Tension was palpable across the venue on the penultimate day of the 2024 June Climate Conference. Negotiators were keen to find agreement on outstanding issues—or at least ensure that discussions held in Bonn could feed into the next session of climate negotiations, which are scheduled for November 2024 in Baku, Azerbaijan.
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Negotiator huddles sprouted all around the World Conference Center. At times, it was individual negotiating groups that needed to coordinate their joint position on revised texts. In other cases, huddles had delegates from different negotiating groups come together to deliberate in a more candid and direct setting.
Some of these huddles were more successful than others. Those convened in the informal consultations addressing the cooperative implementation of the Paris Agreement (Article 6) were especially productive. After a lengthy discussion, negotiators working on non-market approaches (Article 6.8) agreed to forward substantive draft conclusions to the Subsidiary Body for Scientific and Technological Advice (SBSTA) for adoption in its joint closing plenary with the Subsidiary Body for Implementation (SBI).
Negotiators focused on Paris Agreement Article 6.2 (direct cooperation) and 6.4 (international mechanism) managed to develop agreed language on the, at least for now, exclusion of emission avoidance and conservation enhancement activities. Despite this success, no agreement could be reached on the draft conclusions as such, with the Like-Minded Developing Countries and the Arab Group underscoring the need for balance across agenda items.
Many other negotiations remained stuck—especially those on the mitigation work programme, the just transition work programme, and research and systematic observation. Delegates working on the Global Goal on Adaptation and on response measures convened for another round of informal consultations in the evening.
Mandated events took place largely unfazed by the negotiations. In these events, delegates reflected on, among others, ocean-based climate action and the consistency of financial flows with a climate-resilient development pathway.
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First Workshop under the Dialogue on Finance Flow Alignment
The first workshop under the dialogue on finance flow alignment (Paris Agreement 2.1c) takes place
Sharm el-Sheikh Dialogue Co-Chair Mohamed Nasr, Egypt
Daniele Violetti, Senior Director, UNFCCC
A slide highlights the challenges of financial flows in Africa
Maitha Alkaabi, COP 28 Presidency
Seyni Nafo, Coordinator, Africa Adaptation Initiative
Co-Facilitator for the New Collective Quantified Goal on climate finance (NCQG) Zaheer Fakir, UAE, attends the discussions
Delegates listen to the interventions
Sharm el-Sheikh Dialogue Co-Chair Gabriela Blatter, Switzerland
Irene Heemskerk, European Central Bank (ECB)
Paul Flavier, AXA Investment Managers
Delegates break out into groups to share experiences and views
Delegates share and listen to ideas
Ocean and Climate Change Dialogue 2024
The second day of the Ocean and Climate Change Dialogue takes place
Co-Facilitators Niall O'Dea, Canada, and Julio Cordano, Chile
Gunnar Finke, GIZ
A slide highlights the importance of protecting corals
Sophie Mirgaux, Special Envoy for the Ocean, Belgium
Denzel Atumurirava, Ministry of Environment and Climate Change, Fiji
A slide from Fiji's presentation
Gail Sant, University of Edinburgh Ocean Voices Programme
Andrew McMaster, Fisheries and Oceans Canada
Family photo of the Ocean team
Informal Consultations Throughout the Day
Informal consultations on matters relating to the Global Stocktake
Delegates huddle during the informal consultations on response measures
Co-Chairs for the Just Transition Work Programme Kishan Kumarsingh, Trinidad and Tobago, and Marianne Karlsen, Norway, watch from the dais as delegates huddle
Delegates huddle during the informal consultations on matters relating to Least Developed Countries (LDCs)
Delegates huddle during consultations on Paris Agreement Article 6.8
Informal consultations on the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM)
Informal consultations on national action plans (NAPs)
Co-Facilitators for reporting tools under the Enhanced Transparency Framework (ETF) Thiago Mendes, Brazil, and Daniela Romano, Italy
Members of the G-77/China huddle during informal consultations on reporting tools
Informal consultations on gender and climate change
UNFCCC Engagement and Collaboration with Non-Party Stakeholders
Delegates gather to discuss UNFCCC's engagement and collaboration with non-party stakeholders
Chhaya Kapilashrami, Senior Director, UNFCCC
Ina Parvanova, Director, Communications and Engagement, UNFCCC
Around the Venue
Kay Harrison, New Zealand, speaks with a delegate
Delegates speak informally between sessions
Gonzalo Guaiquil, Chile
Delegates from Algeria
Delegates from Botswana
Delegates around the venue
