Climate Summit 2026
23 September, United Nations Headquarters, New York
This Climate Summit, convened by Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ Secretary-General Ant¨®nio Guterres, will bring together leaders from major economies, developed and developing countries, vulnerable nations, and major energy producers and consumers to strengthen cooperation at a pivotal moment.
Ten years after the Paris Agreement, the climate crisis has entered a new phase in which overshoot is now inevitable, while the energy transition accelerates. Leaders will take stock of progress and set out how they will work together to accelerate the transition, strengthen energy security, advance climate justice, and protect people from an accelerating climate crisis.
Media Advisory
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Concept Note
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Watch
23 September, 3-6 pm EDT: Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ WebTV (coming soon)
Solutions Dialogues
22-24 September, closed sessions
Oceans
Convenors: Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ Secretary-General's Special Envoy for the Ocean and the Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ Secretary-General¡¯s Climate Action Team
22 September, 11:00 ¨C 13:00
Energy Transition
Convenors: COP 31 Presidency, IEA, Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ Secretary-General¡¯s Climate Action Team
22 September, 13:00 ¨C 15:00
Financing Adaptation in the Era of Overshoot
Convenor: Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ Secretary-General's Climate Action Team
22 September, 14:00 ¨C 16:00
Methane
Convenors: Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵEP, Bloomberg Philanthropies, Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ Secretary-General's Climate Action Team
22 September, 16:00 ¨C 18:00
Climate Finance
Convenor: Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ Secretary General's Climate Action Team
22 September, 16:30 ¨C 18:30
Information Integrity
Convenors: Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ Department of Global Communications, Brazil, Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵESCO, Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵDP, Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ Secretary-General¡¯s Climate Action Team
24 September, 10:00 ¨C 13:00
Accelerating Green Industrialization
Convenors: Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵIDO, Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ Secretary-General¡¯s Climate Action Team
24 September, 13:30 ¨C 15:30
Further Information
The science demands action. The law commands it. The economics compel it. And people are calling for it.
ANT?NIO GUTERRES, United Nations Secretary-General (24 September 2025)
