We are a coalition of businesses, mayors, investors, cultural leaders, health leaders, scientists and youth activists inviting governments to ratchet upcoming national climate plans in line with the Paris Agreement target of limiting global warming to 1.5°C.
Because later is too late.
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“The chorus of business leaders, investors and mayors calling for more ambition shows real economy actors are eagerly awaiting the bolder policy signals that will enable them to move faster, invest much more, and help ensure NDCs 3.0 fulfil their full potential as blueprints for stronger economies and fairer societies."
Simon Stiell, Executive Secretary, United Nations Climate Change
The next few months are pivotal.
Nearly 200 governments have committed to publish upgraded national climate plans (Nationally Determined Contributions) by February 2025.
These plans are our last chance to set the world on a sustainable path and protect the people and places we love.
We can still deliver the Paris Agreement.
Change is happening faster than we think: Costs for clean technologies are plummeting; investments are surging; fossil fuel demand is dying.
Countries can almost triple ambition in upcoming climate plans — merely by reflecting this progress underway and commitments already made.
But we need to move even faster to secure a 1.5°C future.
To get on track, governments must reduce uncertainty to unlock trillions in private investment to protect our nature, scale cheap renewable energy, support industries to compete in a low carbon economy, and safeguard living standards for our people.
Ratchet ambition in climate plans in line with 1.5°
Time is short and governments will be making decisions over the coming months.
Together, we can urge government leaders to seize this decade-defining opportunity to secure the long-term success of our national economies, our people and our nature.
Finance, Energy, and Nature & Food
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Identify the key asks across sectors and regions to ratchet ambition and accelerate implementation
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Craft evidence-tested messaging frames that land with target audiences
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Amplify a diverse chorus of messengers — to show governments we are ready and willing to help ratchet ambition and deliver 1.5C-aligned NDCs
TIMELINE TO COP30
Climate Week NYC
UN General Assembly
Summit of the Future
Sep 2024
Clean Energy Ministerial
Mission Innovation
Oct 2024
UN Convention on Biological Diversity
COP16
Oct 2024
UN Convention Combating Desertification
COP16
Dec 2024
G20 Summit
Nov 2024
TED Countdown
Davos
Jan 2025
UN Climate Change
COP29
Nov 2024
NDC Deadline
Feb 2025
UN Climate Change
COP30
Nov 2025
June 2025
PAST EVENTS
Mission 2025 is convened by Groundswell – a collaboration between Global Optimism, Bezos Earth Fund and Systems Change Lab