Brazil issues last-ditch plea for countries to submit climate plans ahead of Cop30

<p>Only 28 countries have submitted carbon-cutting proposals to the UN, with some of the biggest emitters yet to produce plans</p><p>Brazil has issued an urgent call for all countries to come forward with strengthened national plans on the climate, in a last-ditch attempt to meet a key September deadline.</p><p>Only 28 countries have so far submitted carbon-cutting proposals to the UN, with some of the <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/jul/18/the-big-emitters-which-countries-are-holding-back-climate-action-and-why">biggest emitters of greenhouse gases</a> – including China and the EU – still to produce their plans.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/aug/19/brazil-issues-last-ditch-plea-for-countries-to-submit-climate-plans-ahead-of-cop30">Continue reading...</a>