Lula Presses Nations on Climate Pledges as UN Counts Just 53 NDCs Before COP30

Overview

• At a UN high‑level climate event, President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva said submitting updated NDCs is an obligation under international law and warned the world is “walking in the dark” without them.
• UN and independent trackers reported 53 updated submissions that account for roughly 24% of global emissions, with major emitters such as the European Union, India and Russia yet to file; the United States skipped the session a day after President Donald Trump called climate action a “farce.”
• China announced plans to cut emissions by about 7% to 10% by 2035 and to lift renewables to more than 30% of energy consumption, marking a modest new target from the world’s largest emitter.
• Brazil’s updated pledge to reduce all greenhouse gases by 59% to 67% by 2035 drew criticism from WWF‑Brasil, Greenpeace and Observatório do Clima, which argue the band format lacks clarity and falls short of a 1.5°C‑aligned pathway.
• Brazil’s Chamber of Deputies approved a bill to transfer the national capital symbolically to Belém during COP30 from November 11 to 21, with the measure now moving to the Senate.