Posted on June, 22 2025
Bonn, Germany (22 June 2025) - In his fourth open letter to the negotiators and the world, issued on 20 June 2025, COP30 President-elect André Corrêa do Lago calls on all stakeholders in the climate negotiations process to “act decisively in the face of climate urgency through an ambitious and integrated Action Agenda at COP30.”
WWF welcomes decision to have a COP30 Action Agenda that reinforces multilateralism, delivers meaningful outcomes in Belém, Brazil, and accelerates the scale-up of the Global Stocktake implementation.
Fernanda Carvalho, WWF Global Climate and Energy Policy Lead, said: “We are running out of time and need concrete, large-scale outcomes to tackle the climate crisis. This is a collective responsibility — and failure is not an option. We need concerted efforts from all stakeholders — civil society, the private sector, and governments — and the Action Agenda must be an implementation enabler and not a substitute for negotiated outcomes. It must drive momentum for the full implementation of the Global Stocktake (GST), which meets the goals of the Paris Agreement. To do so, we urgently need greater clarity on the next steps, along with transparency, monitoring, and accountability mechanisms to effectively track progress.”
In strengthening multilateralism, connecting the UNFCCC to peoples’ lives and accelerating the Paris Agreement implementation, the COP30 Action Agenda will endeavour to address three major challenges, Corrêa do Lago writes in his letter:
- Aligning the Action Agenda with what has already been collectively agreed under successive UNFCCC COPs and the Paris Agreement;
- Leveraging existing initiatives to accelerate and scale climate implementation; and
- Driving transparency, monitoring and accountability of existing and new pledges and initiatives.
“To tackle those challenges, (we) envision an Action Agenda that will honour the invaluable legacy already achieved and shift its scope towards the future: from merely complementing negotiations to actively implementing agreed outcomes, with a focus on the Paris Agreement's first Global Stocktake, which is our global NDC,” said Corrêa do Lago.
Tatiana Oliveira, WWF-Brazil Public Policy specialist said: “We welcome the proposal to reshape the climate action agenda, reinforcing GST implementation and embracing the Paris Agreement’s bottom-up spirit. But as the process evolves, it is essential to create capacity so the regime can actually embrace deepening civil society engagement and strengthen transparency mechanisms, because we must be able to track progress and ensure delivery on commitments.”
Notes to Editors:
1. The Action Agenda will be organized six key objectives:
- transitioning energy, industry, and transport;
- stewarding forests, oceans, and biodiversity;
- transforming agriculture and food systems;
- building resilience for cities, infrastructure, and water;
- fostering human and social development; and
- unleashing enablers and accelerators, including finance, technology, and capacity-building.
2. Read WWF’s policy papers for the Bonn Climate Conference:
Reports
Policy briefing papers and proposals
- WWF proposal for a COP30 Package on ending Deforestation and Ecosystem Conversion
- WWF proposal for a UNFCCC Workstream on Climate and Energy
- WWF policy brief on Fossil Fuel Phase Out in negotiations
- WWF policy brief on Fossil Fuel Phase Out in NDCs 3.0: A Guide for Decision-Makers (available in English, Portuguese, Spanish and French)
