What to expect from the Bonn climate talks

Share: X (Twitter) Facebook LinkedIn WhatsApp Email Print Most media outlets won't be in Bonn, but we will. Sending our reporters to cover these international negotiations is expensive, but at a time when many newsrooms are cutting their climate coverage, it’s more important than ever. If you value our reporting, you can support our work and access all our exclusive coverage by becoming a subscriber today. The annual June climate talks in Bonn are taking place this year against the backdrop of an oil and gas supply crisis tied to the Iran war and deadly heatwaves in Europe, India and the Middle East. Can they produce anything substantial to ease the squeeze on economies and communities around the world? Watchers of the negotiations say the UN climate process is under pressure to prove its worth at a time when climate action and clean energy offer an increasingly attractive alternative to the global economic and political instability brought . Kaysie Brown, associate director of climate diplomacy and geopolitics at think-tank E3G, said the June 8-18 meetings “must show that the multilateral system can make a durable and politically resilient shift to support delivery [of climate action] at scale”. She added that it “will act as a key health check for the climate regime at a time of a rapidly shifting global order".   There are hopes for significant progress on issues ranging from a new mechanism to support a just transition away from fossil fuels, to funding and measuring adaptation to worsening climate impacts.  Already have an account? Log in here → Continue reading with free access Our goal is simple: to help you make sense of the policy decisions shaping the planet and what they mean for all of us. Register here → It takes less than a minute. ×Log in to your account Forgot your password? Most media outlets won't be in Bonn, but we will. Sending our reporters to cover these international negotiations is expensive, but at a time when many newsrooms are cutting their climate coverage, it’s more important than ever. If you value our reporting, you can support our work and access all our exclusive coverage by becoming a subscriber today. The annual June climate talks in Bonn are taking place this year against the backdrop of an oil and gas supply crisis tied to the Iran war and deadly heatwaves in Europe, India and the Middle East.