12 May 2025

170 Countries Have Not Updated Their Climate Targets Ahead of COP30

Tired Earth

By The Editorial Board

Climate change has become both a public and official concern, despite some backsliding on commitments.

According to recent Al Jazeera report, with only six months remaining before the 30th UN Climate Change Conference (COP30), just 15 countries have submitted updated climate targets. More than 170 others—including major emitters like India and China—have yet to present their nationally determined contributions under the Paris Agreement, potentially undermining global efforts to combat climate change.

According to the International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED), parties to the 2015 Paris Agreement were required to submit updated nationally determined contributions (NDCs) for the year 2035 by the deadline of February 10, 2025. So far, only 15 out of 195 parties have complied.

Under the Paris Agreement, countries are expected to prepare national climate action plans—known as NDCs—before that deadline.

As of May, only 21 countries had submitted their updated NDCs. Meanwhile, the United States has announced its withdrawal from the Paris Agreement, following an executive order signed earlier this year by President Donald Trump.

This comes as delegations prepare to gather in Brazil for COP30 in November 2025.

These climate plans aim to limit the rise in global temperatures to well below 2°C above pre-industrial levels, while striving to cap it at 1.5°C.

The Conference of the Parties (COP) is an annual UN-sponsored summit where world leaders discuss the climate crisis and how countries are responding.

The talks are attended by leaders from 197 countries, thousands of environmental activists, and representatives from major industrial sectors—especially oil companies—who discuss their roles in reducing pollution levels.

In a statement, Camilla Moore, a climate diplomacy researcher at the IIED, said:

“We urgently need countries to submit specific climate targets. These targets reflect how seriously world leaders are addressing the climate crisis, which is already causing massive destruction around the globe.”

Moore added:

“Every year, the cost of the climate crisis continues to rise. We need bold and ambitious action to reduce emissions, support communities in adapting to the new reality, and address the inevitable impacts. We cannot allow short-term populism to block climate action.”

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