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Members of civil society sing Michael Jackson's 'Earth Song' on the steps of the venue, reminding delegates that there are only 12 years left to limit global warming to 1.5°C On Friday, the Katowice Climate Change Conference was scheduled to close. Delegates spent the day reviewing the latest iteration of text produced in the ministerial meeting, or Sejmik, that met throughout the day.As of 9:30 pm, the meeting had yet to end. Follow @IISDRS on Twitter, or return to this website, for updates. IISD Reporting Services, through its ENB Meeting Coverage, provided daily reports, daily web coverage, and a summary and analysis from the Katowice Climate Change Conference – December 2018.   Photos by IISD/ENB | Kiara Worth For photo reprint permissions, please follow instructions at our Attribution Regulations for Meeting Photo Usage Page Meetings with the UN Secretary-General UN Secretary-General António Guterres returns to Katowice to lend support for a successful outcome UN Security UN Secretary-General António Guterres with President Andrzej Duda, Poland UNFCCC Executive Secretary Patricia Espinosa A bilateral meeting is held between UN Secretary-General António Guterres and President Andrzej Duda, Poland Kevin O'Hanlon, Deputy Chief, Department of Safety and Security, UN (right), with the Polish Police Commissioner UN Secretary-General António Guterres and Mohamed Nasheed, former President of Maldives A meeting held between UN Secretary-General António Guterres, Prime Minister Enele Sopoaga, Tuvalu, and representatives from Maldives, Grenada, and Marshall Islands Hussain Rasheed Hassan, Minister of Environment and Energy, Maldives; Mohamed Nasheed, former President of Maldives; Simon Stiell, Minister of Climate Resilience, the Environment, Forestry, Fisheries, and Disaster Management and Information, Grenada; and David Paul, Minister of the Environment, Marshall Islands UN Secretary-General António Guterres and UNFCCC Executive Secretary Patricia Espinosa UN Secretary-General António Guterres meets with observer organizations Informal Consultations throughout the Day Delegates huddle informally Majid Shafiepour, Iran, speaks with delegates Miriam Medel García, UNFCCC Secretariat Delegates review the draft text Meetings continue behind closed doors Michał Kurtyka, COP 24 President, holds a press conference to update delegates about the status of negotiations Civil Society Demonstrations Representatives from the Millennials Energy Delegation in a performance about the relation of man and nature in ancient China and across its eight different dynasties The Fossil of the Day is awarded to the country "blocking progress the most" at COP 24 Members of civil society participate in a 'climate strike' In the largest civil society demonstration at COP 24, hundreds of people gather on the steps, asking delegates 'which side are you on' and saying that they 'stand with people, not polluters' Demonstrators silently march out of the venue, calling for an urgent outcome at COP 24 Around the Venue The International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) Earth Negotiations Bulletin (ENB) team covering COP 24: Katie Browne, US; Natalie Jones, New Zealand; Jennifer Bansard, Germany/France; Jen Allan, Canada; Beate Antonich, Germany; Mari Luomi, Finland/UAE; and Kiara Worth, South Africa Delegates from Gabon, South Africa, and Egypt Delegates from Cuba Hayrapet Hakobyan, Armenia UN Security around the venue Laurence Tubiana, CEO, European Climate Foundation Marcela Main Sancha, Secretary to the COP Delegates from Saudi Arabia Delegates from the Pacific region Youth NGOs (YOUNGOs) family photo Delegates from Indonesia wear masks to raise awareness about the plight of orangutans Delegates from South Africa  

David Nabarro, Skills, Systems & Synergies for Sustainable Development (4SD) (right), congratulates Hoesung Lee, Chair, Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) (right), on the latest IPCC report. The following events were covered by IISD Reporting Services on Thursday, 13 December 2018: We Can Still End Hunger by 2030 If We Take Ambitious Climate Action Our Fijian Story for a Low-Carbon Development Pathway Building Knowledge on Climate-Smart Agriculture – Launch of the 4 E-learning Modules on Water, Soil, Crops and Livestock Photos by IISD/ENB | Natalia Mroz / Diego Noguera For photo reprint permissions, please follow instructions at our Attribution Regulations for Meeting Photo Usage Page We Can Still End Hunger by 2030 If We Take Ambitious Climate Action Presented by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN (FAO) This panel, co-organized by FAO, the International Fund for Agricultural Development and the World Food Programme, brought together high-level actors to: discuss the nexus of climate action, food systems and human nutrition; and share examples of the solutions to ending hunger and building ambitious climate action. Zitouni Ould-Dada, FAO, set the scene by explaining that: global diets have caused negative impacts for human health, the economy and the environment; and agriculture and food security are key to addressing climate change. Maria Helena Semedo, Deputy Director-General, FAO, spoke about the current state of world hunger, malnutrition and poverty, noting that the current scientific and political consensus is that, while humans produce enough food to feed the planet, hunger remains on the rise—and that global warming of 2°C will make the task of its elimination much more difficult. She urged everyone tot help scale climate action beyond policy development, including by investing in women’s education and leadership, in order to reshape the food system towards sustainability and equity for all in a low-carbon economy.  Hoesung Lee, IPCC Chair, reported back on the Panel’s Special Report on 1.5°C (SR15), and said that, of all the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), SDG 2 (zero hunger) is one of the most important and at the heart of the IPCC’s work. Lee pointed out the SR15’s conclusions that carbon sequestration is essential to restoring soil quality and removing atmospheric CO2. He reiterated the Special Report’s three key messages: every bit of warming matters; every year matters; and  every choice matters. David Nabarro, Skills, Systems & Synergies for Sustainable Development (4SD), clarified that climate action requires a four-part transformation of food systems, saying that they must: yield nutritious and healthy food for all; restore ecosystems everywhere; provide decent livelihoods for agricultural and food workers; and contribute to mitigation while helping with adaptation. He expressed his satisfaction that the UN Secretary-General’s 2019 Climate Summit will place a large emphasis on agriculture and natural ecosystems, and stressed that agriculture and food systems can contribute to 30% of global emission reductions by 2030.  Joseph Jouthe, Minister of Environment, Haiti, shared some of his country’s experiences in mobilizing to avoid soil degradation on agricultural lands while preserving food security. He also recounted that intensifying agroforestry systems by converting marginal agricultural land, as well as promoting more energy-efficient dietary habits, have positively contributed to food and land systems in Haiti. Jouthe concluded by urging participants to reinforce interactions between the climate action community and the developing world.  Ryszard Zarudzki, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, Poland, said that climate change has a negative impact on food security, including in Poland, where agriculture has already been affected by drought, precipitation and early frosts. He also raised the challenge of helping farmers adapt towards climate-friendly practices in the context of the European Union’s Common Agricultural Policy. Speaking specifically about Polish adaptation strategies, he stressed the need for early warning systems, innovation on farms, and better advice and consulting for producers.  Pramisha Thapaliya, Youth NGO (YOUNGO), stressed that smallholder farmers are some of the first affected by climate change, clarifying that poverty, climate change and hunger are linked. She suggested that focusing on smallholder adaptation can play a valuable role in climate action, highlighting the needs of recognizing local and indigenous knowledge in adaptation, and helping farmers understand how they can best adapt through practices and systems such as agroforestry and agroecology. She concluded by emphasizing that acting locally and regionally is essential to achieving zero hunger.  Raphaël Podselver, ProVeg, began by arguing that reducing the consumption of animal products is a significant way of achieving global targets and goals, including SDG 2. He pointed to policies across the world, such as food waste laws and policies on dietary guidelines, which have successfully helped to reduce CO2 emissions by helping to shift consumption towards more balanced, plant-based diets. He concluded by stressing the need to focus on younger generations.  In the following discussion, panelists and participants addressed: the importance of plant-based diets and the emissions impacts of beef production; the role of smallholder farmer cooperatives and the importance of land access; forms of food production which move beyond land-based agriculture; cultural barriers associated with shifting meat consumption, particularly in Eastern European countries; criticisms of input-based models of food production and the importance of shifting mindsets towards circular food economies; and the dual burden of malnutrition across the world, through both micronutrient deficiencies and obesity. L-R: Zitouni Ould-Dada, FAO; Ryszard Zarudzki, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, Poland; Hoesung Lee, IPCC Chair; Pramisha Thapaliya, YOUNGO; Maria Helena Semedo, Deputy Director-General, FAO; Joseph Jouthe, Minister of Environment, Haiti; and Raphaël Podselver, ProVeg Maria Helena Semedo, Deputy Director-General, FAO Moderator Zitouni Ould-Dada, FAO Pramisha Thapaliya, YOUNGO IPCC Chair Hoesung Lee Participants listen to IPCC Chair Hoesung Lee Ryszard Zarudzki, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, Poland Raphaël Podselver, ProVeg David Nabarro, 4SD Joseph Jouthe, Minister of Environment, Haiti Mahamadou Nassirou Ba, Economic Commission for Africa Karen Lee Mapusua, Secretariat of the Pacific Community Bruce Knotts, Unitarian Universalist Association Erika Styger, Cornell University A participant takes a photo of the panel Julia Wolf and Liva Kaugure, FAO Participants applaud at the end of the event CONTACT Julia Wolf | julia.wolf@fao.org MORE INFORMATION http://fao.org Our Fijian Story for a Low-Carbon Development Pathway Presented by the Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI) Karsten Sach, Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety (BMU), Germany, and Frank Bainimarama, Prime Minister of Fiji and COP 23 President, share a laugh after the event. This side event demonstrated efforts by Fiji to implement the Paris Agreement by officially launching its Low Emission Development Strategy (LEDS) (2018-2050) and committing to achieve net zero carbon emissions by 2050. The event looked at Fiji’s ambitious targets in the LEDS to reduce emissions and deeply decarbonize the Fijian economy and transition to sustainable green growth. It also shared the results, consultative process, methodology, and lessons learned from the Fiji LEDS journey. Deepitika Chand, Ministry of Economy, Fiji, moderated the event. Frank Bainimarama, Prime Minister of Fiji and COP 23 President, highlighted that Fiji and the Marshall Islands were the first two nations worldwide to raise the ambition of their Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs), and noted that Fiji could not have hosted COP 23 without the German government’s generosity. He noted that the Talanoa Call for Action expresses the need to act towards achieving the goals of the Paris Agreement and expressed the commitment of the Fijian government to lead by example in achieving net zero carbon emissions by 2050. Bainimarama underlined that, despite Fiji’s greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions constituting a mere 0.006% of global emissions, more can be done through political will. He stressed that Fiji is the first small island developing state to include the blue carbon sector in their LEDS, including mangrove ecosystems. He expressed gratitude towards GGGI for the technical expertise provided in developing the Strategy and stressed that increased access to finance is important in reaching ambitious outcomes. Laurence Tubiana, Chief Executive Officer (CEO), European Climate Foundation, lauded the comprehensive nature of Fiji’s LEDS, noting that as a result the country has designed a model for the global economy. She expressed admiration for Fiji’s efforts to demonstrate leadership and think in revolutionary terms, such as through the financing of decarbonization investments. She urged governments to start putting low emissions first in discussions with donors and investors in order to strengthen resilience and invest in decarbonization as soon as possible. Referring to the inclusiveness of the Strategy, Tubiana stressed the need for people to own it as a “recipe for success.” She noted that Fiji is adding its voice to the global ambition towards carbon neutrality and highlighted that several countries are revising their strategies based on Fiji’s example. She concluded by urging accelerated action and saying “the vision for carbon neutrality is not an impossibility.” Jenny Kim, Deputy Director-General, GGGI, presented Fiji’s LEDS, reporting that the LEDS is a key tool to achieving long-term sustainable development and implementation of Fiji’s NDC by 2050. She highlighted that GGGI's support emphasized understanding the country context, and underscored that the document is comprehensive in nature and encompasses all sectors of the Fijian economy, including the waste, agriculture, forestry, blue carbon, land transport, maritime transport, domestic aviation, and electricity sectors. She presented four possible low-emission scenarios per sector: Business-as-Usual (BAU) Unconditional, BAU Conditional, High Ambition and Very High Ambition. She underscored that under the Very High Ambition Scenario, net-zero emissions can be achieved in 2041, after which emissions would increasingly be net-negative. She concluded by saying that the LEDS needs to be translated into action. A short video presentation on Fiji’s LEDS highlighted that the LEDS is focused on mitigation rather than on adaptation, drawing attention to the energy sector as the largest emitter of GHG emissions in the country. Karsten Sach, Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety (BMU), Germany, lauded Fiji’s journey of long-term planning, urging the alignment of economic opportunities with social ones. He highlighted that it is crucial to guide financial support to ensure economic opportunities for the private sector and that investments are aligned with the achievement of the LEDS. Jeanette Samantha Mani, Ministry of Economy, Fiji, delivered a note of thanks for GGGI’s support to the Fijian government in enabling a holistic approach to the LEDS development that included the participation of all sectors. L-R: Jenny Kim, Deputy Director-General, GGGI; Frank Bainimarama, Prime Minister of Fiji and COP 23 President; Karsten Sach, BMU, Germany; and Nilesh Prakash, Fiji Moderator Deepitika Chand, Ministry of Economy, Fiji Frank Bainimarama, Prime Minister of Fiji and COP 23 President Participants take photos of Frank Bainimarama during his speech. Laurence Tubiana, CEO, European Climate Foundation Jenny Kim, Deputy Director-General, GGGI L-R: Jenny Kim, Deputy Director-General, GGGI; Frank Bainimarama, Prime Minister of Fiji and COP 23 President; and Laurence Tubiana, CEO, European Climate Foundation Karsten Sach, BMU, Germany Jeanette Samantha Mani, Ministry of Economy, Fiji Participants listen to Jeanette Samantha Mani’s remarks Participants watch a video about Fiji’s LEDS L-R: Naitoko Baleisuva, Fiji; Audrey Pereira, Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme; Karen Lee Mapusua, Secretariat of the Pacific Community; Taholo Kami, Fiji; and Capt. Tagi, Fiji CONTACT Orestis Anastasia, GGGI | orestis.anastasia@gggi.org MORE INFORMATION http://gggi.org/ http://www.economy.gov.fj/ Building Knowledge on Climate-Smart Agriculture – Launch of the 4 E-learning Modules on Water, Soil, Crops and Livestock Presented by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN (FAO), the World Bank, the Ministry of Environment, Italy, and the Federal Ministry of Food and Agriculture, Germany Moderator Tobias Baedeker, World Bank This event discussed the importance of knowledge and information for promoting climate-smart agriculture (CSA). Participants shared best practices for disseminating and encouraging the adoption of CSA, including by launching a series of new e-learning modules on the topic. Tobias Baedeker, World Bank, moderated the event. In opening remarks, Zitouni Ould-Dada, FAO, emphasized how food systems need to change in response to climate change, which is affecting both crop productivity and quality. He said the adoption of CSA is one such change, saying that it requires knowledge- and practice-sharing with and among farmers. Referring to the CSA e-learning courses that have been developed by FAO and partners, Ould-Dada stressed the importance of making them free, accessible, and as widely distributed as possible so that the maximum number of farmers can benefit from them. He underscored the need to advance integrated approaches such as agroecology and agroforestry that see food production not in isolation but as connections to biodiversity, health and sustainable production in consumption. Martien Van Nieuwkoop, World Bank, shared several insights from a recent World Bank report that tried to bring CSA to life by synthesizing 30 CSA country profiles to reveal key steps for moving forward, namely: technologies considered to be “climate-smart” are highly diverse, and considerable opportunity exists for tailoring CSA to farmers’ needs; there is growing convergence on where and when CSA can make the biggest difference, particularly on the value of improved water management, crop stress tolerance, intercropping, using organic inputs, and practicing conservation agriculture; while trade-offs exist, most CSA technologies demonstrate synergies between productivity, adaptation and mitigation, for exmaple, with silvopasture; and training and information were identified as the single largest barrier category to CSA, affecting almost 90% of all interventions. Francesco La Camera, Director General, Ministry of Environment, Land and Sea, Italy, emphasized the need for a strong transparency system to emerge from COP 24. He noted Italy’s preference to work through bilateral rather than multilateral arrangements, and for supporting countries that are most severely impacted by climate change, such as those in Africa and small island states. He stressed the importance of CSA for ensuring that all people have the chance to live decent lives in their own countries, rather than being forced to migrate. He said training is crucial to this and highlighted a partnership between Italy, FAO and the UN Development Programme to open a new center for climate and sustainable development in Africa, which will be operational from the end of January 2019. In the ensuing discussion, participants and speakers addressed the fact that training is necessary but not sufficient for adopting CSA, how CSA is not an entirely new concept since local knowledge can also be considered “climate-smart,” and the pros and cons of bilateral and multilateral financing. In a second panel discussion, Bernhard Osterburg, Thünen Institute, Matthieu Arnoult, University of Reading, and Federica Matteoli, FAO, shared examples of agricultural knowledge generation initiatives. Osterburg highlighted a good example of cooperative watershed protection and awareness-raising in Germany. Arnoult discussed econometric research on food demand in the UK that ended up generating effective insights for policymakers. Matteoli shared an example of using local radio to share CSA practices in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and noted many examples where reports and documents are produced only to sit on shelves and never reach policymakers or farmers. In the discussion, panelists considered: how indigenous and scientific knowledge can be combined through CSA; the role of non-governmental organizations in sharing knowledge; why knowledge-sharing should be a constant process rather than a one-off; and how technology can be leveraged to disseminate knowledge, including through e-courses, radio and mobile phones. Matteoli emphasized that, whatever the means of dissemination, knowledge must be shared in languages appropriate for the audience. Mi Nguyen, Co-Chair, Global Alliance for Climate-Smart Agriculture (GACSA), provided closing remarks, stressing that the best way to bring CSA to life is by involving all types of farmers at every stage of the process. She noted that GACSA is working at the regional level through eight CSA alliances and hopes to be a clearinghouse for solutions developed around the world. Nguyen closed by underlining the importance of creating actionable knowledge, saying that only 10% of knowledge generated is ever put into practice. Zitouni Ould-Dada, FAO Martien Van Nieuwkoop, World Bank Francesco La Camera, Director General, Ministry of Environment, Land and Sea, Italy Moderator Tobias Baedeker, World Bank Participants listen to the presentations L-R: Tobias Baedeker, World Bank; Zitouni Ould-Dada, FAO; Martien Van Nieuwkoop, World Bank; and Francesco La Camera, Director General, Ministry of Environment, Land and Sea, Italy Participants pose questions to the panel L-R: Tobias Baedeker, World Bank; Federica Matteoli, FAO; Matthieu Arnoult, University of Reading; and Bernhard Osterburg, Thünen Institute Bernhard Osterburg, Thünen Institute Matthieu Arnoult, University of Reading Federica Matteoli, FAO A participant takes notes Participants pose questions Mi Nguyen, Co-Chair, Global Alliance for Climate Smart Agriculture Bernhard Osterburg, Thünen Institute, takes notes Participants look at event media CONTACTS Federica Matteoli, FAO | Federica.Matteoli@fao.org MORE INFORMATION http://www.fao.org/elearning Around the Venue Participants celebrate at the Pacific and Koronivia Pavillion Participants between sessions

As the Talanoa Dialogue draws to a close, Michał Kurtyka, COP 24 President, thanks Frank Bainimarama, COP 23 President, for bringing the Fijian tradition of Talanoa into the negotiation process,   The Katowice Climate Change Conference continued on Wednesday, with most negotiations happening at the ministerial level. For some issues, ministers conducted open-ended consultations, while for others ministers and delegations engaged in more informal settings. The Presidency’s texts were released in the afternoon for most issues. In the evening, two heads of delegation meetings convened.The Talanoa Dialogue concluded its political phase. UN Secretary-General António Guterres stated "it is time for consensus,” and called for “compromise, as our last best chance to stop run-away climate change." He further cautioned, that failing to do so would "not only be immoral, it would be suicidal.” At the conclusion of the Talanoa Dialogue, COP 23 President Frank Bainimarama and COP 24 President Michał Kurtyka launched the Talanoa Call for Action. For more details on the day's events and to hear what delegates said in the corridors, see our daily Earth Negotiations Bulletin (ENB). IISD Reporting Services, through its ENB Meeting Coverage, provided daily reports, daily web coverage, and a summary and analysis from the Katowice Climate Change Conference – December 2018. Photos by IISD/ENB | Kiara Worth For photo reprint permissions, please follow instructions at our Attribution Regulations for Meeting Photo Usage Page High-level Segment Delegates during the high-level segment Wallace Cosgrow, Minister of Environment, Energy, and Climate Change, Seychelles Lina Dolores Pohl Alfaro, Minister of Environment and Natural Resources, El Salvador Ricardo José Lozano Picón, Minister of Environment and Sustainable Development, Colombia Mokoto Francis Hloaele, Minister of Energy and Meteorology, Lesotho Simon Stiell, Minister for Climate Resilience, the Environment, Forestry, Fisheries, and Disaster Management and Information, Grenada Heryck Rangel, Minister of People's Power for Ecosocialism, Venezuela Informal and Presidency Consultations throughout the Day Presidency's open-ended ministerial consultations on finance Delegates huddle during informal consultations on linkages between the Technology Mechanism and the Financial Mechanism Presidency's open-ended ministerial consultations on transparency Closing of the Talanoa Dialogue Michał Kurtyka, COP 24 President Frank Bainimarama, COP 23 President UN Secretary-General António Guterres UNFCCC Executive Secretary Patricia Espinosa Inia Seruiratu, Minister of Agriculture, Rural and Maritime Development, and National Disaster Management, Fiji Sławomir Mazurek, Deputy Minister of the Environment, Poland Xiaofeng Guo, China Doris Leuthard, Switzerland Members of NGO constituencies (L-R): Ching Wen Yang, Youth NGOs (YOUNGOs); Taily de Faria Marcos Terena, Women and Gender; Mariano Sanz Lubeiro, Trade Union NGOs (TUNGOs); Michael Lazarus, Research and Independent NGOs (RINGOs); Cor Lamers, Local Government and Municipal Authorities (LGMAs); Naw Ei Ei Min, Indigenous Peoples; Bjørn Gimming, Farmers; and Sandeep Chauhan, Business and Industry NGOs (BINGOs) Michael Lazarus, RINGOs Ching Wen Yang, YOUNGOs Taily de Faria Marcos Terena, Women and Gender Sandeep Chauhan, BINGOs The 'People's Seat' is present during the session, representing the millions of stories collected digitally As the Talanoa Dialogue draws to a close Frank Bainimarama, COP 23 President, and Michał Kurtyka, COP 24 President, stand with Timoci Naulusala, Fiji, and Hanna Wojdowska, Poland, representing the future generations Civil Society Demonstrations Representatives of the Jubilee South Asia Pacific Movement share stories of how climate change impacts food, land, and water in different regions around the world, and call on delegates to include the protection of human rights in the negotiations Representatives of ACT Alliance and Christian Aid call for greater financing for developing countries by staging an interactive game where delegates 'roll the dice' to see what outcomes they can achieve in the negotiations High Ambition Coalition Press Conference Representatives and Ministers hold a press conference to announce the revival of the High Ambition Coalition (HAC) to step up ambition David Paul, Minister of the Environment, Marshall Islands, and Miguel Arias Cañete, Commissioner for Climate Action and Energy, European Commission A journalist takes notes during the briefing Delegates flood the hallway to enter the event Around the Venue UNFCCC Executive Secretary Patricia Espinosa and UN Secretary-General António Guterres arrive in plenary Jo Tyndall, New Zealand, and Todd Stern, World Resources Institute (WRI) Al Gore, Climate Reality Project Derek Hanekom, Minister of Tourism, South Africa Xie Zhenhua, Special Representative for Climate Change Affairs, China UN Secretary-General António Guterres Jean-Pascal van Ypersele, Belgium, holds up his '1.5°C' tie during a Climate Action Network (CAN) International press conference Panel speakers during a high-level event (L-R): Ingrid Hoven, Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development, Germany; Cora van Nieuwenhuizen, Minister of Infrastructure and Water Management, Netherlands; Emma Howard Boyd, Chair, Environment Agency UK; Michelle Bachelet, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights; Naoko Ishii, CEO, the Global Environment Facility (GEF); and UNFCCC Executive Secretary Patricia Espinosa Delegates from the African Group Members of the COP 24 Presidency and UNFCCC Secretariat Delegates from the EU Co-facilitators and Secretariat from the informal consultations on transparency Franz Perrez, Switzerland, speaks with members of the Environmental Integrity Group (EIG) Around the exhibition area  

Highlights for Tuesday, 11 December 2018 Members of the African Group consult informally between sessions Posted by IISD Reporting Services on Wednesday, 12 December 2018 The Katowice Climate Change Conference continued on Tuesday, opening with the political phase of the Talanoa Dialogue. It met throughout the day in 21 ministerial roundtables, to share stories that could help raise climate ambition.The Presidency continued to convene consultations on issues central to the Paris Agreement Work Programme (PAWP), including: Mitigation/nationally determined contributions (NDCs); Adaptation; Global stocktake; Technology; Agreement Article 6 (cooperative approaches); Implementation and compliance committee; and Response measures. In the evening, COP 24 President Michał Kurtyka convened a stocktaking where he reported “insufficient progress.” With only three days of negotiations left, he appointed ministers to consult with parties to reach consensus on the outstanding issues. For more details on the day's events and to hear what delegates said in the corridors, see our daily Earth Negotiations Bulletin (ENB). IISD Reporting Services, through its ENB Meeting Coverage, provided daily reports, daily web coverage, and a summary and analysis from the Katowice Climate Change Conference – December 2018. Photos by IISD/ENB | Kiara Worth For photo reprint permissions, please follow instructions at our Attribution Regulations for Meeting Photo Usage Page Talanoa Dialogue Opening Meeting View of the dais during the opening meeting of the Talanoa Dialogue Michał Kurtyka, COP 24 President UNFCCC Executive Secretary Patricia Espinosa Frank Bainimarama, COP 23 President IPCC Chair Hoesung Lee Laurent Fabius, COP 21 President Manuel Pulgar-Vidal, COP 20 President Delegates during the session Henryk Kowalczyk, Minister of the Environment, Poland Hindou Oumarou Ibrahim, Indigenous Peoples Ragna Árnadóttir, Landsvirkjun, Iceland Inia Seruiratu, Minister of Agriculture, Rural and Maritime Development, and National Disaster Management, and High-level Climate Champion, Fiji Ministers participate in high-level 'Talanoas' throughout the day Presidency Consultations throughout the Day Presidency consultations on technology Presidency consultations on compliance and implementation Presidency consultations on Agreement Article 6 (cooperative approaches) Family photo of negotiators working on the transparency framework Presidency's Stocktaking View of the dais during the stocktaking Michał Kurtyka, COP 24 President Jo Tyndall, New Zealand, and Sarah Baashan, Saudi Arabia Paul Watkinson, France Emmanuel Dlamini, eSwatini Yassmin Abdelaziz, Minister of Environment, Egypt Jochen Flasbarth, State Secretary at the Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation, and Nuclear Safety, Germany Gender Day High-level Event Martin Frick, UNFCCC Secretariat Princess Abze Djigme, Burkina Faso Teresa Ribera, Minister for the Ecological Transition, Spain, and UNFCCC Executive Secretary Patricia Espinosa UNFCCC Executive Secretary Patricia Espinosa stands with the winners of the UN Climate Action Award Materials on display around the venue discussing gender related issues APA Co-Chairs' Dialogue with Observer Organizations Delegates during the dialogue Moderator Lina Dabbagh, Climate Action Network (CAN) International APA Co-Chairs Jo Tyndall, New Zealand, and Sarah Baashan, Saudi Arabia Hwei Mian Lim, Women and Gender Christian Holz, CAN International Presidency's Briefing to Observer Organizations Delegates during the session Artur Lorkowski, COP 24 Presidency Moderator Yunus Arikan, Local Governments and Municipal Authorities (LGMAs) Tracy Bach, Research and Independent NGOs (RINGOs) Keyon Rostamnezhad, Youth NGOs (YOUNGOs) Civil Society Demonstrations Members of the Indigenous Peoples constituency advocate for the rights of indigenous people to be respected and included in the 'Paris Agreement Rulebook' Youth from Easter Island perform a traditional dance to remind delegates of the important role that youth and indigenous people play in addressing climate change Members of Plant-for-the-Planet hand out chocolates to give delegates energy for the long negotiations Around the Venue UNFCCC Executive Secretary Patricia Espinosa speaks with Miguel Arias Cañete, Commissioner for Climate Action and Energy, European Commission A delegate poses for a photo with Frank Bainimarama, COP 23 President Members of the IPCC and the COP 23 Presidency Rachel Kyte, Special Representative of UN Secretary-General for Sustainable Energy for All (SEforAll), speaks with a delegate Laurent Fabius, COP 21 President, speaks with IPCC Chair Hoesung Lee UNFCCC Executive Secretary Patricia Espinosa speaks with Frank Bainimarama, COP 23 President Hindou Oumarou Ibrahim, Indigenous Peoples Catherine Stewart, Canada Delegates meeting informally Delegates between sessions Aerial views of the Earth

The following events were covered by IISD Reporting Services on Tuesday, 11 December 2018: NDC Partnership: Taking Action to Raise Climate Ambition in LDCs and SIDS through NDCs and Long-Term Strategies Low-Emissions Solutions Conference (LESC): High-Level Dinner Dialogue Photos by IISD/ENB | Natalia Mroz / Diego Noguera For photo reprint permissions, please follow instructions at our Attribution Regulations for Meeting Photo Usage Page NDC Partnership: Taking Action to Raise Climate Ambition in LDCs and SIDS through NDCs and Long-Term Strategies Presented by the Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI) L-R: Dolf Gielen, International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA); Al-Hamdou Dorsouma, African Development Bank (AfDB); Jenny Kim, GGGI; and Moderator Orestes Anastasia, GGGI This event included senior government officials from Least Developed Countries (LDCs) and small island developing states (SIDS) who have championed mitigation measures in their countries, showcasing examples of projects for raising mitigation ambitions through Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) and long-term strategies. In the first part of the event, Orestes Anastasia, GGGI, moderated a panel discussion on the topic. In the second part, participants engaged in a dialogue on national and international mitigation ambitions. Jean Pierre Mugabo, Ministry of Environment, Rwanda, set the scene for his country by mentioning that Rwanda is a small, developing state and has low greenhouse gas emissions compared to the global average. He addressed Rwanda’s ambitions to improve climate resilience by creating inclusive pathways to growth, centered on initiatives in the energy, agriculture transport; land use and forestry sectors. He pointed to Rwanda’s Green Forest Policy, which aims to convert significant amounts of agricultural land back to forests through agroforestry management techniques by 2024. Mugabo concluded by mentioning the importance of partnerships with other organizations, including the NDC Partnership, the GGGI, and local and regional knowledge groups, to monitor the impacts of climate change and reduce vulnerabilities to these impacts.  Jenny Kim, GGGI, stated that investment in green sectors facilitates job creation and increases productivity, contributing to economic growth. She showcased GGGI’s collaboration with partner countries to materialize green growth in the field and help them develop ambitious NDCs and effectively implement them. Kim stressed that GGGI also assists countries in developing national green growth resilient strategies, as well as introducing and revising policies that combine economic growth and environmental sustainability. On the issue of ensuring finance for the implementation of countries’ strategies and ambitions, Kim underscored that GGGI helps partner countries establish a national financial vehicle. She highlighted examples of Rwanda’s Green Fund and Senegal’s national renewable energy and energy efficiency fund, and explained that GGGI helps with mobilizing finance for investment in the green sector, facilitating countries gain access to the Green Climate Fund. She reiterated the Institute’s commitment to continue working with SIDS to effectively implement a high level of NDCs. Dolf Gielen, IRENA, noted that 80% of NDCs include some sort of renewable energy targets with more than 40 countries mentioning adaptation and resilience building. He said that technological innovation is significant, showcasing IRENA’s analysis on renewables in the European Union, which shows that more renewables would be cost-effective today compared with 2014, given improvements in technology. Gielen highlighted IRENA’s collaboration with developed and developing countries as well as regional partnerships, and stressed that long-term energy planning should be based on sound modeling and the latest information available. He also noted the Agency’s efforts to enhance the policy framework and develop transition roadmaps for partner countries, and underscored the provision of project preparation support through their atlas of renewable potentials and guidelines for the development of bankable project proposals. He concluded by emphasizing the potential to increase the renewables component of NDCs and expressed IRENA’s commitment to provide the best possible information to countries that need it in to implement that potential. Al-Hamdou Dorsouma, AfDB, gave context for LDCs and SIDS in Africa, pointing out that most of them have submitted very ambitious targets for mitigation by 2030 compared with other countries. What they need now, he said, is financial, technological and capacity-building support. He commented that commitments for adaptation in LDCs are too broad and too vague compared to mitigation, and that more work needs to be done by countries to build implementation arrangements for adaptation within their NDCs. He brought up the AfDB’s efforts to help boost adaptation and resilience in Africa by promoting mitigation and lo- carbon development, aiming to create an enabling environment for the private sector to provide its own support. He announced that the Bank has decided to “stop supporting fossil fuel projects”. In the subsequent question-and-answer session, participants and panelists discussed: connecting the development objectives of LDCs and SIDS with their mitigation and adaptation targets; the difficulty of changing governments’ mindsets towards green growth and maintaining political momentum once projects are enacted; the necessity of private funds to help create an enabling environment across Africa; the difficulty of maintaining skilled personnel in the public sector; and what raising adaptation ambitions truly looks like. Some participants expressed doubts that financial institutions are moving too slowly to adequately support countries’ efforts, while others pointed to the availability of international finance as a potential solution. Moderator Orestes Anastasia, GGGI Jenny Kim, GGGI Participants listen to Jenny Kim’s address Jean Pierre Mugabo, Ministry of Environment, Rwanda A participant takes a photo of Jean Pierre Mugabo Dolf Gielen, IRENA Al-Hamdou Dorsouma, AfDB Pablo Vieira, World Resources Institute Paul Stevers, Kenya CONTACTS Orestes Anastasia | orestes.anastasia@gggi.org MORE INFORMATION http://gggi.org/ Low-Emissions Solutions Conference (LESC): High-Level Dinner Dialogue Presented by the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD), in collaboration with the Sustainable Development Solutions Network (SDSN) and ICLEI – Local Government for Sustainability (ICLEI) Thelma Krug, Intergovernmental on Climate Change (IPCC) Vice-Chair The LESC dinner convened to facilitate open dialogue between business, government and academia on the role of land-use and natural climate solutions as an essential component of climate action. The event also focused on the land-energy nexus and its role in the transition to a low-carbon future. In his remarks, Gino van Begin, Secretary-General, ICLEI, emphasized the importance of this dinner in bringing together businesses, civil society, cities and research institutions, saying it sends an important signal to negotiators at COP 24 that these sectors can cooperate in developing climate solutions. He noted LESC’s relationship with the Marrakech Partnership for Global Climate Action and previous gatherings at the 2017 New York Climate Week and COP 23. He closed by challenging attendees to collectively find solutions that can help us raise our ambition and achieve the 1.5˚C temperature target. Maria Mendiluce, WBCSD, noted that from the outside, it always appears as though negotiations are progressing slowly. She stressed the importance of engaging with the public on the importance of addressing climate change, adding that businesses, cities and researchers are well placed for this due to established relationships with customers and citizens. Mendiluce also said that this dinner is specifically focused on natural climate solutions, which can affordably provide over 30% of the climate solution. Rasmus Valanko, WBCSD, Elena Crete, SDSN, and Yunus Arikan, ICLEI, co-moderated a dialogue on “Key Pathways to 1.5°C: The Role of the Land Sector in Ambitious Climate Action.” Thelma Krug, IPCC Vice Chair, citing the IPCC Special Report on 1.5°C (SR15), highlighted that climate change impacts and pathways should be addressed in the context of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). She noted that the 1.5°C scenario requires rapid transitions in energy, land, ecosystems, and infrastructure, highlighting the need for an increase of 70-80% in renewable energy for electricity by 2050. Naoko Ishii, CEO and Chairperson, Global Environment Facility (GEF), underscored that transformation is key to catalyze the change to meet the 2°C scenario, if not 1.5°C. She highlighted the essential role of multi-stakeholder coalitions, including with governments, cities and academia, to move all decarbonization pathways forward. Ishii then pointed to the potential loss of nature’s ability to provide solutions, such asin the Amazon, which is approaching a “tipping point” as a carbon sink. Moderators opened the floor for participants to share examples of climate action. Felipe Villela, reNature Foundation, said his work involves restoration of degraded lands through agroforestry. Elim Sritaba, Asia Pulp and Paper, highlighted her company’s success in eliminating the use of natural forests for pulp production in 2013. Martin Frick, UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) Secretariat, highlighted the recent charter signed with leading fashion companies and encouraged further collaborations of this kind. Andrew Cooper, Green Party Local Councillor, United Kingdom, shared a local project to plant over 1000 fruit trees that involved local children. Joan Krajewski, Microsoft, encouraged attendees to apply for their USD 50 million fund “AI for Earth” with innovative projects focusing on water, agriculture, biodiversity or climate change. Rebecca Heaton, Drax Group, described their demonstration project using bioenergy with carbon capture and storage, which is now capturing one tonne of CO2 per day. Flavia Bellaguarda, Youth Climate Leaders, shared her organization’s work to prepare youth for embarking on climate-focused careers. Adriana Facchiano, student, Moravian College, highlighted her university’s efforts to implement the SDGs at the local level through the Millennium Campus Network. In a session on scaling up natural climate solutions, Alema Bibi, WBCSD, introduced WBCSD’s video on natural climate solutions, which highlighted that natural climate solutions could offer up to 37% of the emission reductions needed between now and 2030 to limit global warming to 2°C. In an interactive dialogue, participants introduced best practices on multi-stakeholder coalitions, inter alia: a multi-stakeholder coalition’s efforts in São Paulo, Brazil, to address water pollution, especially by bringing money from the private sector; and a sewage system utilizing wastewater and land water in the same pipe, with large natural reserves in a town in Weststellingwerf, the Netherlands. Andreas Ahrens, IKEA, answering the question on how to reach 1 billion people to take climate actions in their home countries, said, “we need more, we can do more.” He underscored the need to invest in ensuring sustainable supply chains that integrate, for example, positive changes in land-use management while building resilience. On finance and innovation, Jennifer Morris, Conservation International, noting that only 2% of global climate finance goes to forests due to the lack of demand, highlighted the importance of carbon pricing and green bonds to get investors involved. She also said that now is “the age of adaptation,” and stressed the role of the media in raising awareness about the urgency to address climate change adaptation. In a second round of sharing climate actions. Victor Salviati, Sustainable Amazon Foundation, mentioned his organization’s efforts to engage indigenous and traditional communities for sustainable development in the Amazon. Ralf Pfitzner, Volkswagen Group, highlighted an upcoming electric vehicle that will have a carbon-neutral supply chain. Luc Bas, International Union for Conservation of Nature, called for more efforts to include nature-based solutions in cities. Bernhard Stormyr, Yara, stressed the need for restoring land degraded by agriculture and that agrobusiness can contribute to this. Jeremy Manion, Arbor Day Foundation, shared a reforestation initiative in Mississippi, US, and commended the role of the private sector in supporting such projects. Dario Abramskiehn, Climate Policy Initiative, talked about the The Lab, an incubator for climate finance solutions, which is open for idea submissions until 19 December 2018. Pierre Rousseau, BNP Paribas, highlighted their collaboration with the UN Environment Programme to finance agroforestry and agroecology projects. Tomasz Chruszczow, High-Level Climate Champion for COP 24, Poland, highlighted Poland as an example of the sustainability transition, from a country based on mining and heavy industry with high levels of pollution and environmental degradation to one moving towards a low-carbon economy. He cited the Polish Environment Protection Fund, created in 1989, as a key pillar of this transition. He also said that environmental services must be properly priced, noting that we have long taken the benefits of nature for granted. Chruszczow identified three words that are currently paramount in the negotiations: transition, collaboration and innovation. He closed by reinforcing the importance of circular economy approaches to reducing emissions in waste and industrial production. In his closing remarks, Martin Frick, UNFCCC Secretariat, called on all sectors to act with inspiration and not be limited in their ambition by what we currently know how to do right now, noting we must be planning for the decades ahead. He also stressed we must go beyond “sustainability,” which privileges the status quo, and be thinking more about “restoration.” Frick also said that farmers should be thought of as potential agents of change who help keep our life support systems working, both in terms of feeding the world and protecting nature. Elim Sritaba, Asia Pulp & Paper Andrew Cooper, Green Party, Local Councillor, UK Elena Crete, SDSN Ramus Valako, WBCSD Participants at the event Alfredo Sirkis, Fórum Brasileiro de Mudança do Clima, with Elena Crete, SDSN, and Ramus Valako, WBCSD Naoko Ishii, GEF CEO and Chairperson Yunus Arikan, ICLEI Adriana Facchiano, Millennium Campus Network Felipe Villela, reNature CONTACTS Elena Crete, SDSN | elena.crete@unsdsn.org MORE INFORMATION http://lowemissions.solutions/event/lesc-at-cop24-dinner

Members of civil society hold a demonstration on the 70th anniversary of the UN Declaration of Human Rights, reminding delegates of the human rights defenders who have lost their lives in defense of those rights Posted by IISD Reporting Services on Tuesday, 11 December 2018 As the Katowice Climate Change Conference began its second week, ministers and negotiators engaged in discussions on climate action before 2020 and climate finance. Throughout the day, the COP Presidency held dialogues with parties on several issues central to the Paris Agreement Work Programme (PAWP), including: Transparency; Cooperative approaches (such as the market mechanism); Finance; Global stocktake; Response measures; Compliance; Mitigation / nationally determined contributions (NDCs); Adaptation; and Technology. For more details on the day's events and to hear what delegates said in the corridors, see our daily Earth Negotiations Bulletin (ENB). IISD Reporting Services, through its ENB Meeting Coverage, provided daily reports, daily web coverage, and a summary and analysis from the Katowice Climate Change Conference – December 2018.   Photos by IISD/ENB | Kiara Worth For photo reprint permissions, please follow instructions at our Attribution Regulations for Meeting Photo Usage Page Pre-2020 Stocktake: High-level Meeting View of the dais during the high-level meeting Rachel Kyte, Special Representative of UN Secretary-General for Sustainable Energy for All (SE4All) Ovais Sarmad, UNFCCC Deputy Executive Secretary Michał Kurtyka, COP 24 President Miguel Arias Cañete, Commissioner for Climate Action and Energy, European Commission Simon Stiell, Minister of Climate Resilience, the Environment, Forestry, Fisheries, Disaster Management, and Information, Grenada Inia Seruiratu, Minister of Agriculture, Rural and Maritime Development, and National Disaster Management, and High-level Climate Champion, Fiji Xie Zhenhua, Special Representative for Climate Change Affairs, China Edson Duarte, Minister of the Environment, Brazil Melissa Price, Minister of the Environment, Australia Karsten Sach, Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation, and Nuclear Safety, Germany Kenichi Suganuma, Ambassador, Representative of the Government of Japan for Climate Change Fekadu Beyene Aleka, Commissioner, Environment, Forest, and Climate Change Commission, Ethiopia Kimmo Tiilikainen, Minister of the Environment, Energy, and Housing, Finland Henryk Kowalczyk, Minister of the Environment, Poland Ola Elvestuen, Minister of Climate and the Environment, Norway High-level Ministerial Dialogue on Climate Finance View of the dais during the session Lord Nicholas Stern, Chair, Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change and the Environment, London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) Manuel Pulgar-Vidal, Leader, Climate and Energy Practice, WWF International Yasmine Fouad, Minister of the Environment, Egypt Seyni Nafo, Standing Committee on Finance (SCF) Michael Eckhart, Managing Director, Global Head of Environmental Finance Corporate and Investment Banking, Citigroup Laura Tuck, Vice President for Sustainable Development, World Bank Nick Bridge, Special Representative for Climate Change, UK Rodolfo Lacy, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) Rémy Rioux, Chairperson, International Development Finance Club Karolina Skog, Minister for the Environment, Sweden Naoko Ishii, CEO, the Global Environment Facility (GEF) Naina Lal Kidwai, Commissioner, Global Commission on the Economy and Climate Javier Manzanares, Interim Executive Director, Green Climate Fund (GCF) Eneida de León, Minister of Housing, Territorial Ordering, and Environment, Uruguay Presidency Consultations throughout the Day Presidency consultations on global stocktake Presidency consultations on response measures Presidency consultations on matters relating to technology Civil Society Demonstrations In an action organized by ACT Alliance and Christian Aid, participants call for COP 24 to produce an ambitious, robust, balanced, and comprehensive rulebook As the US hosts a side event discussing the role of 'clean coal' and carbon capture and storage technologies, people storm out of the event and flood the hallways, calling to "keep fossil fuels in the ground" Youth from the Asian region enact a drama about the devastating impacts of climate change and the need to finalize the 'Paris Agreement Rulebook' at COP 24: while the Paris Agreement was adopted in 2015, there has been an increase in the number and intensity of typhoons around the world and they warn of potentially fatal impacts by 2030 if action is not taken now Around the Venue Press conference with Laurent Fabius, COP 21 President, Michał Kurtyka, COP 24 President, and Manuel Pulgar-Vidal, COP 20 President Michał Kurtyka, COP 24 President Joanna Dafoe, Canada, speaks with Patricia Fuller, Ambassador for Climate Change, Canada UNFCCC Executive Secretary Patricia Espinosa speaks with Sergio Bergman, Minister of Environment and Sustainable Development, Argentina Laurent Fabius, COP 21 President, speaks with Manuel Pulgar-Vidal, COP 20 President Melissa Price, Minister of the Environment, Australia, speaks with delegates Michał Kurtyka, COP 24 President, and UNFCCC Executive Secretary Patricia Espinosa A delegate visits the Earth Negotiations Bulletin website to keep track of negotiations Nicola Tollin, University of Southern Denmark, speaks with delegates As an alternative to burning fossil fuels, an exhibition show how rubbish can be turned into carbon and used to make houeshold products Art on display as part of an exhibition that shows the human dimension of climate change  

Highlights for Saturday, 8 December 2018 Delegates huddle during the SBSTA closing plenary Posted by IISD Reporting Services on Sunday, 9 December 2018 The Katowice Climate Change Conference concluded its first week on Saturday. Each of the subsidiary bodies held their closing plenaries and forwarded work related to the Paris Agreement Work Programme (PAWP) to the COP for further work during the second week of the conference.Decisions for several other issues were finalized and sent for adoption by the COP, CMP, and CMA, including a decision on the Local Communities and Indigenous Peoples’ Platform, which establishes a Facilitative Working Group, with equal representation of parties and indigenous peoples.On the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s Special Report on Global Warming of 1.5°C, delegates were unable to agree whether they “welcomed” or “noted” the report. Many countries called attention to how the Special Report outlined the impacts of climate change, and supported the work of the IPCC, urging welcoming the report.As the subsidiary bodies finished their work, Sarah Baashan, Co-Chair of the Ad Hoc Working Group for the Paris Agreement (APA) said: "We have seen how a small group of people can achieve a great difference in the fight against global change."Next week, discussions will continue, and many expect the ministers to help make political choices that can unlock persistent disagreements in the PAWP.For more details on the day's events and to hear what delegates said in the corridors, see our daily Earth Negotiations Bulletin (ENB). IISD Reporting Services, through its ENB Meeting Coverage, provided daily reports, daily web coverage, and a summary and analysis from the Katowice Climate Change Conference – December 2018. Photos by IISD/ENB | Kiara Worth For photo reprint permissions, please follow instructions at our Attribution Regulations for Meeting Photo Usage Page APA Contact Group Delegates during the APA contact group Beth Lavender, Canada, Co-Facilitator for APA agenda item 4 - adaptation communication Andrew Rakestraw, US, Co-Facilitator for APA agenda item 5 - transparency framework Outi Honkatukia, Finland, Co-Facilitator for APA agenda item 6 - global stocktake Sin Liang Cheah, Singapore, Co-Facilitator for APA agenda item 3 - mitigation APA Co-Chairs Sarah Baashan, Saudi Arabia, and Jo Tyndall, New Zealand María del Pilar Bueno, Argentina, Co-Facilitator for APA agenda item 8 - further matters, Adaptation Fund Janine Coye-Felson, Belize, Co-Facilitator for APA agenda item 7 - committee to facilitate implementation and promote compliance The draft APA conclusions are distributed in plenary Delegates read the draft APA conclusions The final APA family photo Informal Consultations throughout the Day Informal consultations on further matters - Adaptation Fund (APA item 8) Contact group on matters relating to the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) (CMP agenda item 4) Family photo of Article 6 of the Paris Agreement SBI Closing Plenary SBI Chair Emmanuel Dlamini, eSwatini, convenes the SBI closing plenary SBI Chair Emmanuel Dlamini, eSwatini Ovais Sarmad, UNFCCC Deputy Executive Secretary SBSTA Closing Plenary SBSTA Chair Paul Watkinson, France, convenes the SBSTA closing plenary SBSTA Chair Paul Watkinson, France Catherine Stewart, Canada Ayman Shasly, Saudi Arabia Delegates huddle during the meeting UNFCCC Executive Secretary Patricia Espinosa and members of the UNFCCC Secretariat Delegates from Saudi Arabia and the Russian Federation Delegates huddle UNFCCC Executive Secretary Patricia Espinosa Francois Paulette, Indigenous Peoples Ian Fry, Tuvalu Representatives of the Indigenous Peoples sing at the conclusion of the SBSTA closing plenary Joint Plenary of SBI, SBSTA, and APA View of the dais during plenary Gebru Jember Endalew, Ethiopia, speaking on behalf of the Least Developed Countries (LDCs) Amjad Abdulla, Maldives, speaking on behalf of the Alliance of Small Island States (AOSIS) Patrick Suckling, Australia, speaking on behalf of the Umbrella Group Jacob Werksman, EU Wael Aboulmagd, Egypt, speaking on behalf of the G-77/China Martine Badibang Kamunga, Democratic Republic of the Congo, speaking on behalf of the Coalition for Rainforest Nations (CfRN) Laura Juliana Arciniegas Rojas, Colombia, speaking on behalf of the Independent Association of Latin America and the Caribbean (AILAC) APA Co-Chairs Sarah Baashan, Saudi Arabia, and Jo Tyndall, New Zealand, gavel the APA to a close for the last time The 'Fabulous Four' - SBSTA Chair Paul Watkinson, France, SBI Chair Emmanuel Dlamini, eSwatini, and APA Co-Chairs Sarah Baashan, Saudi Arabia, and Jo Tyndall, New Zealand COP Plenary View of the dais during the COP Plenary Civil Society Climate Change Protest in Katowice Security presence outside the COP 24 venue Approximately 3,000 demonstrators take to the streets of Katowice to demand political actions that prevent temperatures rising by more than 1.5°C Around the Venue UNFCCC Executive Secretary Patricia Espinosa and Michał Kurtyka, COP 24 President, walk through the venue Marcela Main Sancha, Secretary to the COP Patrick Suckling, Australia, speaks with delegates Stella Gama, Malawi, speaks with delegates from Saudi Arabia Yungratna Srivastava, Youth NGOs (YOUNGOs), speaks with Trigg Talley, US APA Co-Chair Jo Tyndall, New Zealand Delegates from Fiji Xiang Gao, China Delegates from Europe Seyni Nafo, Mali, during an interview UNFCCC Executive Secretary Patricia Espinosa, Michał Kurtyka, COP 24 President, and Alex Saier, UNFCCC Secretariat, during a press conference Around the Japanese Pavilion

  Oceans Action Day, part of the Marrakech Partnership for Global Climate Action, took place on Saturday, 8 December 2018, in Katowice, Poland, on the sidelines of the 24th session of the Conference of the Parties (COP 24) to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC).Participants at Oceans Action Day heard presentations from over 50 speakers, including UN Special Envoys and Champions, ministers, ambassadors, and representatives from governments, civil society, academia and the private sector. Discussions, debate and presentations highlighted issues linking the ocean and its resources to climate change adaptation and mitigation, food security, disaster risk reduction, trade, scientific research, finance, and displacement and migration. Participants also considered aspects of the report of the Roadmaps to Oceans and Climate Action (ROCA) Initiative on Assessing Progress on Ocean and Climate Action: 2018, which will be issued officially following COP 24.In his keynote address, Peter Thomson, the UN Secretary General’s Special Envoy for the Ocean, said the second UN Ocean Conference in 2020 should focus on action and funding needed to address risks to the ocean as they relate to climate change. Ocean Action Day participants then engaged in panel discussions on: New scientific findings; Adaptation and displacement; Ocean content of Nationally Determined Contributions and ocean financing; and Ocean acidification. During a high-level wrap-up session, delegates heard from, among others: Susi Pudjiastuti, Minister of Marine Affairs and Fisheries, Indonesia; Helen Ågren, Swedish Ambassador for the Ocean, Sweden; and Hans-Otto Pörtner, Working Group II Co-Chair, Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). The meeting closed at 6:26pm. IISD Reporting Services, through its ENB+ Meeting Coverage, has provided web coverage and a summary report from Oceans Action Day at COP 24 in HTML and PDF. Photos by IISD/ENB | Natalia Mroz For photo reprint permissions, please follow instructions at our Attribution Regulations for Meeting Photo Usage Page Marrakech Partnership Ocean and Coastal Zones Action Event Biliana Cicin-Sain, President, Global Ocean Forum Tiago Pitta e Cunha, Executive Director, Oceano Azul Foundation Tomasz Chruszczow, COP 24 Special Envoy for Climate Change and High-level Climate Champion, Poland Manuel Barange, Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN (FAO) Peter Thomson, UN Secretary General’s Special Envoy for the Ocean, Fiji Participants listen to the discussion Vladimir Ryabinin, Executive Secretary, Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (IOC-UNESCO) Maximiliano Bello, Chile Hans-Otto Pörtner, Alfred Wegener Institute and IPCC Working Group II Co-Chair Participants listen to the discussion A shot of the room during the event Participants at the event Mobilizing the Ocean Agenda at the UNFCCC L-R: Julio Cordano, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Chile, and Because the Ocean; Taholo Kami, Special Representative for the Ocean Pathway, COP 23 Presidency Secretariat, Fiji; Helen Ågren, Ambassador for the Ocean, Sweden; Archibald Young, Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, UK; Tiago Pitta e Cunha, Executive Director, Oceano Azul Foundation; and Biliana Cicin-Sain, President, Global Ocean Forum Julio Cordano, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Chile, and Because the Ocean Taholo Kami, Special Representative for the Ocean Pathway, COP 23 Presidency Secretariat, Fiji Helen Ågren, Ambassador for the Ocean, Sweden Archibald Young, Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, UK Dorothée Herr, International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Keeping time at the event Álvaro Mendonça e Moura, Portugal A participant poses a question Contributing to Global, Regional and National/Sub-National Agendas on the Ocean and Climate Nexus L-R: Laura Tuck, Vice President for Sustainable Development, World Bank; Ken Alex, Director, Governor’s Office of Planning and Research, State of California, US; Álvaro Mendonça e Moura, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Portugal; Yoshihisa Shirayama, Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology (JAMSTEC); Ronald Jumeau, Permanent Representative of Seychelles to the UN; Stina Bagge, Youth NGO (YOUNGO) Oceans Working Group; and Tiago Pitta e Cunha, Executive Director, Oceano Azul Foundation Laura Tuck, Vice President for Sustainable Development, World Bank Álvaro Mendonça e Moura, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Portugal Karmenu Vella, Commissioner for Environment, Maritime Affairs and Fisheries, European Commission Ken Alex, Director, Governor’s Office of Planning and Research, State of California, US Álvaro Mendonça e Moura, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Portugal; Yoshihisa Shirayama, JAMSTEC; Ronald Jumeau, Permanent Representative of Seychelles to the UN Stina Bagge, YOUNGO Oceans Working Group Atsushi Sunami, President, Ocean Policy Research Institute and Executive Director, Sasakawa Peace Foundation, Japan Actions on Ocean Acidification: The Other CO2 Problem – Towards Realizing Sustainable Development L-R: Gemma Harper, Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA), UK; Carol Turley, Plymouth Marine Laboratory; Sylvie Goyet, Pacific Community; Thérèse Coffey, Parliamentary Undersecretary for DEFRA, UK; Jennifer Hennessey, International Alliance to Combat Ocean Acidification (OA Alliance); Manuel Barange, FAO Gemma Harper, DEFRA, UK Thérèse Coffey, Parliamentary Undersecretary for DEFRA, UK Peter Thomson, UN Secretary General Special Envoy for the Ocean, Fiji Carol Turley, Plymouth Marine Laboratory Manuel Barange, FAO Sylvie Goyet, Pacific Community Jennifer Hennessey, OA Alliance Hans-Otto Pörtner, Alfred Wegener Institute and IPCC Working Group II Co-Chair Babette Christelle Tchonang, Partnership for Observation of the Global Ocean A participant listens to the discussion Participants ask questions Ocean and Climate Nexus A slide from IPCC Working Group II Co-Chair Hans-Otto Pörtner’s presentation Hans-Otto Pörtner, IPCC Working Group II Co-Chair Vladimir Ryabinin, Executive Secretary, IOC-UNESCO Bruce Glavovic, Massey University, New Zealand, addressed participants via video. L-R: Kirsten Isensee, IOC-UNESCO; Stephen Crooks, Co-Chair, Blue Carbon Initiative Scientific Working Group; Loreley Picourt, Ocean and Climate Platform; and Vladimir Ryabinin, Executive Secretary, IOC-UNESCO Loreley Picourt, Ocean and Climate Platform Kirsten Isensee, IOC-UNESCO Agathe Euzen, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS) Stephen Crooks, Co-Chair, Blue Carbon Initiative Scientific Working Group L-R: Atle Solberg, Platform on Disaster Displacement; Dina Ionesco, International Organization for Migration; Peter Ricketts, Coastal Zone Canada and Acadia University, Canada; Espen Ronnenberg, Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP); and Miko Maekawa, Ocean Policy Research Institute, Sasakawa Peace Foundation, Japan Atle Solberg, Platform on Disaster Displacement Dina Ionesco, International Organization for Migration Peter Ricketts, Coastal Zone Canada and Acadia University, Canada Espen Ronnenberg, SPREP L-R: Biliana Cicin-Sain, President, Global Ocean Forum; Torsten Thiele, Global Ocean Trust; Jonathan Taylor, Vice President, European Investment Bank (EIB); Anders Jessen, European Commission (EC); Co-Chair Rémi Parmentier, Director, Varda Group; Co-Chair Tamara Thomas, The Nature Conservancy (TNC); and Eduardo Silva, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Chile Torsten Thiele, Global Ocean Trust; Eduardo Silva, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Chile Co-Chair Rémi Parmentier, Director, Varda Group Co-Chair Tamara Thomas, TNC Biliana Cicin-Sain, President, Global Ocean Forum Taehyun Park, Greenpeace International Jonathan Taylor, Vice President, European Investment Bank (EIB) Anders Jessen, EC High Level Closing and Looking Ahead Participants at the event Susi Pudjiastuti, Minister of Marine Affairs and Fisheries, Indonesia Helen Ågren, Ambassador for the Ocean, Sweden Patricia Fuller, Ambassador for Climate Change, Canada Julia Feeney, on behalf of Patrick Suckling, Ambassador for the Environment, Australia L-R: Helen Ågren, Ambassador for the Ocean, Sweden; Patricia Fuller, Ambassador for Climate Change, Canada; Susi Pudjiastuti, Minister of Marine Affairs and Fisheries, Indonesia; Julia Feeney, on behalf of Patrick Suckling, Ambassador for the Environment, Australia Participants listen to the discussion Speakers, panelists and participants pose for a group photo The full room during the event  

Highlights for Friday, 7 December 2018 A delegate reads draft negotiating text before an informal consultation Posted by IISD Reporting Services on Saturday, 8 December 2018 The Katowice Climate Change Conference continued in informal consultations throughout the day, focusing on the issues related to the Paris Agreement Work Programme (PAWP). Under the Ad Hoc Working Group for the Paris Agreement (APA), parties discussed the new texts issued by the APA Co-Chairs. The APA met in a stocktaking session in the evening, where the Co-Chairs announced that they would issue a new iteration of draft text in the morning of Saturday, 8 December. With one day left for the technical round of negotiations, several delegations worked to ensure that their preferred options were reflected in the texts before more politically-focused negotiations convene in the second week of the conference.For more details on the day's events and to hear what delegates said in the corridors, see our daily Earth Negotiations Bulletin (ENB). IISD Reporting Services, through its ENB Meeting Coverage, provided daily reports, daily web coverage, and a summary and analysis from the Katowice Climate Change Conference – December 2018. Photos by IISD/ENB | Kiara Worth For photo reprint permissions, please follow instructions at our Attribution Regulations for Meeting Photo Usage Page Informal Consultations throughout the Day Family photo of the Local Communities and Indigenous Peoples' Platform SBI informal consultations on the development of a public registry referred to in Paris Agreement Article 7.12 (adaptation communication) SBI/SBSTA informal consultations on the joint annual report of the Technology Executive Committee (TEC) and the Climate Technology Centre and Network (CTCN) Informal consultations on implementation and compliance (APA item 7) Between informal consultations, delegates read draft negotiating text APA Stocktake Delegates in plenary during the APA Stocktake Gebru Jember Endalew, Ethiopia, speaking on behalf of the Least Developed Countries (LDCs) Mohamed Nasr, Gabon, speaking on behalf of the African Group Franz Perrez, Switzerland, speaking on behalf of the Environmental Integrity Group (EIG) Majid Shafiepour, Iran, speaking on behalf of the Like-minded Developing Countries (LMDCs) APA Co-Chairs Jo Tyndall, New Zealand, and Sarah Baashan, Saudi Arabia Marcia Levaggi, Argentina, speaking on behalf of Argentina, Brazil, and Uruguay Nicole Wilke, EU Facilitative Sharing of Views Delegates during the facilitative sharing of views Country presentation by Mongolia Country presentation by Togo Delegates from Japan and the EU ask questions during the session Multilateral Assessment Delegates during the multilateral assessment Country presentation by Germany Country presentation by the Czech Republic Delegates from Indonesia and the US ask questions during the session SBI and SBSTA Chairs' Dialogue with Observer Organizations View of the dais during the dialogue with observers SBI Chair Emmanuel Dlamini, eSwatini, and SBSTA Chair Paul Watkinson, France Moderator Ceris Jones, Farmers Norine Kennedy, Business and Industry NGOs (BINGOs) Manfred Treber, Climate Action Network (CAN) International Zenabou Segda, Women and Gender Bert de Wel, Trade Union NGOs (TUNGOs) Civil Society Demonstrations In an action organized by CliMates, members of civil society advocate for the 'eight rights-based principles of the Paris Agreement preamble' to be included in the 'Paris Agreement Rulebook' Members of the International Federation of Medical Students' Organizations raise awareness about the impact that climate change has on human health Members of civil society call for climate justice, highlighting that '1.5°C is key' to ensuring a sustainable future Around the Venue Delegates gather at the start of the day Youth delegates from the Emirates Diplomatic Academy, UAE, and Mari Luomi, Earth Negotiations Bulletin (ENB) Carlos Fuller, Belize (left), speaks with delegates Anna Schulz, Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI), speaks with Ian Fry, Tuvalu Delegates between sessions Delegates meet informally The National Poland Forest Group plays in the exhibition area