The COP30 (Conference of Parties) Climate Summit 2025, the Climate Action Event introduction featuring secretary-general of the United Nations António Guterres, climate justice advocate Charitie Ropati, atmospheric scientist Katharine Hayhoe, and director of the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research and professor in Earth System Science at the University of Potsdam, Johan Rockström.

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By COP30, all Parties to the Paris Agreement must submit new national climate plans or “Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) that reflect bold action for the next decade. These updated plans are a chance to unlock the benefits of a just, resilient, low-carbon future.To accelerate momentum, the UN Secretary-General will host the Climate Summit 2025 on 24 September 2025, as a platform for leaders to present their new Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs).This event will also bring together leaders from government, business, and civil society, around thematic Solutions Dialogues, to put forward ideas to drive action across mitigation, adaptation, finance, information integrity and other critical areas, in line with the Paris Agreement and COP30 priorities.