Archive · 4 Sep 2025
UN Urges Nations to Set New Climate Targets This Month
The United Nations is asking almost 200 countries to create plans to fight climate change.
These plans, called NDCs, explain how each country will cut down on pollution by 2035.
The UN wants countries to submit these plans this month so they can see if the world is doing enough to stop the planet from getting too hot.
China, the biggest polluter, has promised to update its plan.
The EU is also working on its plan.
The UN wants to make sure everyone is on track to keep global warming from getting worse.
The U.S. is not fully participating.
Last year was the hottest on record.
The United Nations is urging countries to set more ambitious climate plans.
Countries were asked to submit Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) within September.
The plans will be assessed before the COP30 summit in Brazil.
China has said it will upgrade its target in the autumn.
The UN wants to assess if countries are on track to hold global warming to safe levels.
- Who
- United Nations and nearly 200 countries
- What
- Urging countries to set new climate targets (NDCs) by the end of the month.
- When
- September
- Where
- Globally
- Why
- To assess climate efforts before COP30 and address the global climate crisis.
- NDCs Deadline
- September
- Summit
- COP30 in November in Brazil
- Key Players
- EU, China, and the United States
- Global Warming Concern
- Holding global warming to safe levels
- Plan Type
- Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs)