
To collectively limit climate change, restore nature, and make our societies more equal and just
CAN-UK is the UK network of international development and environment NGOs working together at the nexus of poverty, nature, and climate for climate justice and sustainable development for all.
CAN-UK is the UK Node of CAN International, a global network of more than 1,900 civil society organisations in over 130 countries driving collective and sustainable action to fight the climate crisis and to achieve social justice.
Our mission
To collectively limit climate change, restore nature, and make our societies more equal and just.
CAN-UK works with others towards this mission by:
- Convening and leading policy development and advocacy on international poverty-nature-climate priorities.
- Working with other coalitions, networks, and campaigns to advance positive poverty-nature-climate outcomes.
- Participating in the global CAN movement.
- Strengthening the capacity of CAN-UK and the network to deliver impact.
CAN-UK at COP30
COP30 is the 30th Conference of Parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) taking place in Belém, Brazil from 10th to 21st November 2025.
CAN-UK and our members will be at COP30 following closely all areas of the negotiations and the UK government’s performance.
CAN-UK’s key demands for COP30 are:
- 1.5°C Alive: A Heads of State statement recognising and committing to close the ambition gap to limit global temperature rise to 1.5°C, and a COP30 global response plan to address this based on equity, urgency, and science.
- Just Transition: A Belém Action Mechanism agreed to coordinate, learn, and implement just transitions nationally, regionally, and globally, that are inclusive of everyone.
- Adaptation: An ambitious Global Goal for Adaptation outcome with implementation supported by a new global adaptation finance commitment building on the doubling commitment ending this year.
- Nature: Concrete outcomes to progress the commitment to halt and reverse deforestation and degradation by 2030, and to enhance synergies across the Rio Conventions.
- Gender and Inclusion: Agreement of a robust new Gender Action Plan that will deliver gender-just, gender-transformative, and inclusive climate action, to ensure no one is left behind.
- Finance: Demonstration of increasing provision of climate finance including new commitments from the UK and other countries with commitments ending, concrete progress on new sources of finance from polluter pays measures, increased contributions to UN Climate Funds, and greater action on achieving a balance of finance for adaptation, in the context of wider justice-based reform of the financial architecture.
Our members
News & insights
“In this time of serious geopolitical, socioeconomic, and environmental challenges, we must unite to reinforce multilateralism and the climate change regime under the UNFCCC, connect the climate regime to people’s real lives, and accelerate the implementation of the Paris Agreement by stimulating action and structural adjustments across all institutions that can contribute to it“
– André Aranha Corrêa do Lago, COP30 President-Designate,
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