The United Nations June Climate Meetings were held in Bonn, Germany from 8 to 18 June.
The meetings took place amid a global energy crisis. They demonstrated growing global momentum to speed up the clean energy transition to protect against future energy shocks. They also highlighted the need to keep focus on climate action and implementation under the Paris Agreement.
The meetings were also a key milestone on the road to COP31 in Türkiye in November this year. They helped shape the agenda for the global climate summit and prepared countries for the decisions to be taken at the end of the year.
As President of Negotiations for COP31, Australia consulted with UNFCCC Parties across all major negotiating tracks. We also progressed discussions on:
- energy security
- clean energy
- electrification
- access to climate finance
This work with Parties, in partnership with Türkiye, showed our commitment to transparent, inclusive and predictable progress across the negotiations this year. In his opening speech, Minister Chris Bowen also emphasised the need to make sure COP31 delivers real-world outcomes that speed up climate action.
Working together to speed up electrification over the next decade was a key theme emerging from Bonn. Accelerating the transition to renewable energy is one of the best ways to make our energy systems more secure. Clean energy is cheap, reliable and is now the fastest-growing source of global investment.
At Bonn, we also worked with Pacific partners to highlight the significant impacts of climate change on the Pacific. This comes ahead of Pre-COP meetings scheduled for October in Fiji and Tuvalu.
Australia held constructive discussions across core negotiations issues and Pacific priorities, including:
- Keeping 1.5°C within reach
- Improving access to climate finance
- Elevating ocean-based climate action
The progress made at the June Climate Meetings will directly shape outcomes at COP31 in Antalya, Türkiye from 9 to 20 November.
Key takeaways from the June Climate Meetings
- President of Negotiations, Minister Chris Bowen delivered an opening plenary address, highlighting Australia's priorities for COP31.
- COP31 host, Türkiye announced their Action Agenda and a proposed new global electrification target.
- We participated in over 52 consultations with groups and observer constituencies. We also engaged across all 43 Agenda items.
- Our engagements at Bonn were welcomed as a clear sign of our commitment to a transparent, inclusive and predictable approach. They helped build trust and identify priorities for COP31.
- We worked with our delivery partners to hold productive events on the Belem Mission to 1.5 and the Global Implementation Accelerator.
- We became a member of the Food and Agriculture for Sustainable Transformation (FAST) Partnership. This will give Australia a stronger voice in shaping the global agenda to make agriculture and food systems more sustainable.
