Stiell knows the NDCs will fall short of the 1.5C target, as many countries are likely to present inadequate responses. These include the US, Russia and Saudi Arabia, all of which have sought to disrupt recent climate talks. Yet Stiell believes Cop30 can still be a success, if it can point the way to remedying the shortcomings and investing in the benefits of a green economic transformation. “We have this perception that we need to solve all aspects of the climate crisis in a single Cop. “Governments who choose to ignore this, financial advisers and economics who chose to ignore this, do so at their peril.”Stiell understands the effects of the climate crisis firsthand.