2018 Facilitative Dialogue Can Help Drive More Climate Ambition by 2020

The briefing outlines the role of the 2018 Facilitative Dialogue (FD 2018) as the first progress assessment under the Paris Agreement. It emphasizes the need for a process that combines technical and political components, incorporates inputs from non-state actors and multilateral institutions, and utilizes the IPCC special report on 1.5 degrees C to signal a collective commitment to enhanced climate ambition by 2020.

• The 2018 Facilitative Dialogue (FD 2018) serves as the initial assessment of collective efforts toward the Paris Agreement's long-term mitigation goals, intended to inform the preparation of more ambitious Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) by 2020, with subsequent global stocktakes occurring every five years starting in 2023.
• There is broad agreement among Parties that the FD 2018 should be an interactive, solution-driven process consisting of both technical and political components throughout 2018, rather than a single event at COP24.
• The process aims to integrate the IPCC special report on 1.5 degrees C, alongside solution-oriented inputs from civil society, businesses, and multilateral institutions such as the World Bank, ILO, IRENA, and UNEP, to highlight real-economy advances.
• To maximize impact, the FD 2018 should incorporate non-state actor contributions through submissions, direct participation in the dialogue, and by leveraging events such as the Climate Vulnerable Forum (CVF) Summit and the Global Climate Action Summit in California.
• A critical tension exists between the need for a robust FD 2018 and the necessity for negotiators to establish the Paris Agreement rulebook in 2018, as failure to finalize these rules could hinder the ability of countries to commit to enhanced NDCs by 2020.

APA

World Resources Institute (2017). 2018 Facilitative Dialogue Can Help Drive More Climate Ambition by 2020. https://www.wri.org/technical-perspectives/insider-2018-facilitative-dialogue-can-help-drive-more-climate-ambition-2020

Chicago

World Resources Institute. 2018 Facilitative Dialogue Can Help Drive More Climate Ambition by 2020. 2017. https://www.wri.org/technical-perspectives/insider-2018-facilitative-dialogue-can-help-drive-more-climate-ambition-2020.

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BibTeX

@techreport{worldresourcesinstitute20172018, author = {{World Resources Institute}}, title = {{2018 Facilitative Dialogue Can Help Drive More Climate Ambition by 2020}}, institution = {World Resources Institute}, year = {2017}, month = jun, url = {https://www.wri.org/technical-perspectives/insider-2018-facilitative-dialogue-can-help-drive-more-climate-ambition-2020}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }