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*In this issue:*

* Expert Q&A: What to Watch at the UN Climate Summit ( #blurb1 )
* Closing the Global Ambition Gap ( #blurb2 )
* Securing $1.3 Trillion in Climate Finance ( #blurb3 )
* Stepping Up Climate Resilience ( #blurb4 )
* Aligning Action on Climate and Nature ( #blurb5 )

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Expert Q&A: What Should the 2025 UN Climate Summit Achieve? ( [link removed] )
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Next week's UN climate summit (COP30) needs to mark a turning point for climate action.

Even as disasters like floods, fires and extreme heat escalate, some countries and companies are pulling back on climate policies and funding. Others are forging ahead and reaping the benefits — from cleaner air and better health to new jobs and stronger economies.

What the world needs now is for all leaders to urgently act on climate, moving from targets and pledges to real change. COP30 offers several major opportunities to do so.

*Our experts laid out what to look for at the summit.*

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4 Key Issues to Watch at COP30
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1) New Climate Commitments: How Will They Stack Up? ( [link removed] ) ( [link removed] )
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All countries are due to deliver new climate commitments (known as “ nationally determined contributions ( [link removed] ) ”) this year. But those submitted so far fall well short of what’s needed ( [link removed] ) to keep the world within critical warming thresholds. At COP30, countries must respond to this gap and deliver a concrete action plan to narrow it.

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2) Securing $1.3 Trillion in Climate Finance ( [link removed] ) ( [link removed] )
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At last year’s climate summit, leaders set a bold target to deliver $1.3 trillion per year in climate finance to developing countries by 2035. The key task this year is showing how they’ll achieve it. WRI experts broke down where the money could come from.

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3) Stepping Up Climate Resilience ( [link removed] ) ( [link removed] )
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Research shows ( [link removed] ) that investing in climate resilience can create jobs, grow economies, reduce planet-warming emissions ( [link removed] ) and more — all while protecting communities from costly disasters. Yet action on this front continues to lag. COP30 could help by setting a new adaptation finance ( [link removed] ) target and finalizing outstanding elements of the Paris Agreement’s Global Goal on Adaptation ( [link removed] ).

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4) Tackling Climate and Nature Together ( [link removed] ) ( [link removed] )
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The root causes of the climate, nature and biodiversity crises are deeply intertwined ( [link removed] ). But for too long, efforts to address them have been siloed. COP30 offers opportunities to tackle these crises together — in particular, by funding an innovative new program to keep forests standing ( [link removed] ) and by ensuring that Indigenous Peoples and other local communities have the support they need ( [link removed] ).

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The 2025 UN climate conference (COP30) runs from Nov. 10 to Nov. 21 in Belém, Brazil. WRI experts are closely tracking the key issues at stake ( [link removed] ) and will be on the ground at the summit. To learn more and stay on top of the latest outcomes ( [link removed] ) , explore our resource hub.

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