Overview

• About half of Paris Agreement parties have submitted updated NDCs despite extensions from the original February 2024 timeline, which the COP30 president described as disappointing.
• He said roughly 101 countries are close to filing, with China presenting and the European Union indicating an update around October 24.
• India and Mexico have not yet presented their new targets.
• The UN’s synthesis will rely on submissions received by the secretariat’s cutoff, constraining the assessment if major economies submit later.
• The Tropical Forests Forever Fund is unlikely to be operational at COP30 pending external certification, with developing countries signaling contributions once it is active, and he noted that about 85% of renewable investment occurs in wealthy countries including China.