COP30 and COP31 Presidencies Launch Global Implementation Accelerator to Drive Climate Action in This Decisive Decade
New Global Mutirão initiative seeks to turn climate commitments into concrete results by mobilizing governments, the private sector, financial institutions and civil society
The COP30 and COP31 Presidencies held an open briefing on Friday (12) on the Global Implementation Accelerator during the 64th sessions of the Subsidiary Bodies of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (SB64) in Bonn. The Accelerator is an initiative launched by the Parties at COP30 as part of the Global Mutirão Decision: Uniting Humanity in a Global Mobilization Against Climate Change.
The meeting brought together Parties, observers and representatives from various sectors to discuss the design and next steps of the Accelerator, which will be developed jointly by the COP30 Presidency, of Brazil, and the COP31 Presidency, led by Turkey and Australia.
Established at COP30, the Accelerator is mandated to strengthen climate implementation, enhance international cooperation and support countries in delivering on their Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) and National Adaptation Plans (NAPs), helping to keep the goal of limiting global warming to 1.5°C within reach.
The initiative represents one of the key legacies of the Global Mutirão, launched in Belém at COP30, and responds to the growing recognition that the current decade demands not only more ambitious targets, but above all a significant acceleration in the implementation of solutions that are already available.
From Ambition to Implementation
The initiative will serve as a lean, agile and lasting framework designed to accelerate the implementation of a set of solutions with the potential to drive transformation at a global scale. These solutions will be identified from the Plans to Accelerate Solutions (PAS) developed under the Global Climate Action Agenda.
The goal is to support initiatives that can be replicated at scale to speed up the response to the climate crisis — triggering so-called positive tipping points and generating exponential, cascading effects across different economic sectors and segments of society. "The Accelerator is just one component within a much broader implementation ecosystem. It is not a silver bullet — it is an initiative that seeks to prioritize solutions that are mature enough and need only that extra push to become a positive tipping point," said Ana Toni, COP30 CEO.
A Science- and Impact-Based Selection Process
Solutions eligible for support from the Accelerator will be selected through a two-stage process. In the first phase, an independent group of experts and scientists will assess the Plans to Accelerate Solutions against publicly available criteria, including emissions reduction potential, resilience building, speed of climate impact, capacity to generate multiplier effects, contribution to NDCs and NAPs, socioeconomic benefits and engagement of developing countries, among others.
In the second phase, a Governance Board — whose composition may include representatives from the COP Presidencies, High-Level Climate Champions, the UNFCCC Executive Secretariat, multilateral development banks and international funds, among other actors — will select a limited number of priority solutions to be accelerated each year.
Connecting Solutions, Resources and Actors
The Accelerator will operate through two core functions. The first is the strategic matching of existing solutions and instruments, bringing together financing mechanisms, technologies, technical assistance and capacity-building to maximize the impact of selected initiatives.
The second is the convening of key actors to remove implementation barriers and accelerate the uptake of these solutions at scale. The initiative will seek to bring together national and subnational governments, financial institutions, multilateral development banks, businesses, investors, philanthropies, academia and civil society organizations.
By pooling resources and capacities that are currently scattered, the Accelerator aims to strengthen the global climate implementation ecosystem and help proven actions reach greater scale and impact.
Participation of Parties and Civil Society
The session held in Bonn marked the beginning of a consultation process set out in the decision adopted at COP30. Parties and observers were invited to share experiences, expectations and suggestions on the design of the initiative, including ways to integrate tools, resources and actors that are currently fragmented, as well as to maximize the added value of the Accelerator within the Global Climate Action Agenda.
The contributions received will be taken into account in the development of the initiative and will feed into the work of the COP30 and COP31 Presidencies throughout 2026. "We are very grateful for everyone's participation. The comments are extremely important — this is a process that is truly being built, and every contribution makes a difference," said Ambassador André Corrêa do Lago, COP30 President.
A report on the progress of the Accelerator will be presented at COP31, and further dialogue sessions are planned to take place alongside upcoming meetings of the UNFCCC subsidiary bodies.
By connecting ambition, implementation and international cooperation, the Global Implementation Accelerator seeks to usher in a new chapter of global climate action — one focused on accelerating concrete solutions, scaling up results and turning commitments into real change for people and the planet.