Coming one year after the guidance to fully operationalize the Paris Agreement was adopted and at the end of the first turn of the Paris ambition cycle, the 30th Conference of Parties (COP30) faces the challenge of navigating the transition …
At COP30, the United Arab Emirates Just Transition Work Programme (JTWP) could lay out the elements of future work, including a framework for enhanced international cooperation and ambitious climate action for just transition. This paper explores the state of play …
The Paris Agreement was adopted in 2015, and the last of the guidance to fully operationalize its provisions was completed last year at COP29. While much work remains to be done to achieve the agreement’s goals, it is important to …
The need for greater adaptation finance is clear, but the political will to come forward with the necessary funding is less evident. An important commitment to double adaptation finance expires at the end of 2025. Many Parties are seeking to …
This paper outlines the current state of discussion on the Technology Implementation Programme (TIP) and presents a range of options related its modalities. Two years since its establishment, Parties have not yet reached consensus on how to operationalize the TIP. …
The decision on outcomes of the first global stocktake (GST) reflected hard-fought compromises, calling for Parties to scale-up climate action through several targets and signals. It also launched several follow-up processes related to the GST. Parties have struggled thus far …
The third round of Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs 3.0 ) will be informed by the first global stocktake (GST1 ), a core component of the Paris Agreement ambition cycle. However, the extent to which submitted NDCs 3.0 reflect the mitigation …