Overview
- Brazil secured adoption of the agenda and set a plenary for Wednesday to outline the process for the next phase of negotiations.
- The presidency convened informal talks on limiting warming, climate finance, trade measures, and climate data transparency after multiple blocs pressed to prioritize these files.
- Diplomats say options include a broad political "decision of coverage" or a narrower text focused on the four issues, with small island states urging stronger ambition and the Arab Group criticizing the approach.
- Developing countries demanded more financing, several states pushed back on unilateral trade tools such as the EU carbon border levy, and the European Union called for tougher disclosure standards.
- UN chief António Guterres warned the 1.5 °C threshold will be exceeded in the 2030s, while national and market signals highlighted the ambition gap, including France’s slower emissions decline and funding headwinds for industrial decarbonization technologies.