Highlights for Tuesday, 11 December 2018
Members of the African Group consult informally between sessions
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.
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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
