It was an intense day at the 2026 June Climate Meetings, as the Chairs of the Subsidiary Bodies (SBs) had given a hard deadline for negotiations on a number of agenda items to conclude, with no space to accommodate additional sessions the next day.
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On many issues, including support for developing country reporting, delegates did not manage to sort out remaining divergences. As a result, they could not even agree on procedural conclusions that forward some form of text to serve as a basis for discussions at the next session. In essence, this means much of the progress achieved in Bonn is lost and discussions at the November session in Türkiye will start with a broad exchange and repetition of views—thus “wasting valuable negotiation time,” as many pointed out.
Discussions on the Global Goal on Adaptation, which many view as a critical topic, proved especially heated. Delegates refused to further engage on the basis of the Co-Facilitators’ latest text, with developed and developing countries disagreeing on finance-related references. The Co-Facilitators will consult the SB Chairs on the way forward.
On other issues, delegates will have another chance to make progress on the penultimate day of the meeting. These include:
- the mitigation work programme;
- research and systematic observation;
- just transition;
- capacity-building; and
- arrangements for intergovernmental meetings.
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Dialogue on the Global Stocktake informing Nationally Determined Contributions
Delegates attend the Dialogue on the GST informing NDCs
Julia Gardiner, SBI Chair
Kelsey Gray, Australia
A slide provides a snapshot of where the least developed countries (LDCs) stand with their NDCs
Manjeet Dhakal, LDC Group
Amit Singh, Regional Pacific NDC Hub
Harald Winkler, South Africa
Carol Franco, SBSTA Vice-Chair
Tala Altabsh, Arab Group
Delegates take note of the information shared
Delegates break out into groups for more in-depth discussions
Delegates share ideas
Ideas are recorded by breakout group facilitators
Informal Consultations Throughout the Day
Informal consultations on the Nairobi Work Programme
Delegates huddle during the informal consultations on Art 6.8 (non-market approaches)
Co-Facilitators for the informal consultations on Art 6.8 Angela Friedrich, Austria, and Charles Hamilton, the Bahamas, celebrate the finalization of their work
Informal consultations on the provision of support for reporting and capacity-building
Informal consultations on the Just Transition Work Programme
Informal consultations on research and systematic observations
Family photo of delegates participating in the informal consultations on Art 6.2
Delegates huddle during the informal consultations on the Climate Technology Centre (CTC)
SB Chairs' Follow Up Meeting on the Climate Change and Trade Dialogue
The SB Chairs hold a follow-up meeting on the Climate Change and Trade Dialogue
Mohammad Ayoub, Saudi Arabia
Tian Wang, China
Vicente Paolo Yu, the Philippines
Xolisa Ngwadla, Ghana
Briefing on UN80
A special session is held to discuss UN80 and how this relates to the climate process
Joanna MacGregor, UNFCCC Secretariat
James Grabert, UNFCCC Secretariat
UNFCCC Executive Secretary Simon Stiell
Mwanahamisi Singano, Women and Gender
Katarzyna Wrona, Poland
Civil Society Actions
Members of civil society demonstrate in the corridors, calling for more finance to address loss and damage and to 'make rich polluters pay'
Members of civil society raise awareness about the plight of environmental defenders, calling to 'free them all'
Members of civil society call for a tripling of adaptation finance, saying there is no adaptation without finance
Around the Venue
Delegates arrive for another busy day at the June Climate Meetings
Delegates bid farewell to Martin Hession, EU, who has been in the process for more than 25 years
A delegate visits the IISD/ENB webpage to get updates about the meeting
Family photo of the South African delegation
Delegates around the venue
Shiva Gounden, Head, Pacific Greenpeace, gives UNFCCC Executive Secretary Simon Stiell a tour of 'The Wanderers Roadmap' exhibition
