MEDIA ADVISORY

For Immediate Release

The Rocky Road to COP31–

Deep dive from experts on how UNFCCC Bonn climate talks leave gaping hole in climate action ahead of Türkiye

Bonn, Germany— Over the past two weeks, world governments have gathered in Bonn, Germany to take part in the 64th meeting of the Subsidiary Bodies (SB64) of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). These negotiations have happened in a moment of paramount importance. The climate crisis is impacting communities all around the world and especially in the Global South. Emissions are soaring to record heights with no plateau in sight and food scarcity is increasing. Fossil fuelled economy and war is causing death and devastation in Palestine, Iran, West Asia, and around the world. Compounded crises caused by extractivism, colonialism, imperialism, patriarchy and racism are impacting the lives of millions daily.

For SB64 to deliver climate action that can truly protect people and the planet, governments would have needed to act with urgency and holding equity as a core principle. Instead, due to endless time waste and obstruction from Global North governments most responsible for the climate crisis, we witnessed unlimited inertia, lack of political will and excuses across the board by them – whether on Article 9.1 and climate finance, adaptation, just transition, and equity. 

Looking ahead, the road to the UNFCCC Conference of the Parties (COP31) in Türkiye later this year now looks rocky and riddled with potholes. So much needs to now be done to make up for the setbacks at Bonn. But what exactly, and do we have what it takes? 

Join policy experts of the Global Campaign to Demand Climate Justice (DCJ) to do an extensive deep dive into what SB64 did and didn’t deliver and how to restore faith in climate action in the months ahead. 

WHEN: Thursday 18 June 2026, 11:00-11:30 CEST (UTC + 2) 

WHERE: Nairobi 4, Main building, Inside the World Conference Center and webcast here

WITH: 

• Meena Raman, Third World Network
• Victor Menotti, Global Campaign to Demand Climate Justice
• Moderated by Rachitaa Gupta, Global Campaign to Demand Climate Justice

CONTACT: [email protected]