conference ends.

“The big news today is that we were able to adopt the action agenda. I want to remind you that in the last four years we haven’t been able to open the agenda on the first day. Opening the agenda on the right day, at this geopolitical moment, may seem like a small thing, but it’s important to remember that we haven’t been able to do it in the last four COPs. If you don’t open the agenda on all topics, you can’t move forward,” he stated.

Technology

According to the director, one of the issues that will present the greatest challenge in the negotiations is technology. The Paris Agreement provides for the transfer of technology and capacity building to assist the poorest countries in mitigating, adapting to, and fulfilling their NDCs.

Initially, the topic was addressed in June of this year at SB60 (Session of Subsidiary Bodies), also known as the Bonn Climate Change Conference, which is an annual meeting held in Germany in preparation for the Conference of the Parties.

The conference brings together government representatives, scientists, activists, and observers from around the world to discuss specific aspects of climate action and prepares the groundwork for the decisions that are made at the COPs.

“The technology issue was one of the few that didn't reach an agreement; we almost all left the Bonn meeting with an agreement. This is one of the negotiation topics that is extremely important to us: the transfer of capacity and technologies to developing countries so they can accelerate their adaptation plans and their NDCs,” he pointed out.