Press Release - Greenpeace report finds G20 failing to bridge the 1.5°C ambition gap in 2035 NDCs
Greenpeace International
17 Nov 2025 

Belém, Brazil – Ten years after the Paris Agreement, Greenpeace International has launched a new report at COP30, revealing the insufficient climate ambition in the 2035 NDCs of the G20 countries. 

The report, 2035 Climate Ambition Gap, was released at the UN climate change conference in Belém as part of Greenpeace’s call for governments to agree on a Global Response Plan to ensure the 1.5°C limit remains in reach.

Tracy Carty, Climate Politics Expert, Greenpeace International said: “When the G20 countries – responsible for 80% of global emissions – deliver collective ambition that falls dangerously short, the world has a problem. With 85% of the global economy behind them, the G20’s decisions shape trade, investment and technology worldwide. Their choices will make or break the 1.5°C goal, but their plans amount to just a 23-29% cut in emissions towards the 60% reduction globally that is needed.”

“Given their historic responsibility for emissions and greater capacity to act, developed G20 countries should be out front, cutting emissions far in excess of the 60% global average needed. But taken together, G20 developed country NDCs amount to only a 51% – 57% cut from 2019 levels – a striking failure to lead from those expected to drive global ambition.”
Press Release - Greenpeace report finds G20 failing to bridge the 1.5°C ambition gap in 2035 NDCs Greenpeace International 17 Nov 2025 Belém, Brazil – Ten years after the Paris Agreement, Greenpeace International has launched a new report at COP30, revealing the insufficient climate ambition in the 2035 NDCs of the G20 countries. The report, 2035 Climate Ambition Gap, was released at the UN climate change conference in Belém as part of Greenpeace’s call for governments to agree on a Global Response Plan to ensure the 1.5°C limit remains in reach. Tracy Carty, Climate Politics Expert, Greenpeace International said: “When the G20 countries – responsible for 80% of global emissions – deliver collective ambition that falls dangerously short, the world has a problem. With 85% of the global economy behind them, the G20’s decisions shape trade, investment and technology worldwide. Their choices will make or break the 1.5°C goal, but their plans amount to just a 23-29% cut in emissions towards the 60% reduction globally that is needed.” “Given their historic responsibility for emissions and greater capacity to act, developed G20 countries should be out front, cutting emissions far in excess of the 60% global average needed. But taken together, G20 developed country NDCs amount to only a 51% – 57% cut from 2019 levels – a striking failure to lead from those expected to drive global ambition.”
Eiffel Tower Activity at COP30
In the 10th anniversary year of the Paris Agreement, Greenpeace constructed an Eiffel Tower replica made up of cardboard boxes with the sign ‘Fragile. Handle With Care’ to symbolise how the 1.5°C limit agreed in Paris is under threat.
Eiffel Tower Activity at COP30 In the 10th anniversary year of the Paris Agreement, Greenpeace constructed an Eiffel Tower replica made up of cardboard boxes with the sign ‘Fragile. Handle With Care’ to symbolise how the 1.5°C limit agreed in Paris is under threat.
Eiffel Tower Activity at COP30
In the 10th anniversary year of the Paris Agreement, Greenpeace constructed an Eiffel Tower replica made up of cardboard boxes with the sign ‘Fragile. Handle With Care’ to symbolise how the 1.5°C limit agreed in Paris is under threat.
Eiffel Tower Activity at COP30 In the 10th anniversary year of the Paris Agreement, Greenpeace constructed an Eiffel Tower replica made up of cardboard boxes with the sign ‘Fragile. Handle With Care’ to symbolise how the 1.5°C limit agreed in Paris is under threat.
Eiffel Tower Activity at COP30
In the 10th anniversary year of the Paris Agreement, Greenpeace constructed an Eiffel Tower replica made up of cardboard boxes with the sign ‘Fragile. Handle With Care’ to symbolise how the 1.5°C limit agreed in Paris is under threat.
Eiffel Tower Activity at COP30 In the 10th anniversary year of the Paris Agreement, Greenpeace constructed an Eiffel Tower replica made up of cardboard boxes with the sign ‘Fragile. Handle With Care’ to symbolise how the 1.5°C limit agreed in Paris is under threat.
Eiffel Tower Activity at COP30
In the 10th anniversary year of the Paris Agreement, Greenpeace constructed an Eiffel Tower replica made up of cardboard boxes with the sign ‘Fragile. Handle With Care’ to symbolise how the 1.5°C limit agreed in Paris is under threat.
Eiffel Tower Activity at COP30 In the 10th anniversary year of the Paris Agreement, Greenpeace constructed an Eiffel Tower replica made up of cardboard boxes with the sign ‘Fragile. Handle With Care’ to symbolise how the 1.5°C limit agreed in Paris is under threat.
Video of Trixy Elle, a typhoon survivor from the Philippines, speaking during a press conference at COP30. She shares her experience of surviving Super Typhoon Odette in 2021. As she speaks, her voice breaks. She pauses through tears while describing the losses her community endured.
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Global Climate March during COP30 in Belém, Brazil At the end of the first week of COP30, Greenpeace joined thousands of people at the Global Climate March in Belém. Greenpeace carried messages such as “Respect the Amazon” and “Make Polluters Pay.” The Global Climate March was organized by civil society organizations and Indigenous Peoples’ groups from several parts of the world.
Global Climate March during COP30 in Belém, Brazil
At the end of the first week of COP30, Greenpeace joined thousands of people at the Global Climate March in Belém. Greenpeace carried messages such as “Respect the Amazon” and “Make Polluters Pay.” The Global Climate March was organized by civil society organizations and Indigenous Peoples’ groups from several parts of the world.
Global Climate March during COP30 in Belém, Brazil At the end of the first week of COP30, Greenpeace joined thousands of people at the Global Climate March in Belém. Greenpeace carried messages such as “Respect the Amazon” and “Make Polluters Pay.” The Global Climate March was organized by civil society organizations and Indigenous Peoples’ groups from several parts of the world.
Global Climate March during COP30 in Belém, Brazil
At the end of the first week of COP30, Greenpeace joined thousands of people at the Global Climate March in Belém. Greenpeace carried messages such as “Respect the Amazon” and “Make Polluters Pay.” The Global Climate March was organized by civil society organizations and Indigenous Peoples’ groups from several parts of the world.
Global Climate March during COP30 in Belém, Brazil At the end of the first week of COP30, Greenpeace joined thousands of people at the Global Climate March in Belém. Greenpeace carried messages such as “Respect the Amazon” and “Make Polluters Pay.” The Global Climate March was organized by civil society organizations and Indigenous Peoples’ groups from several parts of the world.
Global Climate March during COP30 in Belém, Brazil
At the end of the first week of COP30, Greenpeace joined thousands of people at the Global Climate March in Belém. Greenpeace carried messages such as “Respect the Amazon” and “Make Polluters Pay.” The Global Climate March was organized by civil society organizations and Indigenous Peoples’ groups from several parts of the world.
Global Climate March during COP30 in Belém, Brazil At the end of the first week of COP30, Greenpeace joined thousands of people at the Global Climate March in Belém. Greenpeace carried messages such as “Respect the Amazon” and “Make Polluters Pay.” The Global Climate March was organized by civil society organizations and Indigenous Peoples’ groups from several parts of the world.
Video of Mikaela Loach, along with Trixy Sumabal Elle, a survivor of Super Typhoon Odette, and other activists at COP30 unfurling a giant climate bill on the Rainbow Warrior.
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A Greenpeace Spain activist walked a 30-metre-high tightrope in central Madrid to mark the opening of #COP30 in Belém. The action warns that the planet is “on a tightrope” and urges governments to end fossil fuels, stop deforestation and deliver climate justice.
A Greenpeace Spain activist walked a 30-metre-high tightrope in central Madrid to mark the opening of #COP30 in Belém. The action warns that the planet is “on a tightrope” and urges governments to end fossil fuels, stop deforestation and deliver climate justice.
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