UN Climate Change News, 17 September 2026 -- The UN Climate Change Non-State Actor for Climate Action (NAZCA) portal - showcasing climate action commitments and progress from non-Party stakeholders - has launched the Initiative Self-Service, a new tool for registered cooperative climate initiatives (CCIs) to strengthen their climate progress tracking and reporting.
The launch comes as NAZCA reaches more than 300 CCIs registered, a 70% increase since 2018. Of these, 190 are either actively reporting progress every three years or are newly registered.
The growing number of registered initiatives reflects the continued engagement of non-Party stakeholders in voluntary climate action. But registration is only the first step. Tracking and reporting progress is essential to enabling stronger climate action, increasing transparency, and understanding how collective efforts are contributing to the goals of the Paris Agreement.
At COP 30, the launch of a five-year vision (2026-2030) for the Global Climate Action Agenda called for continued efforts to accelerate voluntary climate action by non-Party stakeholders and strengthen transparency, including through the ongoing improvement of UN Climate Change reporting platforms.
"Redevelopment of the NAZCA portal will strengthen the tracking of progress towards commitments from non-Party stakeholders and cooperative initiatives - essential during this era of implementation," said UN Climate Change Executive Secretary Simon Stiell during the June Climate Meetings in Bonn.
As part of this effort, UN Climate Change has just launched the Initiative Self-Service (ISS), a new transparency tool that enables registered CCIs to manage their information and report on their progress through NAZCA.
Cooperative climate initiatives are voluntary institutional arrangements undertaken jointly by multiple stakeholders - including non-State actors, as well as non-State actors working with national governments - to achieve a common climate-related goal.
The user-friendly ISS tool enables initiatives to report their work using a common framework, managing their information more efficiently, and updating their progress seamlessly.
Each September, CCIs are invited to report on progress achieved over the preceding year. This provides an opportunity to assess progress against commitments and targets made months or years earlier, while making achievements and developments more visible.
The information reported by initiatives strengthens the credibility of their commitments and helps track progress, contributing to greater transparency. It also feeds into the Yearbook of Global Climate Action and helps assess the collective impact of climate action by non-State actors.
"From our experience in Japan, collaboration across businesses, local governments, NGOs, and other non-state actors is key to turning climate commitments into practical solutions and sustained momentum," said Ken Tanaka, secretariat of the Japan Climate Initiative. "Reporting progress to NAZCA is valuable because it demonstrates accountability and integrity while providing an opportunity for reflection, learning, and improvement."
With the launch of the ISS platform and a record number of CCIs registered on NAZCA, reporting is gaining momentum. This will help encourage other eligible Cooperative Climate Initiatives to register and showcase their climate action commitments on NAZCA.
As implementation of the five-year vision for the Global Climate Action Agenda gets underway, UN Climate Change will continue working to accelerate voluntary climate action by non-Party stakeholders.
