Bonn climate meet concludes with little progress on issues 

With Parties differing on their fundamental stances, creation of a robust and fair Paris climate rule book looks like a tough task

COP28: Global Stocktake ‘building blocks’ struggling to take shape

The GST is expected to produce its final agreed text over the weekend

DTE Reportage: Coverage of the Subsidiary Bodies 58 climate conference in Bonn

Delegates discussed climate issues in the runup to November’s conference in Dubai

COP28: Important takeaways from the first week of COP28 | Sunita Narain

Here's what we expect from the second week of the United Nations climate change negotiations

COP28 Recap: What was discussed at the Mitigation Work Programme?

The final text agreed on December 13, acknowledges the Global Dialogues and the summary report produced by the Co-Chairs

COP28: Global Stocktake adopted, final text attempts stronger language on fossil fuels

Language calling out production of fossil fuels is now missing — a trade off for not making actions optional

Think tanks, civil society caution that ‘fossil fuels’ mention in GST is riddled with loopholes

The latest text emphasises the need to transition away from fossil fuels in energy system  

COP28 Diary (December 10, 2023): New GGA draft weaker than previous text, countries talk about finance gaps at Majlis

Parties still not on same page about responsibilities in GST text; final texts on carbon market expected December 11

COP28: Fourth Draft of Global Stocktake Text accommodates too many divergent viewpoints, waters down ambition

There is a lack of clarity on thorny issues including fossil fuel phaseout and energy sector decarbonisation

COP28: New GST text urges global Net Zero by 2050 with cuts to fossil fuels; proposes rapid phasedown of coal

Experts term it a retrograde draft; presidency shifts onus on parties   

COP28 Diary (December 8): Text on adaptation by December 11; new text on GST released

CSE moderated a side event on Trade and Fiscal Space hosted by UNCTAD

COP28: Differences on responsibility continue in the 15th Global Stocktake negotiation

A final round of negotiations is expected on December 6, following which the text will be handed over to the Presidency

COP28 diary (December 3): Countries agree on host for the Santiago Network; divergences on GST

Negotiations on the Global Goal on Adaptation still stuck, informal consultations on next steps for NCGQ continue

COP 23 did not accomplish much, but developing nations keep hopes alive

Environmental groups are not happy with the outcome of the negotiations, whose objective was to get clarity on complex operational issues …

Developed nations should phase out fossil fuels by early 2030s, fund developing nations: Report

US, UK, EU, Japan, and Australia must more than double NDC ambition to reach lower end of their fair share

Ahead of COP28, disagreements on Global Stocktake remain — highlights from CSE’s briefing paper

It was the most vulnerable countries that clearly called for GST to reference a phaseout of all fossil fuels, analysis shows

Did the G20 deliver ambitious climate & energy outcomes?

Most climate & energy targets mentioned were reiterations of goals laid out in other fora

US oil & gas lobby pushes massive ad campaign promoting fossil fuels

The “Lights on Energy” campaign pushes message that dependence on oil & natural gas is a matter of survival for Americans and …

High road to Dubai COP28: The Bonn meet is to end soon; but there is no decision yet about Global Goal on Adaptation

The GGA is being framed as a global target for countries and communities to aspire and take guidance from, something which is proving …

COP23 ends; US plays the spoilsport again, says CSE

US continued with its business-as-usual obstructionist agenda in the negotiations and hampered meaningful progress on equity and finance issues

DTE Diary: Our daily account of what happened at COP28

The CSE-DTE team tracked the major happenings on each day of the UNFCCC COP28 in Dubai

COP28: With clock ticking, ‘last chance to save planet’ begins in Dubai

Can the over 70,000 delegates reach a consensus to save Earth for future generations?

Slow, uneven progress at Bangkok climate talks

Finance, equity and addressing interlinkages remain topics of major concern

Bonn climate talks end amidst uncertainty over US engagement with Paris Agreement

Finance, adaptation and budget were issues which divided countries. Agriculture was the most neglected topic at the event

COP28: Discussions over fossil fuel phaseout heat up on the Third Draft of Global Stocktake text

A new text will be considered after informal consultancies with the Head of Delegations is complete