What is the Action Agenda?

The Action Agenda is the pillar of the Climate Convention that mobilizes voluntary climate action from civil society, businesses, investors, cities, states, and countries to intensify emission reductions, climate adaptation, and the transition to sustainable economies, as set out in the Paris Agreement. The Action Agenda engages actors who do not negotiate agreements yet are essential for putting them into practice.

Climate High-Level Champions

The role of High-Level Climate Champions was established at COP21 in Paris. Each COP Presidency appoints a person who works in tandem with the previous Champion, mobilizing voluntary actions from actors who do not negotiate agreements but are essential for putting them into practice. The COP30 Presidency has decided to work side by side with its Champion, Dan Ioschpe, and the COP29 Champion, Nigar Arpadarai, to deliver a unified agenda.

COP30 Action Agenda Priorities

The COP30 Action Agenda aims to inaugurate a framework capable of mobilizing all actors and efforts to accelerate the implementation of what has already been negotiated, based on the results of the first Global Stocktake (GST-1). The Global Stocktake is the Paris Agreement’s tool that, in 5-year cycles, assesses progress in achieving its goals and guides a global action plan.

The COP30 Presidency proposes translating the results of the Global Stocktake into six major thematic pillars and thirty key objectives, which will be advanced through multiple solutions.

The six pillars of the Action Agenda cover efforts for mitigation, adaptation, finance, technology, and capacity-building:

The 30 key objectives of COP30 are designed to elevate climate action that begins and ends with people:

The Action Agenda also provides an opportunity for COP30 to support the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) with solutions that promote climate justice, combat hunger and poverty, and address structural inequalities, including those related to gender, race, and socioeconomic conditions.

We are not starting from scratch: many initiatives are already underway, and our role is to connect, support, and scale them to accelerate and expand climate action. To make this vision possible, 30 activation groups have been created.