By Samira Ben Ali

I would have personally liked to have seen all the nationally determined contributions (NDCs) from the countries committed under the Paris Agreement by the end of this COP in Brazil, and for all these NDCs to tell us that by the end, we will have managed to stay below 1.5 degrees.

Another thing I would really have loved to see (especially because we went to Brazil), is for human rights to be included in all negotiation tracks as proof that this concept is truly integrated – and not only human rights, but also specifically the rights of indigenous people.

As for the message from civil society to COP 30 summarised in one single sentence, I can express it in two words: be ambitious!