Over the past years, we have witnessed a groundswell of climate action from non-state actors – businesses, investors, cities and regions, and communities worldwide. Since the Paris Agreement, the High Level Champions have worked to bring coherence and alignment to this action agenda, giving confidence across sectors and systems that a concerted effort can accelerate the transition towards a net-zero, nature-positive, and climate-resilient future by 2030.

Recognizing that progress towards adapting to climate consequences and enhancing resilience is crucially needed, the COP27 Presidency in November 2023 launched the Sharm-El-Sheikh Adaptation Agenda (SAA).

The world is moving towards a healthier, more resilient, zero carbon world. Now that 73% of global emissions are covered by a net zero goal, countries must translate national commitments into credible policies, while every sector must undergo an exponential transformation.

The Climate Action Pathways are a vital part of the Marrakech Partnership tools to enhance climate action and ambition towards fully implementing the Paris Agreement. First launched in 2019, they set out sectoral visions for achieving a 1.5° C resilient world in 2050, with overarching transformational milestones, and key impacts that need to be achieved to realize them.

The work programmes outline the objectives and strategic approach of the High-Level Champions and the Marrakech Partnership for Global Climate Action for the year.

Under the guidance of the High-Level Champions, the Marrakech Partnership convenes a series of activities during the Conferences of the Parties (COPs) as well as the intersessional meetings of the Subsidiary Bodies (SBs). The objective of these activities is to provide a space for impact-driven focused dialogues and interactions between non-Party stakeholders and Party representatives aiming to strengthen the collaboration for greater mitigation and adaptation actions and to identify specific and concrete policy options and solutions that assist Parties to enhance and implement their national determined contributions (NDCs). The activities intend to highlight milestones and achievements for scaling up climate action and towards the long-term goals of the Paris Agreement. Below, you can find links to the activities of the High-Level Champions and Marrakech Partnership at the SBs and the COPs over the year. 2023 High-Level Champions and Marrakech Partnership at SB 58 High-Level Champions and Marrakech Partnership at COP 28 2022 High-Level Champions and Marrakech Partnership at COP 27 2021 High-Level Champions and Marrakech Partnership at COP 26 2020 Race to Zero November Dialogues 2019 High-Level Champions and Marrakech Partnership at COP 25 2018 High-Level Champions and Marrakech Partnership at COP 24 2017 High-Level Champions and Marrakech Partnership at COP 23 2016 High-Level Champions and Marrakech Partnership at COP 22

As we approach the midpoint of this decisive decade, it is time to reflect on the progress made and way forward since Parties established the roles of the High-Level Champions (HLCs) at COP 21 in 2015, with a mandate to promote and support the engagement of non-Party stakeholders (NPS) in the climate action process and the extension of the mandate at COP 25 in Madrid until the end of 2025.

The Global Climate Action Portal and the Yearbook of Global Climate Action track and report the state of global climate action.

In addition to the Yearbook of Global Climate Action, periodical reports are published on the achievements of the High-level Champions and the Marrakech Partnership.