Daily Highlights of the Bonn Climate Conference (SB62)
First Day at the Bonn Climate Conference (SB62)
The 62nd session of the UNFCCC Subsidiary Bodies (SB62) opened on Monday, June 16, 2025, at the World Conference Center in Bonn, Germany, bringing together delegates from around the world to advance technical negotiations on climate action ahead of COP30 in Belém, Brazil 12.
We highly encourage all to engage with this effort as we prepare to make the journey towards Belem in November. Now, more than ever, the negotiations on climate change agreements such as the Paris Agreement, will mark a turning point for the future of our common home.
Forming part of the “Jesuits for Climate Justice: Faith in Action at COP30 ” Campaign, there is a participation of the apostolic body of the Society of Jesus present and reporting daily! They belong to the Jesuit Missions UK and Jesuit European Social Centre (JESC).
From the Secretariat of Social Justice and Ecology in Rome, we will be briefing you daily with key outcomes, relevant updates and key moments from the process taking place over the next two weeks. Amid high expectations to address unresolved issues fromCOP29 and set the stage for COP30 in Belém, Brazil. Delegates from nearly 200 countries are gathered to negotiate technical details crucial for advancing adaptation, climate finance, transparency, and the just energy transition....
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