Kathmandu, Nov. 25 -- This year's climate summit in Brazil began with the United Nations Secretary General, Antonio Guterres, acknowledging our moral failure to limit global temperature rise to 1.5C.

But the conclusion of COP30 presents a moment to reflect and recommit to fostering more effective, lasting outcomes. Ten years after the Paris Agreement, frustrations continue to grow regarding inaction as the climate and biodiversity crises worsen.

Though COP creates necessary climate visibility, its focus on insufficient, short-term and non-binding solutions remains a limiting factor. This approach places vulnerable countries in the role of recipients rather than agents within climate governance.

The lack of legitimacy and regulation ...