There may not be many items related to finance on the Subsidiary Bodies’ negotiations agenda, but as the Bonn Climate Conference reached its mid-way point, finance was the key issue of the day nevertheless.
The day started out with discussions on financial support for developing countries’ reporting under the Convention, which saw various entanglements surface. For one, there are interlinkages with the issue of support for developing countries’ reporting under the Paris Agreement and the transition between the two.
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Then there is always the question of what gets captured in the transparency-related items versus in the finance items–in this case, under the item of guidance to the Global Environment Facility (GEF), which is on the agenda of the Dubai Climate Conference in late 2023. Finally, delegates also discussed the possibility of raising certain issues directly in GEF discussions in hopes of speeding up the process.
Moving on from the technical, transparency-related finance discussions, delegates used the roundtable on means of implementation, convened as part of the technical dialogue of the first Global Stocktake (GST) under the Paris Agreement, to broaden the scope. The event was a dialogue in name only, however.
Groups and parties used the opportunity to seemingly bundle together everything they ever wanted to say on finance, adding to the 170,000 pages of information that have already been uploaded to the GST information portal. Three hours were not enough for all to deliver their statements, so delegates met for another hour in the evening.
Finance was also the key focus of breakout group discussions at the second Glasgow Dialogue on loss and damage. Although there it was mostly non-party organizations, such as the International Organization for Migration (IOM) and Doctors Without Borders (MSF), speaking.
And of course, finance remained a key issue in the Heads of Delegation consultations on the Subsidiary Bodies’ agendas, which have yet to be adopted.
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Global Stocktake Technical Dialogue
The Global Stocktake (GST) dialogue focused on means of implementation
GST Co-Facilitators Farhan Akhtar, US, and Harald Winkler, South Africa
Matheus Bastos, Brazil, on behalf of Argentina, Uruguay, and Brazil (ABU)
Delegates raise their flags to speak
David Kaluba, Zambia, on behalf of the African Group
Michai Robertson, Samoa, on behalf of the Alliance of Small Island States (AOSIS)
Outi Honkatukia, EU
Raju Pandit Chhetri, Bhutan, on behalf of Least Developed Countries (LDCs)
IPCC Workshop on the use of Scenarios in the Sixth Assessment Report
Delegates attend an IPCC workshop on the use of scenarios in the Sixth Assessment Report (AR6)
Jim Skea, IPCC Working Group III Co-Chair
Jan Fuglestvedt, IPCC Working Group I Vice-Chair
Debra Roberts, IPCC Working Group II Co-Chair
Youba Sokona, IPCC Vice-Chair
A word cloud highlights the most common phrases cited when reviewing the AR6 report
Delegates ask questions from the floor
Delegates listen during the session
A slide highlights the different scenarios under the AR6 report
Informal Consultations Throughout the Day
Informal consultations on the Nairobi Work Programme
Informal consultation on national action plans (NAPs)
Co-Facilitators Jens Fugl, Denmark, and Antwi Boasiko, Ghana
Informal consultations on financial and technical support for developing country reporting
Informal consultations on Article 6.2 (cooperative approaches)
Co-Facilitators Maria Al-Jishi, Saudi Arabia, and Peer Stiansen, Norway
Delegates gather for the informal consultations on the technology mechanism
Informal consultations on the just transition
Delegates listen to the informal consultations
In-session workshop for Article 6.8
Delegates attend an in-session workshop for Article 6.8
Nameeta Prasad, India
Kimura Norihiro, Japan
A slide from the presentation given by India
Emily Mathias, New Zealand
Article 6.8 Co-Facilitators Kristin Qui, Trinidad and Tobago, and Jacqueline Ruesga, New Zealand
Delegates listen to the presentations
Glasgow Dialogue Breakout Groups
Delegates break out into four discussion groups to encourage interactive discussions about the Glasgow Dialogue and the loss and damage fund
Facilitator Khadeeja Naseem, Maldives
Carlos Nicolás Zambrano Sánchez, Ecuador
Delegates in a breakout group
Angelo Evan Doyle and Archana Soreng, Youth NGOs (YOUNGO)
Kirsten Hagon, International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC)
Delegates in a breakout group
Facilitator Sonam Phuntsho Wangdi, Bhutan
Siobhan Anne Darrel Mcdonnell, Vanuatu
A delegate listens to the discussions
Action for Climate Empowerment (ACE) Dialogue
The Action for Climate Empowerment (ACE) Dialogue continued for its second day
Co-Moderators Jared Huntley, Australia, and Pemy Gasela, South Africa
Reuben Sessa, Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN (FAO)
Slides highlight the challenges to achieving climate action
Participants ask questions during the session
Delegates break out into groups to assess the effectiveness of ACE
Ideas are recorded
Delegates share their thoughts
A poster session is held to highlight different ACE activities
Around the Venue
UN Security around the venue
Laura Lopez, UNFCCC Secretariat
Tosi Mpanu Mpanu, Democratic Republic of the Congo, and Zaheer Fakir, UAE
Hoesung Lee, IPCC Chair
Mahmoud Mohieldin, High-Level Climate Champion, Egypt
Joseph Africano Bartel, South Sudan, and Carlos Fuller, Belize
