UN Climate Change News, 1 July 2025 – A new publication by the UN Climate Change Regional Collaboration Centre for Asia and the Pacific reveals that Pacific Island countries are making significant progress in their collective effort to meet the goals of the Paris Agreement.

Despite contributing just 0.03% of global greenhouse gas emissions, Pacific Small Island Developing States (PSIDS) are showing strong climate leadership by aligning their Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) and national policies with the global target to limit warming to 1.5°C by the end of the century, as all Parties have agreed.

According to the report – titled ‘What does mitigation ambition mean for the Pacific?’ – all 14 PSIDS submitted their first round of NDCs by the end of 2015. Since then, 11 have submitted their second NDCs, either as updated or enhanced versions of their original plans. Most of these outline ambitious targets in renewable energy, sustainable transport, and nature-based solutions, with six PSIDS aiming for 100% renewable energy.

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