The third day of the 2022 Bonn Climate Change Conference saw exchanges of views on mitigation and adaptation work, as well as special events unpacking the most recent science and discussing financing for loss and damage.
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When it comes to climate change, “winning slowly is the same as losing,” writes American activist Bill McKibben. The crux of the problem is not that emissions have to be reduced globally—it is the speed at which the world must do so. And we are nowhere near fast enough. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s recent Sixth Assessment Report, which is being unpacked by its lead authors throughout the week in Bonn, makes clear that humanity is still firmly entrenched in the era of fossil fuels: with current nationally determined contributions (NDCs), the planet is headed for well above 2°C of warming.
Delegates deliberated on precisely this problem throughout the day. An informal group considered a new work programme on urgently scaling up mitigation and implementation, calling for urgent emphasis on increased action in the next two years. Meanwhile, at the Glasgow–Sharm el-Sheikh work programme on the global goal on adaptation, UNFCCC Executive Secretary Patricia Espinosa regretted that adaptation has long been the “forgotten piece of the climate equation,” and participants stressed that “the window of opportunity is rapidly closing to secure a livable future.”
Yet familiar refrains rang out across each session—developed parties must “take the lead” on urgently ramping down their emissions, and provide enough technology and capacity for developing country parties to do the same. Breakout groups for the Glasgow Dialogue on loss and damage exposed fault lines between developing countries calling for a separate finance facility to address the disastrous impacts of climate change, and developed countries stressing that more investment and streamlining are needed for facilities that already exist.
As negotiations progress, what needs to be done remains clear; the questions are how fast, who goes first, and who’s paying.
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Informal Consultations Throughout the Day
Delegates gather for the informal discussions on the Nairobi Work Programme
Delegates gather for the informal discussions on the Work Programme on Mitigation
Delegates gather for informal discussions on matters relating to reporting and review under Article 13 of the Paris Agreement
Delegates gather for informal discussions on response measures
Delegates gather for informal discussions on the Koronivia joint work on agriculture
IPCC Event
During the IPCC event, a slide highlights that current NDCs are insufficient to stay within the 1.5°C target
Hoesung Lee, IPCC Chair
Jim Skea, IPCC Working Group III Co-Chair
Jaivardhan Ramanlal Bhatt, India
Christiane Textor, Germany
The key messages from the three IPCC working groups are shared
Delegates take photos during the event
First Workshop under the Glasgow–Sharm el-Sheikh Work Programme on the Global Goal on Adaptation
View of the dais during the first workshop under the Glasgow–Sharm el-Sheikh work programme on the global goal on adaptation
Annett Moehner, UNFCCC Secretariat
Christina Chan, US
Kulthoum Motsumi, Botswana, on behalf of the G-77/China
Khadeeja Naseem, Maldives, on behalf of the Alliance of Small Island States (AOSIS)
Delegates during the session
High-Level Climate Champions Event - Taking Stock of Progress
Delegates gather for the High-Level Climate Champions event to take stock of progress
Daniele Violetti, Senior Director, UNFCCC
Mahmoud Mohieldin, High-Level Climate Champion, Egypt
Nigel Topping, High-Level Climate Champion, UK
Delegates during the session
Durban Forum on Capacity Building
View of the dais during the Durban Forum on Capacity Building
Marianne Karlsen, SBI Chair
Pilar Bueno, Adaptation Committee
Romeo Bertolini, NDC Partnership
Miriam Hinostroza, UN Environment Programme (UNEP)
Participants break out into groups to discuss capacity building ideas
Action for Climate Empowerment (ACE) Technical Workshop
The ACE Technical Workshop is held to discuss how priority areas of the Glasgow Work Programme can guide implementation of the six elements of ACE
Ina Parvanova, Director, Communications and Engagement, UNFCCC
Elena Oliveros, EUROCLIMA+
Won-Jung Byun, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Zuzanna Borowska, YOUNGO
Civil Society Demonstration on Loss and Damage
Before the start of the Glasgow Dialogue, civil society demonstrates in front of the Chamber Hall and the breakout groups, calling for more finance to address loss and damage
Glasgow Dialogue and Breakout Groups
Delegates gather for the Glasgow Dialogue to continue discussions on funding for loss and damage
While the Glasgow Dialogue continues in the Chamber Hall, three breakout groups took place to ensure the inclusion of all voices in the Dialogue
Joseph Teo, Singapore, co-facilitates a breakout group
The breakout groups focused on four key questions to guide the discussions
Le-Anne Roper, Jamaica
Delegates during a breakout group
Informal Youth Dialogue and Communication Workshop
Delegates during the informal Youth Dialogue and Communication Workshop
Musonda Mumba, UN Development Programme (UNDP)
Nohora Alejandra Quiguantar, Indigenous Activist, Colombia
Panel speakers during the event
Renilde Ndayishimiye, Burundi
Hindou Oumarou Ibrahim, Co-Chair, International Indigenous Peoples Forum on Climate Change
Around the Venue
UNFCCC family photo
Patricia Espinosa, Executive Secretary, UNFCCC, speaks with a delegate
Ina Parvanova, Director, Communications and Engagement, UNFCCC, speaks with Wael Aboulmagd, Egypt
Nisreen Elsaim, Chair, UN Secretary-General's Youth Advisory Group
Elham Youssefian, International Disability Alliance
Benito Müller, Oxford Climate Policy
Ismail Abdel Rahim El Gizouli, Sudan
