Bonn Negotiations Can Set a Strong Foundation for Higher Ambition. Here's How.

The June 2019 Bonn negotiations aim to build a foundation for higher climate ambition ahead of the UN Climate Action Summit. Key priorities include refining the Paris Rulebook's tools and rules to prevent double-counting of emissions, integrating IPCC science into national commitments (NDCs), and addressing the funding and operational effectiveness of the Green Climate Fund, the Adaptation Fund, and the Warsaw International Mechanism for loss and damage.

• The June negotiations in Bonn serve as a foundation for the UN Climate Action Summit in New York in September 2019, where world leaders are expected to present plans for enhancing their nationally determined contributions (NDCs).
• Formal negotiating tracks in Bonn focus on establishing tools and rules to maintain the environmental integrity of the Paris Agreement, specifically regarding market-based mechanisms to avoid "double-counting of emissions," as well as standardizing reporting formats for climate efforts and finance flows.
• The negotiations emphasize the role of science, specifically the 1.5 IPCC report, to inform NDC reviews and the potential for the UNFCCC Secretariat to create a synthesis report of NDCs before COP26.
• Financial discussions in Bonn include tracking support for recipient countries and progress toward the goal of mobilizing $100 billion annually by 2020. The document highlights the importance of the Green Climate Fund's first replenishment and the need for reliable funding for the Adaptation Fund via carbon trading mechanisms.
• Negotiators are tasked with determining the future of the Warsaw International Mechanism (WIM), established in 2013, to coordinate support for "loss and damage" in vulnerable developing countries, including defining the review process and securing funding.

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World Resources Institute (2019). Bonn Negotiations Can Set a Strong Foundation for Higher Ambition. Here's How. https://www.wri.org/insights/bonn-negotiations-can-set-strong-foundation-higher-ambition-heres-how

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@techreport{worldresourcesinstitute2019bonn, author = {{World Resources Institute}}, title = {{Bonn Negotiations Can Set a Strong Foundation for Higher Ambition. Here's How.}}, institution = {World Resources Institute}, year = {2019}, month = jun, url = {https://www.wri.org/insights/bonn-negotiations-can-set-strong-foundation-higher-ambition-heres-how}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }