CPRD releases the policy brief, “Climate Negotiations at the Crossroads: Strategic Imperatives at SB64,” which argues that the 64th Sessions of the UNFCCC Subsidiary Bodies (SB64) in Bonn represent a decisive moment for global climate governance. Positioned between COP30 in Belém and COP31 in Antalya, SB64 must move beyond procedural discussions and translate previous commitments into concrete implementation pathways.
The brief identifies several priority areas requiring urgent progress, including scaling up adaptation finance, operationalising the Global Goal on Adaptation, strengthening mitigation and implementation and Global Stocktake outcomes, ensuring adequate financing for Loss and Damage, clarifying climate finance obligations under the Paris Agreement, advancing a just transition, and promoting gender-responsive climate action.
The central message is clear: while SB64 alone cannot save the Paris Agreement, its outcomes will largely determine whether COP31 delivers meaningful progress or inherits another backlog of unresolved issues. For climate-vulnerable countries like Bangladesh, Bonn must convert political promises into practical actions that deliver finance, justice, and resilience on the ground.
