Vice-Chair Johanna Lissinger-Peitz, Sweden, passing the gavel to new INC Chair Julio Cordano, Chile

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Delegates

After three months of consultations, the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee tasked with developing a legally binding instrument on #plastic pollution, including in the marine environment, elected Julio Cordano 🇨🇱 to serve as its new Chair

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#PlasticsTreaty

UN Climate Change Conference - Belém, November 2025 Climate change negotiators meeting in Brazil for COP 30 will face intense pressure to agree on indicators to measure adaptation and a roadmap to quadruple the new collective quantified goal on climate...

“I have very strong doubt we'll see ‘fossil fuel transition’ language in a cover decision [at #CPOP30], if that ever materialises,” says Jennifer Bansard, Team Leader @enb.iisd.org @iisd.org

Follow their peerless coverage of the details of the negotiations here:
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63rd Session of the IPCC (IPCC-63) The IPCC will consider an outline and workplan for production of the Methodology Report on Carbon Dioxide Removal Technologies and Carbon Capture Utilization and Storage, among other agenda items.

With significant work remaining, #IPCC63 is working to identify a path to consensus on critical issues for #AR7. ENB is covering this closed session with photos and brief overviews of proceedings; our summary and analysis will be available Monday. enb.iisd.org/intergovernm...

It’s a wrap! After a week of discussions, #UNFF20 participants head home to continue their work toward sustainable forest management

“May the spirit of the #forest stay with all of us.”

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#forestry #forests

Millions of People Depend on the Great Lakes’ Water Supply. Trump Decimated the Lab Protecting It. The Trump administration’s slashing of budgets and staff have Great Lakes scientists concerned that they have lost the ability to protect the public from toxic algal blooms, which can kill animals…

NEW: The Trump administration’s slashing of budgets and staff have Great Lakes scientists concerned that they have lost the ability to protect the public from toxic algal blooms, which can kill animals and sicken people.

By @annaleighclark.bsky.social

A crow's math skills include geometry Crows in a lab were able to distinguish shapes that exhibited right angles, parallel lines, and symmetry, suggesting that, like humans, they have a special ability to perceive geometric regularity.

Timeline cleanse: crows can do geometry. I thought we already knew crows were super smart but happy to know they can do mathematics.

Delegates from Brazil speak with the Presidency and Secretariat teams

Resumed Session of the 2024 UN Biodiversity Conference

Delegates applaud

While the financial mechanism and need to mobilize financial resources were at the fore of the resumed UN #Biodiversity Conference, talks saw the adoption of other decisions vital to the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework’s goals and targets

Summary ➡️ enb.iisd.org/un-biodivers...

IPCC Chair Jim Skea

European IPCC delegates huddle as discussions run into overtime

Dais of the 62nd Session of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change

After 30 hours overtime at #IPCC62, Member Countries agreed on outlines of the three Working Group reports and took a decision enabling author nomination for #AR7

There was still no agreement on a timeline for the #IPCC reports’ delivery

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#climatechange

While Friday was its last scheduled day, #IPCC-62 ran for 38 hours straight, with huddles and plenary discussions running throughout the night and all day Saturday

Working Group sessions wrapped up on Saturday morning, and the plenary was later gaveled at 22:35

@ipcc.bsky.social #ipcc

The #IPCC's Working Group I - on the physical science basis of climate change - is convening its first meeting of the seventh assessment cycle (AR7) today. Delegates are reviewing the draft outline of WGI's contribution to AR7.
@ipcc.bsky.social

The #IPCC is meeting in Hangzhou, China, this week to review draft outlines for the three Working Group contributions to the IPCC’s seventh assessment report, as well as the methodology report on carbon dioxide removal technologies, carbon capture utilization and storage. @ipcc.bsky.social

Trump Order Shifts the Financial Burden of Climate Change Onto Individuals The change would effectively transfer financial responsibility from oil drillers, auto manufacturers and others and leave Americans to face greater direct costs as warming continues.

NEW: One of Trump’s most damaging strikes against U.S. climate policy is buried in an executive order that would obliterate a critically important calculation the government uses to gauge the real-world costs that climate change imposes on the economy.

By @abrahm.bsky.social

U.S. Rep. Pete Stauber reintroduces bill that would open copper nickel mining near Boundary Waters Sen. Tina Smith plans to oppose the legislation if it reaches the Senate.

"[Consider] what’s happening below ground...at the headwaters at the BWCA,” she said. “All that water flows into the Boundary Waters Canoe Area. All that water is totally interconnected.” -Congresswoman Betty McCollum
GIFT: www.startribune.com/pete-stauber...

Chair Ramy M. Youssef, Egypt

Janine Coye Felson, Belize

Michael Braun, Germany

At global tax cooperation talks, countries discussed four options for the topic of a protocol to the new tax convention

Most called for more information on what each option would entail and many said a protocol on dispute resolution had the fewest drawbacks

#taxcooperation #taxation #FfD #finance

Highlights and images for 3 February 2025

While the US walked out of global taxation cooperation talks Monday, the other delegates began crafting a new convention to make the international #finance system more transparent, equitable and sustainable

#taxjustice #FfD #financefordevelopment #taxevasion

UNFCCC Submissions Tracker Tracking and sharing opportunities for stakeholders to give input to the UN climate change negotiations.

How can you influence #climatechange negotiations without ever attending a COP?

We've updated our UNFCCC Submissions Tracker with calls for input that emerged from #COP29 - including the opportunities, deadlines, contexts, and links.

View ➡️ www.iisd.org/articles/exp...

#climate #UNFCCC

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We’re seeking a Lead, Environmental Taxation to drive our new workstream on tax, climate, and nature, focusing on using taxation to promote just energy transition and protect biodiversity in Southeast Asia and beyond.

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#GreenJobs

Summary report 25 November – 1 December 2024

Despite long hours of difficult talks at #INC5 and progress on streamlining ideas and trying to bridge the gap between countries, delegates could not reach agreement on a new treaty to end #plasticpollution

They agreed to reconvene in 2025

ENB Summary➡️ enb.iisd.org/plastic-poll...

#plastic

Governments and stakeholders are meeting in Busan, Republic of Korea this week to finalize a new multilateral agreement to "end plastic pollution." For detailed updates on the status of negotiations, follow ENB's daily reports at the link below! #plasticpollution #plasticstreaty

Burcum: Our stewardship obligations still require a no on this mine, this location Minnesota’s beloved and fragile Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness is unfortunately back in political crosshairs after the election.

The #BWCA needs protection from the incoming Trump administration and local politicians who want to sacrifice this precious wilderness for very short-term financial gain. NO to copper-nickel mining in northern Minnesota! @bwca.bsky.social www.startribune.com/our-stewards...

What to Expect at Plastics INC-5 Q and A with Tallash Kantai of Earth Negotiations Bulletin on INC-5.

On Monday, #PlasticPollution INC-5 begins in Korea

This final scheduled round of talks should solidify new #plastic treaty text... but the outcome is far from certain

Our #INC5 team leader Tallash Kantai shares what to expect

Highlights and images for 20 November 2024

Day 10 @ #COP29

A Stocktaking Plenary revealed the divide that persists in talks on the new finance goal but showed some progress on cooperative approaches for implementing the #ParisAgreement

Other draft texts are now in the hands of the Presidency

#climate #climatechange

Daily report for 15 November 2024

Negotiations at #COP29 are getting stuck, just in time for the "political phase" next week.

Here's who said what yesterday from @enb.iisd.org
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Highlights and images for 14 November 2024

Day 4 at #COP29

Talks on #adaptation became so fiery they prompted an intervention by the Chair of the Subsidiary Body for Implementation

A ministerial dialogue on finance underscored the magnitude of the divergence of views on the #NCQG

#climate #climatechange

Why We Shouldn’t Give Up on the SDGs The SDG framework may seem out of reach but it’s the backbone of global cooperation.

Ahead of the #SummitoftheFuture, my IISD colleagues highlight the sometimes hidden successes of the UN's #2030Agenda and make a case for optimism about the future of the #SDGs. www.iisd.org/articles/dee...

3rd Berlin Forum on Chemicals and Sustainability The Forum will let stakeholders evaluate progress on the Global Framework on Chemicals' objectives and targets one year after its adoption.

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The 3rd Berlin Forum on Chemicals and Sustainability will let stakeholders evaluate progress on the Global Framework on Chemicals' objectives and targets one year after its adoption

Here's what to expect

#chemicals #sustdev

Highlights and images for 18 July 2024

The work of the Legal and Technical Commission took center stage at #ISBA29 talks, with delegates discussing its report on the content of the contractors’ annual reports, regulatory activities, and environmental management planning

#deepseamining

#IPCC60 opens in Istanbul, with delegates expected to devote most of the week to deciding on the programme of work for the Panel’s seventh assessment cycle. You can follow the Earth Negotiations Bulletin coverage of this closed session here: enb.iisd.org/intergovernm...