June Momentum for Climate Change

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In line with its COVID-19 response, the UNFCCC secretariat is currently not convening any physical meetings. But the work in 2020 remains critical for making progress on climate change and, as the Executive Secretary has outlined, is not in any form on hold. While the subsidiary body sessions (SB 52) have been postponed to 4–12 October 2020, arrangements for continuing work through virtual meetings have been put in place.

From 1 to 10 June 2020, a series of online events will be conducted under the guidance of the chairs of the SBSTA and the SBI and with the support of the UNFCCC secretariat. The space the June Momentum is creating has also been made available for events convened by the COP presidency.

This series of online events offers an opportunity for Parties and other stakeholders to continue exchanging views and sharing information in order to maintain momentum in the UNFCCC process and to showcase how climate action is progressing under the special circumstances the world is currently facing.

This will include advancing technical work under the constituted bodies, as well as providing a platform for information exchange and engagement on other work being done under the UNFCCC, including on adaptation, mitigation, science, finance, technology, capacity-building, transparency, gender, Action on Climate Empowerment, and the preparation and submission of nationally determined contributions. Formal negotiations and decision-making are not envisaged for these events; they will take place at the SB sessions in October of this year.

The overview below lists events that will be organized during the June Momentum with their format and tentative dates. Further details on each event will be provided in due time.

As requested by the Bureau of the Conference of the Parties at its meeting on 1 April this year, the presiding officers, with the assistance of the secretariat, will soon make available a calendar of UNFCCC events mandated for SB 52 and for 2020. Most of the events that had been planned for the sessions or the intersessional period will take place virtually.
 

June Momentum for Climate Change Events

1 - 10 June 2020

Date

Title

Type

1 June 2020 June Momentum for Climate Change opening  Open
1 June 2020 Finance and investments for a sustainable recovery Open
2 June 2020 Briefing by the SB Chairs with observers Open
2 June 2020 Enhancing support to the LDCs: Insights from a recent stocktaking meeting of the  work of the LEG Open
2 June 2020 First meeting of the PA Implementation and Compliance Committee

Closed

3 June 2020 Consultations by the SB Chairs on the preparation of the period review Closed
3 June 2020 Consultative Group of Experts ad-hoc virtual meeting Closed
4 June 2020 Training webinar on getting familiar with the CRF Reporter Closed
4 June 2020 Effective Delivery of Needs-based Climate Finance Open
5 June 2020 Race to Zero Launch (NPS reactivation of the Climate Ambition Alliance)

Open

5 June 2020 Technical Examination Process on Adaptation (TEP-A) Open
5 June 2020 9th Meeting of the Durban Forum on Capacity-Building Open
8 June 2020 8th ACE Dialogue: Global Launch Event Open
8 June 2020 Gender and Climate Change: Global Launch Event Open
8 June 2020 Information event on the Koronivia Joint Work on Agriculture Open
8 June 2020 UNFCCC Technology Mechanism ramps up its work to help countries scale up climate action on technology Open
8 June 2020 SBSTA Chair informal meeting with the scientific community tbc
9 June 2020  BR/NC LRs meeting (Part I) Closed
9 June 2020 Where do we stand with NDCs: Enhancing action on climate change in 2020 Open
9 June 2020 Information event on L&D Open
9 June 2020 Special Event on Cooperation with UN and other IGOs Open
9 June 2020 Advancing NAPs and climate-resilient recovery under COVID-19 Open
9 June 2020 FWG stakeholder dialogue Open
10 June 2020 BR/NC LRs meeting (Part II) Closed
10 June 2020 June Momentum for Climate Change Closing Event Open