NEW YORK, Sept. 26, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Highlighting that Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) should be seen as an opportunity to deliver socioeconomic growth, COP28 President Dr. Sultan Al Jaber today called on Parties to issue a third round of NDCs that 'meet the urgency of the moment' and represent a 'comprehensive response plan' to the UAE Consensus.

Parties should view their NDCs 'not as a burden but as platforms for new streams of growth, green jobs and a clean future,' the COP28 President said at a high-level COP Presidencies Troika event, held on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly in New York.