Brazil Demands Action: Deliver Climate Plans

Right now, only 28 countries have submitted their updated climate plans (NDCs) to the United Nations, while the biggest polluters have failed to act. Together, these nations represent 83% of global emissions and nearly 80% of the world’s economy. By dragging their feet, they are gambling with our collective future.

Sign the petition to call on every nation to submit their updated climate plans in advance of COP30.

These Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) are not paperwork. They are the backbone of the Paris Agreement—the commitments that every five years are supposed to get tougher to keep us below the deadly 1.5 °C warming limit. Missing this deadline means missing a lifeline.

China remains silent on its timeline.

The European Union has delayed, blaming internal legislative gridlock.

India is signaling a late-year submission, citing climate finance frustrations.

Other G20 players like Canada, Japan, Indonesia, Russia, and Australia are either drafting or delaying, with no serious commitments yet.

The United States submitted its updated NDC in December 2024–two months before pulling out of the Paris Agreement.

September 25, 2025, is just weeks away. By that date, countries must submit their plans so the UN can release a “synthesis report” that shows where the world stands before leaders gather at COP30 in Belém, Brazil, this November.

Brazil—hosting the talks—has issued a last-ditch plea: deliver your plans now, or face the consequences in Belém. As Brazil’s climate envoy made clear, this is about more than numbers. It’s about justice, survival, and a livable planet.

We know the truth: delay is denial. Every government that refuses to submit an ambitious plan is siding with polluters over people. But together, we can hold them accountable.

Sign the petition to call on world leaders to require every country, especially major emitters, to submit transparent, ambitious, and just NDCs by 25 September 2025. At COP30, governments must face the truth, own up to the science, and deliver transformational commitments in solidarity with Brazil’s urgent call.

Our future cannot be negotiated away. Sign the petition to join us in calling out the laggards and demanding action now—before it’s too late.
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Source

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/aug/19/brazil-issues-last-ditch-plea-for-countries-to-submit-climate-plans-ahead-of-cop30