Your Guide to Influencing UNFCCC Talks
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UNFCCC negotiations are multi-faceted, and parties have to cover a lot of ground during their two-week-long face-to-face meetings.
To prepare for these meetings, the UNFCCC Secretariat opens calls for submission ahead of time, often open to stakeholders including academics, civil society organizations, private sector entities, and youth and Indigenous Peoples’ groups, among others.
This is your chance to influence UNFCCC talks without travelling to the big COPs. With the June Climate Meetings in Bonn firmly in the rear-view mirror, and this year’s UN Climate Change Conference in Brazil looming ever closer, the Earth Negotiations Bulletin team has updated our UNFCCC submissions tracker.
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Finishing Line In Sight at INC-5.2 Plastics Treaty Talks
As week two of plastics treaty talks commenced in Geneva, it was clear that delegates were ready to shift gears to meet the deadline for negotiating a new agreement to end plastic pollution. Keep up to date as negotiations go down to the wire.
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Ten Plastics Treaty Priorities According to Young People
As countries negotiate to establish the world’s first international treaty to combat plastic pollution at INC-5.2, we share what young people want to see from the treaty.
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What Integrating End-Use Emissions into Environmental Impact Assessments Means for UK Oil and Gas Projects
New guidance from the United Kingdom, for the first time, requires emissions from burning extracted fossil fuels to be considered in environmental impact assessments. The Rosebank project decision will be a first test for the policy in practice. Natalie Jones explains.
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Our Campus Workshop Series on Sustainability Returns
IISD Next is creating, educating, and engaging a network of youth from around the world, who are interested in sustainable development and climate activism. Learn more and sign up here today.
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Indigenous Peoples in the Rio Conventions
Representatives of Indigenous Peoples had significant wins at the back-to-back-to-back COPs of the three Rio Conventions last year, yet some obstacles remain. We examine how years of advocacy paid off in 2024, plus what steps come next.
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Meet the Young Canadians Building a More Sustainable Future
IISD Next is a global initiative that empowers thousands of young people to meaningfully engage in sustainable development policy. Here are just three of their stories.
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How Cybersecurity is Impacting International Trade
Growing cybersecurity threats have led governments to adopt a wide range of measures, which directly impact trade. This second primer in our Building Blocks of Digital Trade Regulation series explores these policies, their alignment with international trade rules, and offers recommendations to strengthen cybersecurity governance for inclusive digital trade.
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Spurring Action to Manage Toxic Chemicals and Abandoned Mine Sites
Authorities in Cameroon have enacted new regulations to govern artisanal and small-scale mining, following an IGF capacity building workshop.
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Fresh Insights on Trade and Sustainability
The new issue of our flagship Trade and Sustainability Review features four expert analyses on the impacts of - and responses to - recent U.S. tariff policies across Latin America, the MENA region, the rest of Africa, and ASEAN member states.
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Building Forward Better: Lessons for Ukraine’s green recovery
Ukraine’s post-war reconstruction, with estimated needs exceeding USD 500 billion, could become one of the most ambitious recovery efforts of the 21st century. Our new brief outlines how recovery can align with Ukraine’s EU integration, climate goals, and long-term development priorities.
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Securing Land Rights and Social Equity in Pursuit of Net-Zero
Land rights, responsible investment, and community-led action must shape Africa’s climate agenda on the road to COP 30. Join IISD, TMG Research, and Robert Bosch Stiftung for a dialogue on how to make climate action both effective and just. Register now.
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NAP Global Network at NAP Expo 2025
This year marks the 10th edition of NAP Expo, the global flagship event dedicated to national adaptation processes. NAP Global Network experts will be in Lusaka, Zambia, sharing lessons on how to achieve effective and inclusive NAP processes.
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