Overview
- After the agenda was adopted, Brazil convened informal consultations on limiting warming, climate finance, trade measures and data transparency, with a plenary expected to set next steps.
- More than 80 countries had not submitted updated 2035 national climate plans, underscoring concerns about stalled ambition during the Paris Agreement’s 10-year stocktake.
- UN Secretary-General António Guterres said the world has failed to keep warming below 1.5°C, with the threshold projected to be exceeded in the 2030s without faster cuts.
- Several dozen indigenous protesters entered the UN-run “blue zone,” leading to minor injuries and prompting a UN and Brazilian investigation; officials said the site was secured and talks continued.
- On the eve of the summit, the EU kept a 2040 goal of a 90% emissions cut but agreed to allow 5% international carbon credits, left room for an extra 5% on review, delayed the expanded carbon market to 2028 and confirmed its 2035 target range.