3 Action Areas for Climate Negotiators in Bonn

The briefing identifies three critical action areas for negotiators in Bonn: establishing predictable 'cycles of action' for climate plans, defining long-term mitigation and adaptation goals, and planning for post-2020 climate finance. It argues that negotiators must now prioritize core issues and remove redundancies from the negotiating text to remain on track for an ambitious outcome at COP 21 in December.

• Negotiators should establish 'cycles of action,' which are predictable, regular intervals for countries to review and increase their domestic climate action plans across mitigation, adaptation, and support, including finance.
• The agreement needs to incorporate long-term goals, specifically a mitigation trajectory to clarify global emissions reduction directions and a qualitative adaptation goal focused on reducing global vulnerability and building resilience.
• Negotiators must define the mobilization of climate finance for the period after 2020 and address the redirection of public and private investment toward sustainable development goals and climate objectives.

APA

Waskow, D. (2015). 3 Action Areas for Climate Negotiators in Bonn. World Resources Institute. https://www.wri.org/insights/3-action-areas-climate-negotiators-bonn

Chicago

Waskow, David. 3 Action Areas for Climate Negotiators in Bonn. World Resources Institute, 2015. https://www.wri.org/insights/3-action-areas-climate-negotiators-bonn.

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BibTeX

@techreport{waskow2015action, author = {Waskow, David}, title = {{3 Action Areas for Climate Negotiators in Bonn}}, institution = {World Resources Institute}, year = {2015}, month = may, url = {https://www.wri.org/insights/3-action-areas-climate-negotiators-bonn}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }