In Belém, in the heart of the Brazilian Amazon, Morocco’s Minister of Energy Transition and Sustainable Development, Leïla Benali, called on Friday for a new climate trust pact to revitalize multilateral momentum on global environmental action.
Speaking during a high-level session themed “Ten Years of the Paris Agreement: Nationally Determined Contributions and Climate Finance”, Minister Benali presented Morocco’s new methodology for its Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC 3.0).
She recalled that Morocco submitted its NDC 3.0 well ahead of COP30, raising its climate ambition to a 53% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions by 2035, including 22% unconditionally.
This new contribution features two major methodological innovations:
- Sectoral mitigation cost indicators, expressed in dollars per tonne of CO₂e reduced, incorporating actual investment returns;
- A direct link between financial flows and territorial adaptation projects, particularly in the energy, mining, and industrial transitions.
According to Minister Benali, these tools aim to show that economic efficiency, financial profitability, and environmental and social benefits can go hand in hand.
She also emphasized the need for COP30 to revive the spirit of international solidarity:
“True multilateralism rests on shared responsibility, solidarity, and the preservation of peace,” she stated.
Morocco identifies two priorities to restore trust: strengthening climate finance through a clear roadmap from Baku to Belém, and implementing innovative NDCs linked to concrete on-the-ground actions.
Minister Benali reaffirmed Morocco’s commitment to ambitious and fair climate action, noting that in several regions of the world, particularly south of the Mediterranean, the 1.5°C threshold has already been exceeded.
