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A new opinion article, published in Climate Home News on 4 August 2026, draws on the findings and recommendations of ecbi’s policy report, Quo Vadis COP? Future Arrangements for Intergovernmental Meetings under the UNFCCC – Settled and Fit for Purpose: 2024 Update, by Benito Müller, Jen Allan, Matthias Roesti, and Luis Gomez-Echeverri.
“Is FOMO undermining climate diplomacy?” distils one of the report’s central arguments: that the annual UN climate conferences have evolved into three distinct events—a negotiating session, a...
08 August 2026
On 15 June, the UNFCCC Secretariat at the UN Campus in Bonn convened an informal discussion on the future of COPs and climate multilateralism, with practical reforms to strengthen the implementation role of the UN climate regime at the centre of the discussions.
The meeting brought together a small group of experts and thought leaders to reflect on how the UNFCCC process can remain effective as it transitions from negotiating agreements to supporting their implementation.
ecbi Director Benito Müller presented new...
18 June 2026
The Women Climate Leaders Network (WCLN) convened for its traditional networking dinner in Bonn during the June climate negotiations (SB64). The ecbi-supported event, which took place on 8 June 2026, was aimed at increasing and strengthening the participation of women in leadership roles within the UNFCCC process.
The Bonn dinner brought together current and former co-chairs of constituted bodies, Chairs and Vice-Chairs of Subsidiary Bodies and COP Vice-Presidents, reflecting the continued relevance and value of the network. Discussions focused on...
16 June 2026
ecbi's annual Bonn Seminar convened on 14 June on the sidelines of the UNFCCC Subsidiary Body (SB) meetings. Over 40 participants from developing and European countries discussed the Mitigation Work Programme (MWP) and the Just Transition Work Programme (JTWP), as well as expectations for UNFCCC COP31 in Antalya, Türkiye, in November, where the future of the two Work Programmes will be decided. Discussions also took place on reforming and streamlining the multilateral climate process to make it more responsive...
15 June 2026
