COP 29 Meeting Notes

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Please find notes sorted by UNFCCC body and agenda item, in chronological order.

Opening of COP29

COP

Plenary

  • 19 November 2024 – Kalina Grabb and Jane Vinesky, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (Ocean Pavilion) – Notes

Qurultay

  • 21 November 2024 – 12.00 – Torrey Taylor, Jade Zhang, Jeffrey Camille, and Rob Smoot –
  • Washington University in Saint Louis – Notes

COP7: Warsaw International Mechanism for Loss and Damage associated with Climate Change Impacts and joint annual report of its Executive Committee and the Santiago network for averting, minimizing and addressing loss and damage associated with the adverse effects of climate change

  • 20 November 2024 – 16.00 – Jeffrey Camille & Rob Smoot, Washington University St. Louis – Notes

COP8: Report of the Green Climate Fund to the COP and Guidance to the GCF

COP8(b): Matters relating to the Standing Committee on Finance

  • 13 November 2024 – 16.00 – Theodore Keeping, University of Reading and Imperial College London – Notes

CMP

CMP6: Matters relating to the Adaptation Fund

  • 13 November 2024 – 15.00 – Theodore Keeping, University of Reading and Imperial College London – Notes

CMA

Sharm el-Sheik mitigation ambition and implementation work programme

  • 19 November 2024 – 17.00 – Jade Zhang and Bea Addis, Washington University in St. Louis – Notes
  • 19 November 2024 – 20.00 – Jade Zhang and Kyle Schwerman, Washington University in St. Louis – Notes

CMA11(j): United Arab Emirates dialogue on implementing the outcomes of the global stocktake, referred to in paragraph 97 of decision 1/CMA.5

  • 19 November 2024 – 15.00 – Jade Zhang & Kyle Schwerman – Washington University in St. Louis – Notes
  • 18 November 2024 – 15.00 – Jade Zhang and Jeffrey Camille, Washington University in St. Louis – Notes

CMA11(h): Sharm el-Sheik dialogue on the scope of Article 2, paragraph 1(c) of the Paris Agreement and its complementarity with Article 9 of the Paris Agreement

CMA11(g): Matters relating to the Adaptation Fund

  • 13 November 2024 – 15.45 – Theodore Keeping, University of Reading and Imperial College London – Notes

CMA11(a): New collective quantified goal on climate finance

SBSTA

SBSTA 13(a) Guidance on cooperative approaches referred to in Article 6, paragraph 2, of the Paris Agreement and in decision 2/CMA.3

  • 14 November 2024 – 19.00 – Dhyuti Venkataraman, Washington University in St. Louis – Notes
  • 12 November 2024 – 17.00; 19.00 – Arushi Ranasaria, Will Clarney, Dhyuti Venkataraman – Notes

SBSTA13(b) Rules, modalities and procedures for the mechanism established by Article 6, paragraph 4, of the Paris Agreement and referred to in decision 3/CMA.3

  • 15 November 2025 – 19.00 – Arushi Ranasaria, Dhyuti Venkataraman, Washington University in Saint Louis – Notes
  • 14 November 2024 – 17.00 – Dhyuti Venkataraman, Washington University on St. Louis – Notes
  • 13 November 2024 – 19.00 – Arushi Ranasaria, Bea Addis, Washington University in St. Louis – Notes
  • 12 November 2024 – 16.00 – Arushi Ranasaria, Dhyuti Venkataraman, Washington University in Saint Louis – Notes

SBSTA13(c) Work programme under the framework for non-market approaches referred to in Article 6, paragraph 8, of the Paris Agreement and in decision 4/CMA.3

SBI

SBI5(b) Modalities of the UAE Dialogue on implementing the global stocktake outcomes, referred to in paragraph 97 of decision 1/CMA.5

  • 12 November 2024 – 12.00 – Kenzie Mounir, Washington University in St. Louis – Notes
  • 13 November 2024 – Kenzie Mounir and Nina Giraldo, Washington University in St. Louis – Notes
  • 14 November 2024 – 12.00 – Nina Giraldo, Washington University in St. Louis – Notes
  • 15 November 2024 – 10.00 – Theodore Keeping, University of Reading and Imperial College London – Notes
  • 15 November 2024 – 10.00 – Nina Giraldo and Kenzie Mounir, Washington University in St. Louis – Notes

Joint SBSTA/SBI work

SBSTA5(a)/SBI11(a): Global Goal on Adaptation

SBSTA7/SBI7 Continuation of Sharm el-Sheikh mitigation ambition and implementation work programme

  • 15 November 2024 – 19.30 – Nina Giraldo, Kenzie Mounir, Washington University in St. Louis – Notes
  • 14 November 2024 – 17.00 – Kenzie Mounir, Washington University in St. Louis – Notes
  • 14 November 2024 – 19.00 – Kenzie Mounir, Washington University in St. Louis – Notes
  • 12 November 2024 – 20.00 – Kenzie Mounir, Washington University in St. Louis – Notes
  • 12 November 2024 – 17.00 – Kenzie Mounir, Washington University in St. Louis – Notes

SBSTA10/SBI10: Sharm El-Sheik Joint Work on Implementation of Climate Action on Agriculture and Food Security

Other events

High-level ministerial dialogue on the urgent need to scale up adaptation finance – Mandated Event 

High-level Ministerial Roundtable on Just Transition

COP29 Summit on Methane and Non-CO2 Greenhouse Gases