Environmental Integrity Group

On Thursday, the Bonn Climate Change Conference concluded. The Subsidiary Body for Scientific and Technological Advice (SBSTA) held closing plenaries in the morning and evening. A special joint plenary was held to thank UNFCCC Executive Secretary Christiana Figueres for her service, with all present congratulating her, including in song, for her leadership culminating in the Paris Agreement. In response, UNFCCC Executive Secretary Figueres thanked everyone, saying that she has “had the enormous privilege to be at your side as you made history.” In the afternoon and evening, the Subsidiary Body for Implementation (SBI) and the Ad Hoc Working Group on the Paris Agreement (APA) held their closing plenaries. IISD Reporting Services, through its ENB Meeting Coverage, has providing daily web coverage, daily reports from the Bonn Climate Change Conference - May 2016. In adiition, IISD Reportaing Services has also published a summary and analysis report from this meeting, which is available in HTML and PDF format. Photos by IISD/ENB | Kiara Worth For photo reprint permissions, please follow instructions at our Attribution Regulations for Meeting Photo Usage Page SBSTA Closing Plenary View of the dais during the SBSTA closing plenary SBSTA Chair Carlos Fuller, Belize Wanna Tanunchaiwatana, SBSTA Coordinator Manasvi Srisodapol, Thailand, speaking on behalf of the G-77/China Aishath Aileen Niyaz, Maldives, speaking on behalf of the Alliance of Small Island States (AOSIS) Norbert Bärlocher, Switzerland, speaking on behalf of the Environmental Integrity Group (EIG) Michel Rentenaar, EU Andrea Faulkner, Australia, speaking on behalf of the Umbrella Group Eddy Pérez, Climate Action Network (CAN) Shalia Shahid, Women and Gender Victor Kabengele wa Kadilu, Democratic Republic of the Congo APA Consultations Delegates during the APA consultations APA Co-Chair Sarah Baashan, Saudi Arabia Zhihua Chen, China Delegates read the revised APA draft conclusions Members of the Secretariat distribute the text Joint Meeting of the SBI, SBSTA and APA: Farewell to Christiana Figueres View of the dais during the joint meeting UNFCCC Executive Secretary Christiana Figueres Incoming UNFCCC Executive Secretary Patricia Espinosa Laurence Tubiana, COP 21/CMP 11 Presidency Aziz Mekouar, Incoming COP 22/CMP 12 Presidency Members of civil society sing 'Climate Queen,' a farewell song dedicated to UNFCCC Executive Secretary Christiana Figueres APA Co-Chair Jo Tyndall, New Zealand, SBI Chair Tomasz Chruszczow, Poland, and Incoming UNFCCC Executive Secretary Patricia Espinosa bid farewell Delegates give UNFCCC Executive Secretary Christiana Figueres a standing ovation in recognition of her important contribution to tackling climate change over the years SBI Closing Plenary View of the dais during the SBI closing plenary Madeleine Diouf Sarr, Senegal SBI Chair Tomasz Chruszczow, Poland Elena Kruspkaia Mejía Villacís, Ecuador Mohamed Khalil, Egypt Erwin Rose, US Ilka Wagner, EU Chebet Maikut, Uganda, speaking on behalf of the African Group Emil Eduardo Calles Lossada, Venezuela Delegates huddle during the final negotiations APA Closing Plenary View of the dais during the APA closing plenary APA Co-Chair Jo Tyndall, New Zealand Bouzekri Razi, COP 22/CMP 12 Presidency Anna Serzysko, APA Rapporteur Alejandro Rivera, Mexico, speaking on behalf of the EIG Frances Veronica Victorio, the Philippines Olfa Jelassi, Women and Gender Marilyn Averill, Research and Independent NGOs (RINGOs) Jaime Hermida Castillo, Nicaragua, speaking on behalf of the Bolivarian Alliance for the Peoples of Our America (ALBA) Johnson Hugo Cerda Shiguango, Indigenous Peoples Héloïse Pichot, Youth NGOs (YOUNGOs) Around the Venue Incoming UNFCCC Executive Secretary Patricia Espinosa with UNFCCC Executive Secretary Christiana Figueres Delegates from Germany Delegates from Ghana Delegates from Thailand and Singapore speak informally Delegates in plenary Incoming UNFCCC Executive Secretary Patricia Espinosa sits with members of the UNFCCC Secretariat Headsets available for delegates Marcela Main Sancha, UNFCCC Secretariat, speaks with delegates Wael Hmaidan, CAN, with UNFCCC Executive Secretary Christiana Figueres Observers watch proceedings from the balcony Members of the Arab Group meet informally World Conference Center Bonn security staff UNFCCC Executive Secretary Christiana Figueres enters the venue for her final session with the UNFCCC UNFCCC Executive Secretary Patricia Espinosa thanks delegates for welcoming her into the UNFCCC process Delegates use a 'poken' to gather materials during the paperless conference An information booth for COP 22/CMP 12 in Marrakech International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) Earth Negotiations Bulletin (ENB) team covering the meeting (L-R): Kiara Worth; Beate Antonich; Virginia Wiseman; Jen Allan; Mari Luomi; Alice Bisiaux; Rishikesh Ram Bhandary; and Nancy Williams

On Friday, the Bonn Climate Change Conference continued with several informal consultations meeting on issues under the Subsidiary Body for Scientific and Technological Advice (SBSTA) and Subsidiary Body for Implementation (SBI). Three events convened throughout the day: the fifth meeting of the Durban Forum on capacity-building; the facilitative sharing of views (FSV) under the international consultation and analysis (ICA) process; and the Technical Expert Meeting (TEM) on mitigation (social and economic value of carbon). In the afternoon, the SBI and Ad Hoc Working Group on the Paris Agreement (APA) held plenaries to discuss their agendas, and the SBSTA plenary convened to hear views on emissions from international aviation and maritime transport. A SBSTA contact group on modalities for the accounting of financial resources provided and mobilized through public interventions in accordance with Article 9.7 (accounting modalities) of the Paris Agreement also met in the afternoon. IISD Reporting Services, through its ENB Meeting Coverage, has providing daily web coverage, daily reports from the Bonn Climate Change Conference - May 2016. In adiition, IISD Reportaing Services has also published a summary and analysis report from this meeting, which is available in HTML and PDF format. Photos by IISD/ENB | Kiara Worth For photo reprint permissions, please follow instructions at our Attribution Regulations for Meeting Photo Usage Page SBI/SBSTA Technical Expert Meeting on Mitigation View of the dais during the SBI/SBSTA Technical Expert Meeting on Mitigation Laurence Tubiana, COP 21/CMP 11 Presidency SBSTA Chair Carlos Fuller, Belize Alfredo Sirkis, Brazil Climate Center Rebekah Riley, Friends of Fossil Fuel Subsidy Reform Simon Buckle, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) Kate Shouse, US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) SBI Fifth Meeting of the Durban Forum on Capacity-Building Panelists during the SBI Fifth Meeting of the Durban Forum on capacity-building Co-Facilitator Michael Gillenwater, Greenhouse Gas Management Institute (GGMI) Co-Facilitator Lorena Aguilar, International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Dechen Tsering, UNFCCC Secretariat Klaus Wenzel, Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) Participants discuss matters in breakout groups SBI Facilitative Sharing of Views under the International Consultation and Analysis Process In-Session Workshop L-R: Richard Kinley, UNFCCC Deputy Executive Secretary; SBI Chair Tomasz Chruszczow, Poland; and SBI Coordinator Katia Simeonova Richard Kinley, UNFCCC Deputy Executive Secretary SBI Chair Tomasz Chruszczow, Poland Bariz Mehdiyev, Azerbaijan Christo Artusio, US Delegates during the workshop SBSTA In-Session Workshop on Agriculture: Identification of Adaptation Measures Panelists during the workshop Mark Howden, IPCC Working Group II Vice-Chair Workshop Co-Chair Emmanuel Dumisani Dlamini, Swaziland Herwig Ranner, EU Buddhisrilal Bandara Marambe, Sri Lanka Huy Pham Quang, Viet Nam Delegates during the workshop SBSTA Plenary View of the dais during the SBSTA plenary SBSTA Chair Carlos Fuller, Belize  Ong Heng Yap, Singapore Orlando Ernesto Rey Santos, Cuba Yoshimune Sakimitsu, Japan Farhan Akhtar, US APA Plenary View of the dais during the APA plenary APA Co-Chair Jo Tyndall, New Zealand APA Co-Chair Sarah Baashan, Saudi Arabia Aziz Mekouar, Incoming COP 22/CMP 12 Presidency Azimuddin Bahari, Malaysia, speaking on behalf of the Like-Minded Developing Countries (LMDCs) Amjad Abdulla, Maldives Manasvi Srisodapol, Thailand, speaking on behalf of the G-77/China Sandea de Wet, South Africa Jacob Werksman, EU Franz Perrez, Switzerland, speaking on behalf of the Environmental Integrity Group (EIG) Henrik Eriksen, Norway SBI Plenary View of the dais during the SBI plenary Hesham Shoier, Egypt SBI Chair Tomasz Chruszczow, Poland Erwin Rose, US Oleg Shamanov, Russian Federation Around the Venue Alejandro Rivera Becerra, Mexico, and Kishan Kumarsingh, Trinidad and Tobago Stefan Schwager, Switzerland, and Richard Sherman, South Africa Delegates meet informally A delegate reads the International Institue for Sustainable Development Reporting Services (IISD RS) website Laurence Tubiana, COP 21/CMP 11 Presidency Members of YOUNGO call for delegates to support the growth of Action for Climate Empowerment (ACE) through enhanced implementation of the Doha work programme