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Opportunities for New Mexico Governments from COP30

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December 16, 2025

2:00 – 3:00 pm MST

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Coalition of Sustainable Communities New Mexico

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We envision New Mexico as a leader in climate action and sustainability. Our Coalition will speak in a united voice to ensure resilient, equitable, and sustainable communities.

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COP30 Presenters

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Gary Payton, CSCNM Team: Highlights

Dr Andreas Hernandez, UNM Sustainability Studies: Reflections

Rep Andrea Romero, D-46: Reflections

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Expectations

  • Update/enhance Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs)
  • Agree on Roadmaps
    • Transition away from Fossil Fuels
    • Deforestation

. Secure additional Adaptation Financing

  • Create a Tropical Forest Forever Facility (Brazilian initiative)

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Shortfalls

  • Insufficent NDCs to meet Paris Agreement goal of 1.5 C/2.0 C
    • Only 119 of 196 countries delivered updated NDCs
    • Currently on track for 2.3 C – 2.8 C of warming

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  • Roadmaps blocked from final agreement
    • Transition away from Fossil Fuels
    • Deforestation

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  • No mention of “fossil fuel transition”

in the final agreement

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Successes

  • “Coalition of the Willing” to create two Roadmaps
    • Ongoing leadership of COP30 Presidency
    • International Conference on Fossil Fuel Transition, Colombia
  • Adaptation funding tripled: $120 billion/yr by 2035

. Tropical Forest Forever Facility launched (Brazilian initiative)

. $7 billion pledged. Administered by World Bank

. Will curb deforestation by rewarding

communities and local people

to keep forests in tack

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Reflections

  • Was COP30 a success? NO. Was COP30 a failure? NO.
    • “Small steps rather than large.”
    • “Youth civil society will demand us to do more to fight climate change.”
  • US represented by 100 governors, mayors, state representatives carrying the message of US sub-national climate action

. COP31: Antalya, Turkey. Australia to lead negotiations.

”I think my view of COP is a bit like the Churchill view of democracy: it is the least-worst system we have.” UK Secretary of State for Energy Security, Ed Miliband

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