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The agencies under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, based in Bonn, western Germany, have begun their annual consultations to prepare for the 28th Conference of Parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP28).
Urgent
The consultations, which lasted from June 5 to 15, were considered an important annual "intermediate negotiation" to prepare for COP28 (to be held in Dubai, United Arab Emirates from November 30 to December 12), and were expected to be attended by more than 5,000 delegates from nearly 200 countries.
The discussions will focus on the implementation of the 2015 Paris Agreement on climate change, and the progress and limitations in the fight against global warming. Funding for climate change mitigation and energy transition plans, as well as compensation for countries affected by climate change, will also be discussed at this year's consultations.
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In her opening remarks at the consultation, Jennifer Morgan, State Secretary and Special Representative for International Climate Policy of the German Government , emphasized that, in preparation for the success of COP28, this consultation aims to build a broad alliance for ambitious global climate policy, towards achieving breakthrough decisions.
Ms. Morgan cited a March report by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) showing that global efforts to protect the environment and combat climate change have not been as effective as desired. Therefore, urgent action is needed to adjust the roadmap to achieve the goal of limiting global temperature increase to below 1.5°C.
Lack of an agenda
A senior negotiator said that the UN climate talks in Germany currently have no agenda, and therefore, the specific goals of the COP28 conference in Dubai are also unknown.
According to Nabeel Munir, President of the UN Implementation Agency, despite months of discussions since the previous COP27 in Egypt, no agreement has been reached on the adoption of the agendas proposed by the COP's permanent subsidiary bodies for the Bonn conference.
Simon Stiell, executive secretary of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change, believes that the lack of an agenda in Bonn will affect COP28, which could be the most important climate change conference since the world committed to emissions reductions in 2015.
At COP27 in Egypt, more than 80 countries called for a reduction in all fossil fuel use. When asked whether COP28 would continue to include the phasing out of fossil fuels on the agenda, Mr. Stiell said that halving emissions by 2030 and reaching zero by 2050 requires deep cuts or the elimination of all fossil fuels.
According to him, the world is at a "tipping point" in the climate crisis, requiring all nations to set aside national interests to fight for the common good, especially as experts have recently warned that temperatures could exceed 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels within the next five years.
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