We outline the issues to watch as the technical dialogues of the Paris Agreement's first Global Stocktake wrap up.
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** What's new in sustainable development
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** Bonn Climate Conference: Last Call for the Global Stocktake
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The Bonn Climate Conference is underway, as the climate community looks to set the stage ([link removed]) for the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change’s COP 28. Bonn is the last chance for technical inputs for the inaugural Global Stocktake: we explain what to watch on adaptation ([link removed]) and will hold a side event on fossil fuel subsidy reform ([link removed]) and shifting other public financial flows from fossil fuels to clean energy.
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** The Global Goal on Adaptation: What to watch in Bonn and what it means for COP 28
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As the climate community convenes in Bonn over the coming days, one of the big issues to watch involves talks on the Global Goal on Adaptation ([link removed]) , given the need to craft a global Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning (MEL) system for adaptation for COP 28 ([link removed]) .
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** Plastics Treaty Negotiations: Update from Paris
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The second session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC) working to craft a legally binding treaty to tackle plastic pollution, including in the marine environment, met in Paris last week to weigh issues ranging from the treaty’s possible objectives to how it may be put into practice. Our Earth Negotiations Bulletin reporters have the story ([link removed]) .
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** Trade Policy and the Plastic Pollution Crisis: State of play
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As policy-makers weigh both a UN plastics treaty and, in Geneva, consider how trade can help tackle the plastic pollution crisis, a new paper takes a deep dive into the trade-related policy measures to reduce plastic pollution that World Trade Organization members have notified and outline what policy-makers should keep in mind as they craft solutions ([link removed]) .
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** African Continental Free Trade Area: What the new investment protocol means
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The adoption of the African Continental Free Trade Area’s (AfCFTA) Protocol on Investment is a landmark decision—and a key step toward delivering on Agenda 2063 ([link removed]) . We and our partners analyzed what the protocol means for sustainable investment across Africa ([link removed]) , including through strengthened rules and standards and the harmonization of regional investment regimes.
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** Gender Impact Assessment Tools for Mining Remain on the Shelf
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A new IGF article ([link removed]) highlights decision-makers' lack of action on assessing how mining uniquely affects women, what needs to be done, and why this action can make a difference.
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** Sustainable Transport in Coimbatore, India
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A planned project to set up 300 km of bike and walking paths in Coimbatore, India, could provide over USD 486 million in economic, environmental, and social benefits for the city, including cost savings. Our new analysis shows why ([link removed]) and how these benefits might otherwise have been overlooked.
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** The Final Countdown: How Canada can end fossil fuel subsidies this year
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Canada's long-awaited subsidies framework and policy is on the horizon, providing an important opportunity for the country to bring to fruition pledges to end fossil fuel subsidies for good. We explain what this would mean ([link removed]) , both in Canada and internationally.
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