On 17 June 2025, while formal negotiations at the UN Climate Change Conference (SB62) unfolded in Bonn, a powerful moment took place behind closed doors: The 2nd CHAMP UNFCCC Focal Point Dialogue, convening CHAMP Endorsing Governments, together with Friends of CHAMP and supporting partners, including the Local Governments and Municipal Authorities (LGMA) Constituency.| CityTalk
Every year, the Bonn Climate Talks – formally the sessions of the UNFCCC Subsidiary Bodies (SBs) – serve as the mid-year checkpoint on the road to the annual COP. With over 6,000 national delegates and civil society representatives expected, the SB62 (16-26 June 2025) is far from routine. It arrives at a critical juncture, with unresolved negotiations from COP29 in Baku, new dynamics in global climate diplomacy, and a Brazilian COP Presidency that promises to shift the conversation from n...| CityTalk