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Query: Please provide a characterization of the expert dialogue on mountains and climate change that took place at SB 60 and identify further entry points for these issues in other negotiation streams. Summary:  The Expert Dialogue on mountains and climate change which took place during SB 60 in Bonn, seems to be a one-off event. […]

Query: Please review the language on fossil fuels used in paragraphs 28 and 29 of Decision 1/CMA.5 adopted in Dubai in November-December 2023 (the “Decision“),[1] particularly: 1. How strong is the language on fossil fuels used in paragraphs 28 and 29 of the Decision compared to “phase out” or “phase down” language? …

SBSTA 59 concluded on 6 December 2023 with draft Article 6 texts being forwarded to the CMA for further work over the coming week. Set out in the attached is a general summary of negotiations during the SBSTA session (first week of COP 28). Frustration was expressed by some Parties during negotiations and in statements […]

Queries: 1. Please provide examples, including a legal basis for joint work programmes between conventions, to coordinate across international instruments, in particular the UNFCCC and the CBD? 2. Please consider the operationalisation of the non market-based mechanism under Article 6.8 of the Paris Agreement and how such a Joint Work Programme between …