Gordana Siljanovska-Davkova at COP31: North Macedonia pledges at least 80% net GHG cut by 2035
At COP31 in Antalya the president presented NDC 3.0, linked targets to a Climate Action Law and called for investments to make the transition fair and feasible.
President Gordana Siljanovska-Davkova used her address at the COP31 climate summit in Antalya to reaffirm North Macedonia's strengthened climate commitments and to call for predictable international support that would turn ambition into concrete action.
Siljanovska-Davkova said that under the country's third Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC 3.0) North Macedonia commits to reducing net greenhouse gas emissions by at least 80% by 2035, with a pathway to climate neutrality by 2050. Her office provided the details of the pledge.
From targets to laws and plans
The president said those targets will be translated into policy through an upcoming Climate Action Law, an updated National Energy and Climate Plan, and a Just Transition Roadmap aligned with the EU Reform Agenda and the National Development Strategy 2024–2044.
She stressed that the energy transition must be fair and affordable, avoiding further burdens on households facing energy poverty and air pollution, and that special attention must be given to women, children and young people. Siljanovska-Davkova also listed international initiatives her country supports, including the Global commitment for electrification '35 by 35', the Antalya agreement on energy-efficient buildings and the Antalya agreement on green industrialization.
Pointing to the scale of the investment needed, the president said North Macedonia cannot finance the transformation alone and highlighted the World Bank's findings that decarbonization and adaptation require investments in the billions of dollars. She urged that solidarity be measured not only in words but in concrete investments, capital, technology transfer and capacity building so countries ready to act can do so.
Addressing summit leaders, she concluded: "Let us leave Antalya having turned ambition into implementation, and solidarity into real investment. Our children deserve a safe, healthy world and a chance not only to survive but to thrive."
Photo: press material from the event
