"In the past few years, we’ve taken some historic steps forward. We cannot leave Baku without a substantial outcome. Appreciating the importance of this moment, Parties must act accordingly.
Show determination and ingenuity here at COP29 – We need all parties to push for agreement... to stand and deliver."
~ Simon Stiell, UN Climate Change Executive Secretary
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Facilitating Consultation and Negotiations
Global cooperation – with governments delivering on the UN Paris Agreement – is the only way to avert climate catastrophe, strengthen resilience, and spread the vast benefits of climate action. UN Climate Change works to facilitate global negotiations by providing platform for countries to collaborate, share perspectives, and reach consensus on ambitious actions to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and adapt to climate change.
Delegates huddle during informal negotiations on the just transition
Yalchin Rafiyev, COP29 Presidency
Delegates consult informally between sessions
Delegates speak informally during the negotiations on the New Collective Quantified Goal for climate finance
Delegates consult informally as plenary goes late into the evening
Delegates gather for the closing plenary of the subsidiary bodies
Nabeel Munir, Subsidiary Body for Implementation (SBI) Chair.
Harry Vreuls, Subsidiary Body for for Scientific and Technological Advice (SBSTA)
Finding Climate Solutions
While the central focus of all UN climate COPs are the formal negotiations, the COP also serves as a space for people to share ideas and contribute towards finding climate solutions. Through side events, meetings spaces, and informal activities, critical work takes place at COP to build momentum for informed and inspired climate action globally.
A special event is held to discuss how the fashion industry can become net zero
Sophia Li, journalist and storyteller, conducts an interview with Simon Stiell, UN Climate Change Executive Secretary
The COP29 Presidency holds an open dialogue between parties and non-party stakeholders to discuss climate solutions
Simon Stiell, UN Climate Change Executive Secretary, delivers a key note address at a Parliamentary Meeting held in the Green Zone
Diversity and Inclusion
Diversity and inclusion are essential to enhancing climate action because they ensure that all voices, particularly those from vulnerable and marginalised communities most affected by climate change, are represented. UN Climate Change works to ensure that all voices are heard within the COP process, fostering more equitable, comprehensive, and effective solutions.
As the first week of COP29 draws to a close, members of civil society demonstrate in the corridors, raising their concerns over a variety of issues.
