{"id":25137,"date":"2025-10-31T12:31:47","date_gmt":"2025-10-31T17:31:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.edf.org\/climate411\/?p=25137"},"modified":"2025-10-31T12:31:47","modified_gmt":"2025-10-31T17:31:47","slug":"two-voices-one-opportunity-choosing-climate-action-over-crisis-at-cop30","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.edf.org\/climate411\/2025\/10\/31\/two-voices-one-opportunity-choosing-climate-action-over-crisis-at-cop30\/","title":{"rendered":"Two voices, one opportunity: Choosing climate action over crisis at COP30"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_25138\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-25138\" style=\"width: 1707px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.edf.org\/climate411\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/7\/files\/\/Photo_UN-Climate-Change_Lara-Murillo-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-25138 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.edf.org\/climate411\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/7\/files\/\/Photo_UN-Climate-Change_Lara-Murillo-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"COP30 Belem 2025\" width=\"1707\" height=\"2560\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.edf.org\/climate411\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/7\/files\/Photo_UN-Climate-Change_Lara-Murillo-scaled.jpg 1707w, https:\/\/blogs.edf.org\/climate411\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/7\/files\/Photo_UN-Climate-Change_Lara-Murillo-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/blogs.edf.org\/climate411\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/7\/files\/Photo_UN-Climate-Change_Lara-Murillo-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/blogs.edf.org\/climate411\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/7\/files\/Photo_UN-Climate-Change_Lara-Murillo-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.edf.org\/climate411\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/7\/files\/Photo_UN-Climate-Change_Lara-Murillo-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.edf.org\/climate411\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/7\/files\/Photo_UN-Climate-Change_Lara-Murillo-1365x2048.jpg 1365w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1707px) 100vw, 1707px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-25138\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo: UN Climate Change\/ Lara Murillo<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>By <a href=\"https:\/\/www.edf.org\/people\/angela-churie-kallhauge\">Angela Churie Kallhauge<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The upcoming United Nations climate negotiations, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.edf.org\/cop30\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">COP30<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> in Bel\u00e9m, Brazil, is a milestone moment to reflect on progress made and the path ahead. It\u2019s undeniable that the journey to a climate-resilient world has been turbulent, especially as we wrestle with the reality of political pushback, disengagement, and finance shortfalls faced in several countries. <\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">This year, in particular, has delivered a barrage of mixed messages that make the path ahead feel fractured.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">In one ear, we hear loud, often politically charged distraction. Climate deniers actively push back on climate policies under the guise of economic prosperity.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">But in the other ear, we hear opportunity. While that negative voice appears louder, the other, the voice of opportunity, is more robust.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">In spite of the headwinds, that voice of opportunity is backed up by reality. And by clear scientific and economic evidence: The economic case for climate action has never been stronger.\u00a0 For example, there is more investment in clean energy than ever before. Renewable energy is forecast to meet over <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/abcnews.go.com\/International\/despite-political-challenges-renewable-energy-continues-grow-worldwide\/story?id=126308316#:~:text=Renewable%20energy%20sources%2C%20including%20solar,lowest%20level%20in%2050%20years.\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">90 percent<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> of the global electricity demand growth through 2030.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">What\u2019s more is that this voice is not singular, but rather a chorus of voices belonging to a whole-of-society effort \u2014 not just governments, but communities and companies, Indigenous Peoples and investors \u2014 coming together to seize the opportunity. Public opinion remains strongly in support, with <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.undp.org\/press-releases\/80-percent-people-globally-want-stronger-climate-action-governments-according-un-development-programme-survey#:~:text=News%20Centre-,80%20Percent%20of%20People%20Globally%20Want%20Stronger%20Climate%20Action%20By,differences%20to%20fight%20climate%20crisis\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">80<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> percent of people globally and 66 percent of people in the United States welcoming stronger climate action.\u00a0 In the private sector, a <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/hbr.org\/2025\/09\/are-companies-actually-scaling-back-their-climate-commitments\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">review<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> of 75 top companies showed that 53 percent are holding firm to their climate commitments and 32 percent are expanding their efforts. For the first time, over 1,000 Indigenous Peoples are accredited to join COP30.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The question for all of us is: Which voice do we choose to hear? Do we listen to the unsubstantiated defender of the status quo, or the voices from across society acting on the evidence that climate action is the biggest opportunity of our lifetime?\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">At EDF, our choice is clear: we need to amplify the voices of those who see the opportunity of climate action \u2013 businesses, communities, and civil society alike \u2013 to galvanize governments negotiating at COP30 to boost their ambition and champion true solutions<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Here are the major issues we\u2019ll be watching at the COP:<\/span><br \/>\n<!--more--><\/p>\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Finding a path toward more ambitious NDCs<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Updated national climate plans, or Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs), are due this year, with COP30 serving as a final deadline for countries to submit their plans for the next five years of climate action. So far, only 64 countries have submitted their plans to the UN, and the combined targets cut carbon by only <\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">10 percent<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> compared with 2019 levels. That\u2019s insufficient, delivering only a sixth of the emissions cuts we need to see.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">We need to use COP30 as a moment to regroup and realign countries\u2019 ambitions with the opportunity at hand. We have to use this anniversary moment to reflect<\/span><br \/>\n<span data-contrast=\"auto\">on the lessons from the last ten years of progress, learn from the implementation executed thus far, and translate those lessons into another wave of renewed commitments that meet the speed and scale that science demands.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Scaling up climate finance to enable greater ambition<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Raising ambition demands the financial means to get there. More ambitious NDCs need to be backed by a robust financial system that delivers the resources communities need. At COP30 countries will continue to discuss the Baku to Belem Roadmap to boost the climate finance goal to $1.3 Trillion. The Roadmap must show the world the potential pathways to fill the climate finance gap by including all sources of finance \u2013 from blended vehicles to carbon markets to national development banks.\u202f\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">We also need to incorporate solutions that make finance more accessible and impactful for communities who need it. That includes targeting underlying barriers that inhibit climate action such as the high cost of capital, weak regulatory markets and incentives, and unsustainable debt.\u202f\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">It\u2019s not enough to pledge funds; we must ensure capital is flowing to projects that deliver measurable mitigation and adaptation benefits, especially in developing nations. EDF is working to align finance with policy and elevating finance solutions across different sectors. Finance is not an end itself, but a means toward taking ambitious climate action.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Building a market for adaptation to boost climate resilience<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">For over a decade, we&#8217;ve focused on stopping the core drivers of climate change: reducing our emissions, or climate mitigation. Now, with impacts arriving faster than anticipated, the focus must include adaptation. This means changing our mindset to address climate risk head-on, for our homes, our communities, for industry and business, and for our global economy at large.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The Brazilian COP presidency is working to ensure COP30 delivers as a \u201cturning point\u201d on adaptation.\u00a0 They urge countries to act on the urgency and deliver tangible outcomes on adaptation, including a new adaptation finance target, a system to track progress on the Global Goal on Adaptation, and political will to drive action on adaptation. <\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">But negotiations can only move the needle so far; we need to build a market for adaptation solutions. EDF is focused on fostering real economic incentives and enabling policies that make adaptation investable, scalable, and sustainable for the long term. Just as clean energy scaled through tax credits, procurement standards, and predictable demand. Integrating risk into economic and social development plans makes our homes, livelihoods and investments more secure.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Protecting our forests<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">As COP30 convenes at the gateway to the Brazilian Amazon, the world&#8217;s tropical forests will rightly be a major focus. Protecting these vital ecosystems is essential for safeguarding the global climate and biodiversity, while also honoring their profound cultural significance to the Indigenous Peoples and local communities (IPLCs) who depend on them.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">We need a clear-eyed approach that examines the science behind the main drivers of forest loss. Critically, we must recognize that wildfires are now a dominant factor in deforestation. To put it simply, we need a new way to manage wildfires, moving from reactive fire suppression to proactive management and enhancing data-driven decision-making that is both flexible at the local level and coordinated worldwide. It requires governments, the private sector, and Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities to work together.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The good news is that solutions are available, and finance solutions to support them are expected to launch at COP30. Reflecting this, Brazil is actively pushing for the creation of a new fund to combat deforestation: the Tropical Forests Forever Facility. A significant step toward equity and effectiveness is the plan to direct 20 percent of its payments to Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities, formally recognizing their critical role in forest stewardship.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\"><strong>Given the multifaceted challenge we face, COP30 must deliver a multifaceted approach\u2014not just in the formal negotiation rooms, but in the ways messages and solutions are shared globally.\u00a0<\/strong> That doesn\u2019t just mean bringing everyone to the table in Bel\u00e9m, it means making the table accessible to the world via virtual spaces and engagement.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Bel\u00e9m is the crossroad where the world can shift from climate promise to full implementation, securing the finance and partnerships needed to protect the planet and empower every stakeholder to bring forward climate actions that build economies, improve lives and safeguard our future. Whether you are joining in Brazil or from your home office, I hope you will choose to add your voice to the choir of people acting on the opportunities and solutions in front of us.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Angela Churie Kallhauge The upcoming United Nations climate negotiations, COP30 in Bel\u00e9m, Brazil, is a milestone moment to reflect on progress made and the path ahead. 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