Ahead of COP30, UN Climate Change has produced three key mandated reports that shed light on where progress is happening and where more acceleration is still needed.

The Biennial Transparency Report (BTR) Synthesis Report, released today, is the first of its kind, and shows countries starting to implement the Paris Agreement in the reporting period, in a systematic way, driving real-world progress.  It also highlights a clear need for broader and faster progress, as well as various key enablers and barriers. 

The NDC Synthesis Report, released on Tuesday 28 October, shows clear progress in reducing emissions, along with whole-of-economy, whole-of-economy approaches in countries' national climate plans (formally called Nationally Determined Contributions, or NDCs).  Additional calculations highlighted in the accompanying statement from the Executive Secretary show global emissions clearly falling for the first time, by 10% by 2035. However, this is not nearly enough, and the Executive Secretary has urged urgent acceleration to keep the goals of the Paris Agreement within reach. 

The NAP Synthesis Report, released on Tuesday 21 October, shows the directions, foundations and frameworks for building climate resilience are now increasingly in place and evident in National Adaptation Plans (NAPs).  However the report and accompanying statement from the Executive Secretary also highlights the  an urgent need for acceleration, and well as major scale of support still required, particularly for vulnerable and developing countries.