COP
The Conference of the Parties (COP) to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) is an international climate summit, which is held annually.
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Under2 Coalition at COP30
At COP30, the Under2 Coalition championed the vital role of states and regions in delivering global climate goals—turning ambition into action and setting the foundation for the decade ahead.
- Driving implementation: Showcased how subnational governments delivered measurable climate outcomes across energy, nature, resilience, and a just transition.
- Championing subnational leadership: Positioned governors, premiers, and ministers as key implementers of the Paris Agreement and national climate targets.
- Unlocking finance and partnerships: Advanced the support needed to accelerate progress, bridging ambition and delivery with a COP31-ready subnational climate finance framework.
What is the Under2 Coalition's role in COPs?
Each year, the Under2 Coalition holds its General Assembly in the margins of COP. This is the annual meeting of our leading state and regional governments, which provides them with the opportunity to share knowledge and first-hand experience of climate action and to challenge the international community to increase its ambition and play its part.
Increasingly subnational governments are also participating in and influencing the COP process itself. The CHAMP initiative, launched at COP28, unites Parties to the UNFCCC with their states and regions to improve and strengthen their national climate commitments.