Overview

• The New York meeting functions as preparation for COP30 in Brazil in November, with countries asked to file updated national plans by the end of the month.
• Guterres urged governments to submit 2035 roadmaps that move faster and deliver what he called "dramatic emissions reductions."
• He pointed to momentum in the energy transition, citing record global investment that doubled fossil spending last year and early renewable gains in China and India.
• The Alliance of Small Island States warned of a "betrayal of the weakest" and criticized the European Union for arriving without a binding new plan.
• European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen pledged the EU will submit its official climate plan before COP30.