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Highlights for Thursday, 6 December 2018 Delegates huddle during informal consultations Posted by IISD Reporting Services on Thursday, 6 December 2018 The Katowice Climate Change Conference continued on Thursday with informal consultations and contact groups meeting on a range of issues.The preparatory phase of the Talanoa Dialogue concluded. Ambassador Luke Daunivalu, COP 23 Presidency, and Adam Guibourgé-Czetwertyński, COP 24 Presidency, presented the synthesis report of the Talanoa Dialogue’s activities throughout 2018. They highlighted the involvement of a diverse range of stakeholders, including 482 inputs through the Talanoa Platform and the participation of 305 storytellers in the “Talanoas” held in May 2018. During the event, many parties and observers reported they too had held Talanoas at local, national, and regional levels to discuss climate action. The IPCC, celebrating its 30th anniversary, presented the findings from the Special Report on 1.5°C of Global Warming.In the evening, the Ad Hoc Working Group on the Paris Agreement (APA) held a stocktaking session, which was followed by an informal meeting convened by the permanent Subsidiary Bodies’ chairs on the Paris Agreement Work Programme (PAWP).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. Photos by IISD/ENB | Kiara Worth For photo reprint permissions, please follow instructions at our Attribution Regulations for Meeting Photo Usage Page Talanoa Dialogue: Wrap-up Meeting of the Preparatory Phase Luke Daunivalu, COP 23 Presidency, Fiji Adam Guibourgé-Czetwertyński, COP 24 Presidency Franz Perrez, Switzerland IPCC Chair Hoesung Lee IPCC Working Group Co-Chairs Valérie Masson-Delmotte, France, Panmao Zhai, China, Hans-Otto Pörtner, Germany, Debra Roberts, South Africa, and Jim Skea, UK Balisi Justice Gopolang, Botswana, speaking on behalf of the African Group Renata Negrelly Nogueira, Brazil Chu Thị Thanh Hương, Viet Nam David Adejo Andrew, Nigeria Mahendra Kumar, Marshall Islands Alicia Maria Amancio da Silva, Youth NGOs (YOUNGO) Franz Perrez, Switzerland, and IPCC Chair Hoesung Lee cut a large cake to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the IPCC Informal Consultations throughout the Day Informal consultations on mitigation (APA item 3) Informal consultations on implementation and compliance (APA item 7) SBI informal consultations on the development of a public registry referred to in Paris Agreement Article 7.12 (adaptation communication) SBI informal consultations on gender and climate change Informal consultations on adaptation communication (APA item 4) Informal consultations on possible additional matters (APA item 8) APA Stocktaking Meeting on Items 3-8 View of plenary during the meeting Federica Fricano, Italy, Co-Facilitator for APA agenda item 3 - mitigation Julio Cordano, Chile, Co-Facilitator for APA agenda item 4 - adaptation communication APA Co-Chairs Jo Tyndall, New Zealand, and Sarah Baashan, Saudi Arabia Xiang Gao, China, Co-Facilitator for APA agenda item 5 - transparency Outi Honkatukia, Finland, Co-Facilitator for APA agenda item 6 - global stocktake Christina Voigt, Norway, Co-Facilitator for APA agenda item 7 - implementation and compliance Pieter Terpstra, the Netherlands, Co-Facilitator for APA agenda item 8 - further matters, Adaptation Fund Wael Aboulmagd, Egypt, speaking on behalf of the G-77/China Mona Al-Attas, Saudi Arabia, speaking on behalf of the Arab Group Patrick Suckling, Australia, speaking on behalf of the Umbrella Group Andrea Guerrero, Colombia, speaking on behalf of the Independent Alliance of Latin America and the Carribean (AILAC) Informal Meeting by the SB Chairs on PAWP Delegates during the session SBI Chair Emmanuel Dlamini, eSwatini SBSTA Chair Paul Watkinson, France Amjad Abdulla, Maldives, speaking on behalf of the Alliance of Small Island States (AOSIS) Launch of Young and Future Generations Day The Climate Action Hub is filled to capacity during the launch of Young and Future Generations Day Deo Saran, Fiji Adriana Valenzuela, UNFCCC Secretariat Civil Society Demonstrations Members of civil society demonstrate in the hallways, calling for an end to fossil fuels and a shift to renewable energy Eric Meyer, Generation Atomic, sings an operatic ballad about the benefits of nuclear energy in addressing climate change An action organized by the Climate Change Forum and Korean Youth Delegates raises awareness about the importance of the PAWP and calls on delegates to be 'PAWP champions' by banging a gavel on the 'Paris Agreement Rulebook' In an action organised by Care About Climate, a call is made to "listen to the people" during the negotiations Around the Venue Delegates between sessions Amjad Abdulla, Maldives, speaks with a delegate Reinaldo Salgado, Brazil, speaks with a delegate Wael Aboulmagd, Egypt, speaks with a delegate Alf Wills and Maesela Kekana, South Africa UN Security Members of the UNFCCC Secretariat Gebru Jember Endalew, Ethiopia, speaks with delegates

Highlights for Sunday, 2 December 2018 Ovais Sarmad, UNFCCC Deputy Executive Secretary, UNFCCC Executive Secretary Patricia Espinosa, and Frank Bainimarama, COP 23/CMP 13/CMA 1-2 President, sit on the dais as the Katowice Climate Change Conference begins The Katowice Climate Change Conference opened on Sunday, 2 December, a day earlier than originally scheduled. Parties used this extra day to launch work under all of the bodies meeting at the conference: The 24th session of the Conference of the Parties (COP 24) to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC); The 14th session of the Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the Parties to the Kyoto Protocol (CMP 14); The 3rd part of the first session of the Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the parties for the Paris Agreement (CMA 1-3); 49th session of the Subsidiary Body for Implementation (SBI 49); 49th session of the Subsidiary Body for Scientific and Technological Advice (SBSTA 49); and The 7th part of the first session of the Ad Hoc Working Group on the Paris Agreement (APA 1-7). There were several reminders throughout the day of the urgency of the work to complete the details that will operationalize the Paris Agreement, which is due by the close of this meeting. As COP 24 President Michał Kurtyka explained, the work will be “multi-layered,” involving technical discussions and, when needed, discussions elevated to heads of delegations to unlock progress.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. Photos by IISD/ENB | Kiara Worth For photo reprint permissions, please follow instructions at our Attribution Regulations for Meeting Photo Usage Page Morning Plenary UNFCCC Executive Secretary Patricia Espinosa, Frank Bainimarama, COP 23/CMP 13/CMA 1-2 President, and Michał Kurtyka, COP 24/CMP 14/CMA 1-3 President, arrive in plenary View of the dais during the morning plenary The COP Presidency is handed over to Michał Kurtyka, COP 24 President Michał Kurtyka, COP 24 President Frank Bainimarama, COP 23 President Delegates during plenary Amjad Abdulla, Maldives Andrew Neustaetter, US Patrick Suckling, Australia Mohamed Nasr, Gabon, speaking on behalf of the African Group Opening Plenaries for SBI, SBSTA, and APA SBI Chair Emmanuel Dlamini, eSwatini, convenes the SBI opening plenary SBI Chair Emmanuel Dlamini, eSwatini Thiago de Araujo Mendes, Brazil SBSTA Chair Paul Watkinson, France, convenes the SBSTA opening plenary Elena Manaenkova, Deputy Secretary-General, World Meteorological Organization (WMO) Jane Hupe, International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) Delegates from Saudi Arabia in negotiation with SBSTA Chair Paul Watkinson, France, during the plenary APA Co-Chair Sarah Baashan, Saudi Arabia, convenes the APA opening plenary APA Contact Group APA Co-Chair Jo Tyndall, New Zealand, convenes the APA Contact Group APA family photo SBI, SBSTA, and APA Joint Plenary View of the joint plenary Vladimir Uskov, COP Vice-President Wael Aboulmagd, Egypt, speaking on behalf of the G-77/China Gebru Jember Endalew, Ethiopia, speaking on behalf of the Least Developed Countries (LDCs) Yoo Yeonchul, Republic of Korea, speaking on behalf of the Environmental Integrity Group (EIG) Carolina Díaz Acosta, Colombia, speaking on behalf of the Independent Association of Latin America and the Caribbean (AILAC) Ayman Shasly, Saudi Arabia, speaking on behalf of the Arab Group Helmut Hojesky, EU Ravi Prasad, India, speaking on behalf of Brazil, South Africa, India, and China (BASIC) Majid Shafiepour, Iran, speaking on behalf of the Like-minded Developing Countries (LMDCs) Ruth Kaviok, Indigenous Peoples Zhenglin Liu and Maria Auma, Youth NGOs (YOUNGOs) Informal Consultations throughout the Day Delegates consult informally throughout the day Around the Venue Delegates gather on the first day of COP 24 Helen Plume, New Zealand, speaks with a delegate Kishan Kumarsingh, Trinidad and Tobago, speaks with SBSTA Chair Paul Watkinson, France Michał Kurtyka, COP 24 President, UNFCCC Executive Secretary Patricia Espinosa, and Alex Saier, UNFCCC Secretariat, during a press conference Delegates from Monaco 'Sustaina Claus' speaks with a delegate Michał Kurtyka, COP 24 President Members of the EIG wear pieces of green to show their commitment to creating a green future Frank Bainimarama, COP 23/CMP 13/CMA 1-2 President, takes photographs with UNFCCC Executive Secretary Patricia Espinosa UN Security at the start of plenary SBSTA Chair Paul Watkinson, France; Wanna Tanunchaiwatana, SBSTA Coordinator; SBI Chair Emmanuel Dlamini, eSwatini; Katia Simeonova, SBI Coordinator; APA Co-Chairs Jo Tyndall, New Zealand, and Sarah Baashan, Saudi Arabia; and Sergey Kononov, APA Coordinator Mehmet Emin Birpınar, Turkey Delegates speak informally Helmut Hojesky, Austria, speaks with a delegate Delegates between sessions

As the Bangkok Climate Change Conference draws to a close, the draft APA Co-Chairs' text is distributed to delegates The Bangkok Climate Change Conference closed on Sunday, 9 September, with negotiators concluding this session's work to advance the Paris Agreement Work Programme (PAWP) — the details required to operationalize the 2015 Paris Agreement. The PAWP is scheduled for adoption at the Katowice Climate Change Conference (COP 24) in December 2018. This is widely considered a challenging task. At the beginning of their week in Bangkok, COP 23 President Frank Bainimarama warned countries that “frankly, we are not ready for Katowice.” Following the conclusion of informal consultations in the morning, the contact group of the Ad Hoc Working Group on the Paris Agreement (APA) met in the early afternoon. After some debate on how to reflect possible additional matters for the PAWP to address, the group adopted its draft conclusions.Closing plenaries of the APA, the Subsidiary Body for Implementation (SBI), and the Subsidiary Body for Scientific and Technological Advice (SBSTA) convened in the afternoon, with each body adopting identical conclusions. Parties made “uneven” progress across the different agenda items. Outcomes under PAWP negotiating items are captured in the annexes to their conclusions as “the Bangkok outcome,” as well as in a 307-page “PAWP compilation.” In their conclusions, the APA, SBI, and SBSTA agree on a way to progress work intersessionally, notably that: their Presiding Officers should prepare a joint reflections note addressing progress made at this session, and identifying ways forward, “including textual proposals,” to help advance parties’ deliberations towards the PAWP; and the purpose of this joint note is to address all PAWP matters so as to ensure their “balanced and coordinated” consideration and facilitate successful completion of the PAWP at COP 24. The note is due by mid-October 2018 in order to inform political discussions scheduled for the “pre-COP” meeting from 24-27 October 2018 in Krakow, Poland. The Conference was gaveled to a close at 7:57 pm following a joint APA-SBI-SBSTA plenary to hear country and observer statements. APA Co-Chair Tyndall declared: “Katowice, here we come!” IISD Reporting Services, through its Earth Negotiations Bulletin (ENB) Meeting Coverage, provided daily web coverage and daily reports from the Bangkok Climate Change Conference - September 2018. In addition, IISD Reporting Services has publish a summary and analysis report from the Conference.   Photos by IISD/ENB | Kiara Worth For photo reprint permissions, please follow instructions at our Attribution Regulations for Meeting Photo Usage Page Informal Consultations throughout the Day APA informal consultations on adaptation communication guidance SBI/SBSTA contact group on response measures SBSTA informal consultations on the technology framework APA informal consultations on mitigation Delegates huddle during the SBSTA contact group on modalities for the accounting of financial resources (Agreement Article 9.7) APA informal consultations on issues related to the Adaptation Fund APA transparency framework family photo APA global stocktake family photo APA Co-Facilitators family photo APA Contact Group APA Co-Chair Jo Tyndall, New Zealand Delegates read the revised APA Co-Chairs' draft text Delegates discuss the draft text Delegates from Saudi Arabia Delegates from India Andrew Neustaetter, US Chen Zhihua, China Franz Perrez, Switzerland Majid Shafie-Pour, Iran Joint Closing Plenary of APA, SBI and SBSTA View of the dais during the joint closing plenary Wael Aboulmagd, Egypt, speaking on behalf of the G-77/China Helmut Hojesky, EU Patrick Suckling, Australia, speaking on behalf of the Umbrella Group Laura Juliana Arciniegas Rojas, Colombia, speaking on behalf of the Independent Association of Latin America and the Caribbean (AILAC) Yoo Yeonchul, Republic of Korea, speaking on behalf of the Environmental Integrity Group (EIG) Amjad Abdulla, Maldives, speaking on behalf of the Alliance of Small Island States (AOSIS) Gebru Jember Endalew, Ethiopia, speaking on behalf of the Least Developed Countries (LDCs) Mohamed Nasr, Gabon, speaking on behalf of the African Group Maesela Kekana, South Africa, speaking on behalf of Brazil, South Africa, India, and China (BASIC) Reinaldo Salgado, Brazil, speaking on behalf of Argentina, Brazil, and Uruguay Nedal Katbeh-Bader, Palestine  Nanna Birk, Women and Gender Lhavanya Dharmalinga, Environmental NGOs (ENGOs) Around the Venue  Renilde Ndayishimiye, Burundi Hugh Sealy, Barbados Delegates from the Youth NGOs (YOUNGOs) Seyni Nafo, Mali, and Delphine Eyraud, France, SBSTA Co-Facilitators for modalities for the accounting of financial resources (Agreement Article 9.7) Nurul Quadir, Bangladesh, and Nora Hamed Alamer, Bahrain APA Co-Chairs Jo Tyndall, New Zealand, and Sarah Baashan, Saudi Arabia A delegate reads the Earth Negotiations Bulletin (ENB) to keep track of negotiations Alex Saier, UNFCCC Secretariat; Ovais Sarmad, UNFCCC Deputy Executive Secretary; and UNFCCC Executive Secretary Patricia Espinosa Rueanna Haynes, Saint Kitts and Nevis International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) ENB team covering the Bangkok Climate Change Conference: Elaine Limjoco, the Philippines; Natalie Jones, New Zealand; Katie Browne, US; Cleo Verkuijl, Zimbabwe/the Netherlands; Aaron Cosbey, Canada; Jen Allan, Canada; and Kiara Worth, South Africa  

The Bangkok Climate Change Conference continued for its third day On Thursday, negotiations on the Paris Agreement Work Programme (PAWP) continued in Bangkok, including on issues related to: predictability and accounting of finance; guidance and public registry for NDCs; market and non-market approaches; technology; transparency; and the global stocktake. In the afternoon, a stocktaking meeting of the Ad Hoc Working Group on the Paris Agreement (APA) took place, as well as a joint stocktake of the Subsidiary Body for Implementation (SBI), Subsidiary Body for Scientific and Technological Advice (SBSTA), and APA. Negotiations will continue on Friday.For extensive details on the day’s negotiations and to hear what delegates said in the corridors, see our daily Earth Negotiations Bulletin. IISD Reporting Services, through its Earth Negotiations Bulletin (ENB) Meeting Coverage, provided daily web coverage and daily reports from the Bangkok Climate Change Conference - September 2018. In addition, IISD Reporting Services has publish a summary and analysis report from the Conference.   Photos by IISD/ENB | Kiara Worth For photo reprint permissions, please follow instructions at our Attribution Regulations for Meeting Photo Usage Page Informal Consultations throughout the Day SBI informal consultations on matters related to the predictability of climate finance (Article 9.5 of the Paris Agreement) APA informal consultations on the transparency framework SBI informal consultations on the Technology Mechanism SBSTA contact group on matters relating to market and non-market approaches (Article 6 of the Paris Agreement) APA informal consultations on the global stocktake APA Stocktaking Meeting on Items 3-8 View of the dais during the session Beth Lavender, Canada, Co-Facilitator for APA agenda item 4 - adaptation communication Federica Fricano, Italy, Co-Facilitator for APA agenda item 3 - mitigation section of NDCs Xiang Gao, China, Co-Facilitator for APA agenda item 5 - transparency framework Outi Honkatukia, Finland, Co-Facilitator for APA agenda item 6 - global stocktake Pieter Terpstra, the Netherlands, Co-Facilitator for APA agenda item 8 - further matters, Adaptation Fund Informal Joint Stocktaking Plenary of SBI, SBSTA, and APA View of the dais during the joint plenary Jacob Werksman, EU Patrick Suckling, Australia, speaking on behalf of the Umbrella Group Wael Aboulmagd, Egypt, speaking on behalf of the G-77/China Gebru Jember Endalew, Ethiopia, speaking on behalf of the Least Developed Countries (LDCs) Laura Juliana Arciniegas Rojas, Colombia, speaking on behalf of the Independent Association of Latin America and the Caribbean (AILAC) Amjad Abdulla, Maldives, speaking on behalf of the Alliance of Small Island States (AOSIS) Mohamed Nasr, Gabon, speaking on behalf of the African Group Franz Perrez, Switzerland, speaking on behalf of the Environmental Integrity Group (EIG) Executive Secretary Meeting with Observer Organizations Santhosh Thanjavur Prakasam, UNFCCC Secretariat; Laura Lopez, UNFCCC Secretariat; UNFCCC Executive Secretary Patricia Espinosa; and Majda Dabaghi, Business NGOs (BINGOs) Mark Lukes, Environmental NGOs (ENGOs) UNFCCC Executive Secretary Patricia Espinosa Norine Kennedy, BINGOs Anish Shrestha, Indigenous Peoples Bert De Wel, Trade Union NGOs (TUNGOs) Teresita Vistro, Women and Gender Observers during the meeting Around the Venue Delegates consult informally between sessions María del Pilar Bueno, Argentina, speaks with a delegate Delegates from G-77/China meet informally in the corridors Delegates between sessions Members of a working group focused on human rights and climate change consult