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 to a greater focus on cooperation for implementation. The geopolitical context makes that task more […]
The 30th Conference of Parties (COP30) in Belém marks a critical turning point for the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), as it will be the first COP held after a full turn of the Paris Agreement’s ambition cycle, following the completion of first global stocktake as well as the submission of biennial […]
G7 states and others are considering or implementing carbon border adjustment mechanisms (CBAMs), but the lack of interoperable or harmonized emissions monitoring, reporting, and verification (MRV) rules around which these countries can coordinate their national policies creates risks for trade and investment. Implementing CBAMs without first addressing interoperability could generate trade barriers that impede […]
At the conclusion of the G20 Summit in Rio de Janeiro last year, President Lula of Brazil proposed the establishment of a ‘Climate Change Council’ (the Council). While the proposal was not fully elaborated, reportedly the Council would be established under the UN with the purpose of supporting the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change […]
There is introspection in the aftermath of every Conference of Parties (COP) as to whether the Paris Agreement (PA), and the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) climate regime more widely, are working. COP29 is no exception, and has resulted in more commentary than usual on the functioning of the Paris Agreement. There […]
Delivering the levels of finance necessary to implement climate solutions at the scale needed—almost U.S. $6 trillion for developing countries by the end of the decade according to the agreed outcome from the 28th Conference of the Parties (COP28) in Dubai—will be challenging. Nevertheless, available, accessible, and affordable climate finance from all sources will be […]
Parties are expected to communicate new nationally determined contributions (NDCs) by February 10, 2025, with an end date of 2035. Although many first and second-round NDCs were designed to attract investment, they did not deliver the results that many hoped for in that regard. As Parties prepare to submit their next round of NDCs, the […]
Parties will complete the first global stocktake (GST) under the Paris Agreement in 2023, presenting an important opportunity to reflect more widely on the UN climate regime (the regime). The world is a very different place from when the Paris Agreement was negotiated. This moment invites consideration of whether there is room for improvement to […]
To ensure success at the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change’s 28th Conference of Parties (COP28), Parties must agree to specific, operational, and transformational signals in the first global stocktake (GST). Drawing upon more than two years of analytical work and outreach, this report proposes key signals to drive a successful GST process across […]
The outcome of the Paris Agreement established the Global Goal on Adaptation (GGA), not as a quantitative goal but as a shared aspiration. The GGA will be one of the goals against which the global stocktake (GST) will assess collective progress. Several different formulations for an overarching goal have been proposed formally and informally through […]
