"We will only get the job done if Parties are prepared to step forward in parallel, bringing us closer to common ground. Bluffing, brinksmanship, and pre-mediated playbooks burn up precious time and run down the goodwill needed for an ambitious package.
So let's cut the theatrics and get down to real business."
~ 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 gather for plenary
Mukhtar Babayev, COP29 President
Simon Stiell, UN Climate Change Executive Secretary
Nabeel Munir, Subsidiary Body for Implementation (SBI) Chair, and Harry Vreuls, Subsidiary Body for for Scientific and Technological Advice (SBSTA)
A variety of issues are taken up in plenary to progress the negotiations
Delegates consult informally
Delegates listen to the interventions made
A press conference is held by the COP29 Presidency and UN Climate Change to provide an update on the status of negotiations
Building High-Level Momentum
High-level commitment is crucial for effective climate action, and UN Climate Change works to foster this by engaging governments, businesses, and global leaders toward ambitious, coordinated efforts to combat climate change.
A high-level ministerial round table is held to discuss pre-2030 ambition
A discussion is held about the options to reduce net emissions
Jim Skea, Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Chair
A high-level ministerial round table is held to discuss the just transition
Kerryne James, Minister of Climate Change, Grenada
Noura Hamladji, UN Climate Change Deputy Executive Secretary
Simon Stiell, UN Climate Change Executive Secretary, attends a COP29 Presidency ministerial coordination meeting
Chris Bowen, Minister for Climate Change and Energy, Australia, and Yasmine Fouad , Minister of Environment, Egypt, coordinating the New Collective Quantified Goal on Climate Finance (NCQG)
Franz Tattenbach, Climate Change Ambassador, Costa Rica, and Eamon Ryan, Minister for Environment, Climate and Communications, Ireland, coordinating Adaptation
Tore Onshuus Sandvik, Minister of Climate and Environment, Norway, and Dion Travers George, Minister of Environment, Forestry and Fisheries, South Africa, coordinating Mitigation
Simon Watts, Minister of Climate Change, New Zealand, and Grace Fu Hai Yien, Minister for Sustainability and the Environment, Singapore, coordinating Article 6
Yalchin Rafiyev, COP29 Presidency
Behind the Scenes of UN Climate Change
The behind-the-scenes work of UN Climate Change is essential for building climate momentum. With a focus on inclusivity and transparency in the process, the staff of UN Climate Change work to ensure extensive coordination among various stakeholders, including governments, civil society, and private sectors, so that diverse voices and perspectives are integrated into the climate process. UN Climate Change also works to build trust among countries, which is crucial for achieving meaningful outcomes that transform ambitious climate goals into actionable strategies that can effectively address the pressing challenges of climate change
Members of the UN Climate Change Secretariat prepare documents to help facilitate negotiations in plenary
Simon Stiell, UN Climate Change Executive Secretary, signs an MOU with Inger Andersen, Executive Director, UN Environment Programme, to advance climate action
