BCSDA submission to the Belém Mission to 1.5
Updated: 2 days ago
On 15 July 2026, BCSD Australia lodged a submission with the COP31, COP30 and COP29 Presidencies in response to the Belém Mission to 1.5 Call for Inputs.
Context
The Belém Mission to 1.5 was established at COP30 to help move the climate process from ambition to implementation. Stewarded through 2026 by the COP31, COP30 and COP29 Presidencies, the Mission is examining how countries can accelerate implementation of Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) and National Adaptation Plans (NAPs), strengthen international cooperation and mobilise investment across mitigation and adaptation.
The process is being shaped through submissions, consultations and engagement with governments, business, finance, civil society, academia and other stakeholders. For BCSD Australia, the central business question is not whether climate plans contain enough ambition on paper, but whether they create the conditions for real investment, project delivery and resilience.
What BCSD Australia said
BCSD Australia’s submission argues that NDCs and NAPs are more likely to mobilise delivery at scale when they are supported by investable project pipelines, clearly allocated responsibilities, credible revenue models, enabling public action and measures that sustain community legitimacy.
We recommended five implementation priorities for the Belém Mission:
Establish the framework conditions for costed, accountable and investable NDC and NAP implementation, including voluntary delivery compacts where useful.
Prioritise practical delivery bottlenecks, including grids, storage, permitting, skills, clean-product demand, adaptation finance and project preparation.
Build country-led investment platforms that combine public finance, concessional capital, guarantees, private investment and project preparation around nationally determined priorities.
Strengthen reciprocal public and business accountability through durable policy settings, credible transition planning, value-chain data, procurement alignment, physical-risk management and community engagement.
Treat adaptation as a mainstream investment and competitiveness issue rather than a residual public cost.
The submission also highlights the importance of grid and storage delivery, industrial decarbonisation and clean-product demand, resilient infrastructure, interoperable value-chain data, workforce and institutional capability, Indigenous Peoples and community legitimacy, and international cooperation that improves implementation rather than simply creating more initiatives.
What happens next
The Presidencies are continuing the Belém Mission through consultations and exchanges during 2026. The process is expected to culminate in a report released ahead of COP31, identifying high-impact opportunities, barriers and actionable solutions for decision-makers including policymakers, businesses, technology innovators and investors.
When that report is released, BCSD Australia will assess how its findings align with the implementation priorities raised in our submission and what the outcome means for Australian business, investment and the COP31 implementation agenda.
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