After the Subsidiary Bodies (SBs) adopted their agendas and launched substantive negotiations on Day One of the 2026 June Climate Meetings, divergences on many agenda items were such that delegates were unable to agree “to forward any document capturing progress made in Bonn to serve as a basis for continued engagement at the next session, which will convene in November 2026 in Antalya, Türkiye.” 

The Earth Negotiations Bulletin (ENB) summary report of the meeting notes that the Conference convened against the backdrop of a difficult geopolitical situation, marked by the closure of the Strait of Hormuz, which demonstrated how continued reliance on fossil fuels threatens many countries’ and communities’ energy security. In addition, warnings from the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) made clear that this year’s El Niño effect is expected to be particularly strong, “exacerbating drought and heavy rainfall and increasing the risk of heatwaves.” The WMO also warned that “global average temperatures are likely to continue at or near record levels in the next five years.”

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The June Climate Meetings, which included the 64th meetings of the UNFCCC’s Subsidiary Body for Implementation (SBI) and the Subsidiary Body for Scientific and Technological Advice (SBSTA), were to pick up discussions from where they left off at the Belém Climate Change Conference (UNFCCC COP 30) in November 2025. This proved challenging. Trust hit new lows in Belém, the ENB analysis notes, with many leaving the COP frustrated with the lack of reference to fossil fuel transition in the multilaterally agreed decisions and disappointed with the way a set of indicators to track progress towards the Global Goal on Adaptation (GGA) was adopted.

According to ENB, negotiations at the June Climate Meetings were particularly difficult on the Mitigation Work Programme (MWP), the GGA, the transition of the Adaptation Fund to exclusively serve the Paris Agreement on climate change, just transition, and research and systematic observation.

The ENB report describes as a “bright spot” the agreement for the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) to continue serving as the host of the Climate Technology Centre (CTC) as this ensures the continued provision of technological support to developing countries in 2027. Delegates also agreed on the terms of reference for the review of the Just Transition Work Programme, outlined future steps for considering linkages between the Technology Mechanism and the Financial Mechanism, and wrapped up several review processes related to capacity building.

The 2026 June Climate Meetings convened from 8-18 June 2026 in Bonn, Germany. [ENB Coverage of June 2026 Bonn Climate Change Conference]