An event co-convened by the United Nations, the United Kingdom and France, and in partnership with Chile and Italy.

12 December 2020
9.00 ET / 14.00 GMT

The Climate Ambition Summit 2020 will mark the fifth anniversary of the Paris Agreement, and will provide a platform for government and non-governmental leaders to demonstrate their commitment to the Paris Agreement and the multilateral process.

The summit is positioned as a “sprint to Glasgow,” where the 26th session of the Conference of the Parties (COP 26) to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) is scheduled to take place from 1–12 November 2021.

The Summit aims to rally momentum and call for much greater climate action and ambition. National governments will be invited to present more ambitious and high-quality climate plans, as well as COVID recovery plans, new finance commitments and measures to limit global warming to 1.5°C. In particular, the co-hosts have called for:

• New, more ambitious nationally determined contributions (NDCs);
• Long-term net-zero emissions strategies;
• Climate finance commitments to support the most vulnerable; and
• Ambitious adaptation plans and policies.

See event programme here.