Destructive ambiguity hampers progress in UN climate process: At recent climate talks in Bonn, key pillars of the Paris Agreement came under fire

Gerrit Hansen

No 39/2023, SWP Comments from Stiftung Wissenschaft und Politik (SWP), German Institute for International and Security Affairs

Abstract: Entrenched positions, particularly between industrialised countries and some major emerging economies, dominated negotiations at June's UN Climate Change Conference in Bonn. Disagreements over the interpretation of 'common but differentiated responsibilities' and the principle of equity hindered substantial progress. Preparations for the first Global Stocktake (GST) to ratchet up the ambition under the Paris Agreement (2015), which will conclude at the 28th Conference of the Parties (COP28) in Dubai in December, did not meet expectations. At the same time, some emerging economies, notably China, attempted to lessen the significance of the IPCC's Sixth Assessment Report (AR6) as a common scientific basis. Should China maintain this position, it could result in negative consequences for the multilateral climate process well beyond COP28.

Keywords: United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC); Climate Change Conference in Bonn 2023; Global Stocktake (GST); Paris Agreement 2015; 28th Conference of the Parties (COP28) in Dubai; IPCC Synthesis Report (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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DOI: 10.18449/2023C39

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