On the penultimate day of the Subsidiary Bodies’ meeting, delegates scrambled to finalize work on key agenda items. Some discussions ended in applause, notably the gender negotiations, where delegates were already looking towards intersessional engagement to progress the development of a new gender action plan that many hope will be adopted in Belém.
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In adaptation negotiations, the Global Goal on Adaptation (GGA) kept delegates busy for several hours. Tensions flared over how to reflect means of implementation in the list of indicators to be drawn up by technical experts. Delegates working towards the Adaptation Fund’s transition to exclusively serving the Paris Agreement found a resolution to their procedural quibble. Those reflecting on a possible revision of the guidance on adaptation communications agreed to reconsider the matter further down the line.
In talks on the mitigation work programme, references to the creation of a digital platform remained contentious—with no consensus on whether to discuss this platform under the mitigation agenda at all. In other rooms, some parties were frustrated that the technology discussions were not given adequate space and time, with the technology implementation programme and the review of the Climate Technology Centre being forwarded to Belém with little substantive progress.
In the afternoon, the incoming Brazilian Presidency laid out their vision for the 30th session of the Conference of the Parties (COP 30) to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), underlining the need to connect the multilateral process to “real life” beyond the UNFCCC. Parties in turn outlined their expectations for COP 30. Comments related to, among others:
- calls for all parties to submit ambitious nationally determined contributions (NDCs) that respond to the outcomes of the Global Stocktake;
- a dedicated space to discuss the upcoming NDC synthesis report and respond to the gap in ambition that will be likely identified;
- developing concrete actions and milestones for the USD 1.3 trillion climate finance roadmap;
- discussions about reforming the UNFCCC process; and
- affordable accommodation and logistical support.
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Informal Consultations Throughout the Day
Informal consultations on Global Stocktake (GST) procedures
Informal consultations on the mitigation work programme
Informal consultations on adaptation communications
Adaptation Communications Co-Chairs Thomas Lerenten Lelekoiten, Kenya, and Marie Wien Fjell, Norway
Julia Gardiner, SBI Chair, with Co-Facilitators Elfriede More, Austria, and Omar Alcock, Jamaica, during informal consultations on the technology implementation programme
Informal consultations on administrative, financial, and institutional matters
Informal consultations on the just transition work programme
Delegates consult during discussions on the just transition work programme
Members of civil society call for increased adaptation finance as delegates enter the informal consultations on the Global Goal on Adaptation (GGA)
Zita Wilks, Gabon, and Tina Kobilšek, Slovenia, Co-Facilitators for the GGA
Delegates consult during informal discussions on the GGA
Members of the G-77/China huddle during informal consultations on the GGA
Delegates read the text projected on screen during informal discussions on research and systematic observation
Informal consultations on agriculture and food security
Delegates listen to the discussions
Informal Consultations on COP 30 Vision and Expectations
Delegates gather for open-ended informal consultations by the incoming Presidency on vision and expectations
Liliam Chagas, incoming COP 30 Presidency
Túlio César Mourthé de Alvim Andrade, incoming COP 30 Presidency
Members of the COP 29 Presidency
Lidia Wojtal, EU
Uran Akhmetov, Kyrgyzstan, on behalf of the Group of Mountain Partnership
Delegates listen to the deliberations
Santiago Network: Stakeholder Consultations
Delegates gather for an interactive session to discuss the Santiago Network
Information is shared about the challenges and opportunities for the Santiago Network
A slide highlights what the vision of the Santiago Network should be
Delegates use an interactive platform to share their ideas
A word cloud is created highlighting the core elements of what the Santiago Network should achieve
Civil Society Actions
Members of different civil society constituencies demonstrate in the corridors, calling for greater action on the just transition, and for more concrete and equitable steps to protect workers
Members of civil society call for greater justice with food systems, saying 'food for people, not for profit'
Members of civil society call for more adaptation finance as negotiators enter the room to discuss the GGA
Members of civil society call for the release of environmental defenders currently imprisoned around the world, saying there is 'no climate justice without human rights'
Around the Venue
Kulthoum Motsumi, Botswana
Ulrik Lenaerts, Belgium, Laurence Ahoussou, Canada, and Tina Stege, Marshall Islands, speak informally
Isatou Camara, The Gambia, and Claire Holzer Fleming, UK, Co-Facilitators of the informal consultations on the Adaptation Fund, speak between sessions
Family photo of members of the Latin American Youth Climate Scholarship programme
Delegates from Grenada
Richard Sherman, South Africa, speaks with delegates
The delegation from Luxembourg with Serge Wilmes, Minister of the Environment, Climate, and Biodiversity (center)
African delegates covering loss and damage discussions
Family photo of the Paris Committee on Capacity-building (PCCB)
Delegates read the posters on display in the lobby to learn more about climate action taking place around the world
