The second part of our COP30 coverage explores a wide range of key topics, including adaptation finance, plans to mitigate the health impacts of climate change, the just transition, and critical unresolved issues for the second week – such as the fossil fuel phase-out and climate funding discussions.
On 12 November 2025, the Global Initiative for Information Integrity on Climate Change launched its Declaration on Information Integrity on Climate Change at COP30, committing signatories to safeguard truthful, evidence-based climate information globally. Countries including Brazil, Canada, France and Germany are already on board. The declaration calls on governments, businesses and civil society to counter climate disinformation, protect environmental journalists and ensure equitable access to verified climate data. A new global fund has been set up, supporting projects to reinforce media resilience and support the initiative’s goals – particularly in the Global South.
At COP30, the Belém Health Action Plan was unveiled – the first global climate-adaptation framework dedicated exclusively to the health sector. The voluntary framework lays out around 60 concrete action items across three core pillars: surveillance and monitoring, evidence-based policies and capacity building, and innovation and resilient health infrastructure. By offering practical tools to strengthen health systems and protect vulnerable communities from heat, flooding and infectious diseases, the plan elevates health from a footnote to a central pillar of climate action. The launch of the initiative is accompanied by the COP30 Special Report on Health and Climate Change.
Throughout 2025, the UNFCCC and partners ran a series of Nationally Determined Contributions (NDC) Clinics in Latin America and the Caribbean, Africa, and Asia-Pacific, helping governments identify investment gaps, set priorities, align policies, and mobilize finance to deliver on their national climate commitments. Each workshop, held during regional Climate Weeks, gathered officials, financiers, and private-sector actors to exchange best practices and sharpen climate investment strategies. At COP30, the UNFCCC presented the final reports and outcomes of these clinics, summarizing regional lessons and strategies to accelerate NDC implementation, strengthen institutional capacity, and foster integrated, inclusive climate investment planning worldwide.
In the lead up to COP30, the Independent High Level Expert Group on Climate Finance (IHLEG) published its fourth Report on the Baku to Belém Roadmap, setting out a comprehensive pathway for scaling climate finance for developing countries to US$1.3 trillion per year by 2035. It identifies five strategic “Rs” – Replenishing, Rebalancing, Rechanneling, Revamping and Reshaping – to mobilize public grants, address fiscal constraints, unlock private investment, build capacity and reform financial systems. The report (see here for an executive summary) emphasizes the need for improving access, affordability and quality of finance, and prioritizing adaptation, nature-based solutions and just transitions – calling for urgent action at COP30.
Climate justice advocates are calling for a just transition to a low-carbon economy that fully considers the needs of workers and communities while minimizing unintended harm from climate action. Although the topic has been a recurring talking point at recent conferences, concrete commitments and enforceable requirements are lacking. BAM proponents argue that a new mechanism is needed to compel countries to take meaningful steps toward a just transition. This week at COP30, they secured a significant win when countries representing about 80% of the world’s population signaled their support for such a proposal.
Launched at COP30, the first Global Methane Status Report by UNEP and the Climate and Clean Air Coalition (CCAC) reviews progress under the 2021 Global Methane Pledge, signed by 159 countries and the EU. It finds improvements, particularly due to stricter waste regulations and slowing growth in the natural gas market, but warns current efforts fall short of the 30% emissions reduction target by 2030. The report highlights that more than 80% of the potential methane reduction can be achieved at low cost through proven measures such as leak detection and repair programs, the closure of abandoned wells, improved water management in rice cultivation, and organic waste separation.
At COP30, the special “Power of Partnership” event highlighted Cooperative Climate Initiatives (CCIs) as key drivers of climate action beyond national governments. These voluntary collaborations – between businesses, cities, NGOs, and other stakeholders – are advancing both mitigation and adaptation efforts aligned with the Paris Agreement. Organized by UN Climate Change, the session introduced updates to the Global Climate Action Portal’s CCI module, including enhanced visibility, streamlined registration, and improved progress tracking. Speakers emphasized that partnerships are essential to scaling solutions, overcoming implementation barriers, and accelerating progress toward a net-zero, climate-resilient future.
As COP30 enters its second week, key issues remain deadlocked. While Brazil leads efforts to rally support for a fossil fuel phase-out roadmap, contradictions – like Brazil’s recent approval of exploratory oil drilling at the mouth of the Amazon – and competing interests undermine momentum. Deep divisions persist over climate finance, particularly around Article 9.1 obligations requiring developed countries to provide funding, with developing countries demanding a binding plan. Trade measures, adaptation funding, and implementation gaps on 1.5°C also hinder progress. With no major breakthroughs and rising geopolitical tensions, negotiators face mounting pressure to deliver credible outcomes before the summit concludes.
Did you miss Part I of our COP30 news roundup? It covers updates on the Loss and Damage Fund, new initiatives such as the Tropical Forest Forever Facility and efforts to protect the forests of the Congo Basin, and the world’s first Intergovernmental Land Tenure Commitment (ILTC).
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