UN climate chief calls on countries to submit NDC targets

Clear and strong climate policies are an antidote to economic uncertainty, UN climate chief Simon Stiell said on Tuesday while calling on countries to submit ambitious nationally determined contributions (NDCs) under the Paris Agreement.

- Jayashree Nandi

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"Climate policy can help get trade flowing and economies growing. And prevent wildly destructive climate impacts. Providing signals from governments to markets. To those investors ready to hit the 'go' button on huge investments. That's why a new generation of national climate plans — or NDCs — are utterly essential," Stiell said at the 2025 Nature Summit in Panama.