The Mitigation Work Programme (MWP) at a crossroads: Taking stock and what comes next

Sirini Jeudy-Hugo, Margot Duluk, Luca Lo Re and Magnus Essen

No 2026/03, OECD/IEA Climate Change Expert Group Papers from OECD Publishing

Abstract: The mitigation work programme (MWP) was established in 2021 to urgently scale up mitigation ambition and implementation in this critical decade. This paper takes stock of experiences with the MWP to date and explores potential design options for its continuation. It first positions the MWP within the wider mitigation architecture, examining its dual purpose, safeguards and role as a platform for collective and facilitative discussions on mitigation. It then reviews the global dialogues, investment-focused events and annual decisions adopted to date. Submissions from Parties and non-Party stakeholders point to the value of the MWP as a convening space, but also to its limitations including in the depth of discussions held and the uptake of outputs. The paper unpacks the implications of different design options for the MWP going forward including its timeline, topic selection, modalities, outputs, governance and co-ordination. The analysis finds that multi-year work planning and structured engagement of relevant experts could help to strengthen the effectiveness of the MWP, enhance predictability and continuity while preserving flexibility. It also suggests that more substantive outputs and clearer connections with related processes could be developed while respecting agreed safeguards that preserve national determination.

Keywords: Climate change; COP; COP31; Global Dialogues; Implementation; Investment-Focused events; Mitigation ambition; Mitigation work programme (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: F53 F55 Q54 Q58 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2026-10-29
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