2018 Facilitative Dialogue Can Help Drive More Climate Ambition by 2020

This briefing from the World Resources Institute discusses the 2018 Facilitative Dialogue (FD 2018), a process designed to assess collective efforts toward the Paris Agreement's goals and inform the creation of more ambitious Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) by 2020.

• The 2018 Facilitative Dialogue (FD 2018) serves as the first progress assessment under the Paris Agreement to evaluate collective efforts toward long-term mitigation goals and to inform the preparation of more ambitious Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) by 2020. This process will be followed by a global stocktake every five years, beginning in 2023.
• The FD 2018 is intended to utilize the IPCC special report on the impacts of global warming of 1.5 degrees C (2.7 degrees F) above pre-industrial levels, which is expected in 2018, to inform the dialogue and help limit global temperature rise to 1.5-2 degrees C.
• Parties have converged on the idea that the FD 2018 should consist of both technical and political components throughout 2018, rather than being a single event at COP24. There is a desire to make the format more interactive and solution-driven, incorporating inputs from non-state actors such as cities and businesses, as well as multilateral institutions including the World Bank, ILO, IRENA, and UNEP.
• To maximize the impact of the FD 2018, the document suggests leveraging events such as the Global Climate Action Summit in California and the Climate Vulnerable Forum (CVF) Summit in fall 2018, and potentially using the UN General Assembly in September 2018 to ensure ministerial buy-in for the IPCC report.
• The FD 2018 is viewed as a springboard for an "Arc of Ambition" that leads to a decarbonized, climate-resilient economy by 2050, passing through milestones including the 2023 global stocktake, new NDCs by 2025, and the 2030 target year for the Sustainable Development Goals and initial NDCs.

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

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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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@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} }