International Climate Diplomacy and Engagement

C2ES engages with a global network of partners – ministers, senior government negotiators and officials, international organizations, civil society, and the private sector – to prioritize ambitious climate action. We do this through informal diplomatic dialogues, public and bilateral engagement, and technical work in support of the international climate change regime.

The Paris Agreement and the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) provide a critical basis for governments to cooperate on climate change – impactful climate diplomacy can maximize climate action, greater cooperation, and increased ambition.
With close to two decades of engagement in climate diplomacy, C2ES (and its previous incarnation as the Pew Center for Global Climate Change) has carved out a unique and trusted role, based on integrity and professional excellence.

 

Engaging international delegations for more than a decade:

The Paris Agreement

A final co-chairs’ report from Toward 2015: Building an Effective Climate Agreement dialogues, which drew upon nearly 100 hours of discussion among senior negotiators from 20 or so countries on options for the Paris Agreement, was presented to ministers at the July 2015 meeting of the Major Economies Forum and showed very strong convergence between the Paris Agreement and the landing zones outlined in report.

The 'Paris Rulebook'

In November 2018, C2ES released a report, Essential Elements of the Paris ‘Rulebook’, outlining the areas of convergence that emerged in the course of C2ES discussions.

Heads of Delegations (HODs)

Since 2019, C2ES has continued to convene HODs to help reach agreement on open issues, including in relation to the Warsaw International Mechanism (WIM) for Loss and damage (which was helpful in setting the stage for a successful conclusion of the WIM review at COP25).

The C2ES international team has a wide range of relevant expertise and experience, including a former lead negotiator on climate change and former senior advisor in the UN Secretary General’s climate team, former members of the UNFCCC Secretariat, and a former member of a COP Presidency. We also work with world leading advisors and consultants.

Publications and reports

Publication
A Solutions Approach to the GST: Interim Technical Paper for Consultation
Publication
Outcomes of the UN Climate Change Conference in Sharm El-Sheikh
Paper
Accountability of voluntary initiatives including non-Party stakeholders at COP28 and beyond (Technical Paper)
Publication
COP27: Issues and Options for a Global Goal on Adaptation
Publication
COP27: Considerations for a Loss & Damage Finance Facility
Publication
COP27: The Mitigation Work Programme & The Ministerial Roundtable
Publication
Loss and Damage: Issues and Options for COP27
Publication
The Santiago Network: Decision Options for COP27

Events

Convenings on a Solutions-Oriented Approach to the GST
The Paris Agreement and the Ambition We Need
Designing a Meaningful Global Stocktake (GST)

Technical papers and submissions

Paper
UNFCCC Recognition and Accountability Framework and Draft Implementation Plan (Technical Paper)
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Options for a Politically-Salient Headline for the Global Goal on Adaptation (Technical Paper)
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Considerations for the New Loss & Damage Fund (Technical Paper)
Publication
A Solutions Approach to the GST: Interim Technical Paper for Consultation
Paper
Considerations for Operationalizing the Loss and Damage Fund and Funding Arrangements (Technical Paper)
Paper
Understanding Finance for Loss & Damage Under the UNFCCC (Technical Paper)
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Accountability of voluntary initiatives including non-Party stakeholders at COP28 and beyond (Technical Paper)
Paper
A Gap Analysis of Finance Flows for Addressing Loss and Damage (Technical Paper)

Key Project Activities

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