Overview
- At the VII Foro Global in New York, Alicia Bárcena received an honor from Funglode/GFDD presented by former Dominican Republic president Leonel Fernández.
- Bárcena restated Mexico’s pledge to cut greenhouse gas emissions 35% by 2030, quantified as roughly 225 million tonnes of carbon.
- She announced work on NDC 3.0 through consultations with construction, steel, mining, energy and agriculture to ensure commitments are realistic for 2035, with loss and damage under consideration.
- Calling climate finance a major gap, she urged multilateral development banks and other institutions to increase contributions ahead of COP30.
- She highlighted the Gran Selva Maya biocultural corridor with Guatemala and Belize, which protects 5.7 million hectares for biodiversity conservation.