We Mean Business Coalition statement on the UNSG Special Event on Climate

The We Mean Business Coalition states that current national climate plans, including those from China and the EU, fall short of the requirements for a 1.5 °C pathway and create investment uncertainty due to the use of ambition ranges rather than fixed commitments.

• China has committed to an absolute reduction in emissions for the first time, targeting a 7–10% cut from peak levels by 2035 and increasing non-fossil fuel shares. The Coalition views these targets as modest relative to existing domestic trends but encouraging in terms of resolve.
• The use of ambition ranges instead of fixed commitments by various countries, including the EU, creates uncertainty for investors and markets, which hinders the planning of industrial transitions.
• There is a significant gap in global climate ambition, with announced 2035 emissions cuts representing only approximately 6% of the reductions required to maintain a 1.5 °C pathway.

APA

Nelson, G. (2025). We Mean Business Coalition statement on the UNSG Special Event on Climate. We Mean Business Coalition. https://www.wemeanbusinesscoalition.org/blog/we-mean-business-coalition-statement-on-the-unsg-special-event-on-climate/

Chicago

Nelson, Gillian. We Mean Business Coalition statement on the UNSG Special Event on Climate. We Mean Business Coalition, 2025. https://www.wemeanbusinesscoalition.org/blog/we-mean-business-coalition-statement-on-the-unsg-special-event-on-climate/.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@misc{nelson2025mean, author = {Nelson, Gillian}, title = {{We Mean Business Coalition statement on the UNSG Special Event on Climate}}, publisher = {We Mean Business Coalition}, year = {2025}, month = sep, url = {https://www.wemeanbusinesscoalition.org/blog/we-mean-business-coalition-statement-on-the-unsg-special-event-on-climate/}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }