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UN Summit Presses Stronger 2035 Climate Plans as China Sets 7–10% Cut Goal

UN assessments indicate current national pledges still point to roughly 2.6–3°C of warming.

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres speaks during a Security Council meeting at the United Nations headquarters, Tuesday, Sept. 23, 2025, at U.N. headquarters. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura)
Workers carry solar panels to install them at a solar farm in the desert, in Lingwu, Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, China April 14, 2025. China Daily via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY. CHINA OUT. NO COMMERCIAL OR EDITORIAL SALES IN CHINA.
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Secretary General Antonio Guterres greets Annalena Baerbock, President of the General Assembly, during the 80th session of the U.N. General Assembly, Tuesday, Sept. 23, 2025, at U.N. headquarters. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura)

Overview

  • Secretary‑General António Guterres convened leaders at UNGA to call for new 2035 targets that deliver faster, deeper emissions cuts.
  • About 50 countries covering roughly 24% of global emissions have filed updated NDCs, with the UN urging submissions by month’s end to enable a synthesis report.
  • China announced a 7–10% emissions reduction by 2035 from its peak and pledged a sixfold increase in wind and solar capacity from 2020 levels.
  • The European Union issued a statement of intent outlining a 66–72.5% cut by 2035 versus 1990 and plans to file before COP30, while India intends to submit its updated NDC around the start of COP30 on November 10.
  • Climate Watch estimates gaps of 18.9 GtCO2e for 2°C and 29.9 GtCO2e for 1.5°C, finding only a 1.3 GtCO2e fall from 50 new NDCs, as the High Ambition Coalition, AOSIS and the LDC Group urged 1.5°C‑aligned plans and adaptation finance following President Trump’s dismissal of climate science.