IGES Activity on COP29

From 11 to 22 November, the 29th Conference of the Parties (COP29) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) will be held in Baku, Azerbaijan. As the highest decision-making body of the UNFCCC, COP oversees the implementation of agreements such as the Kyoto Protocol and the Paris Agreement and reviews progress on previous commitments. COP29 will feature discussions on setting new climate finance targets and raising the ambition of Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs). Additionally, the Biennial Transparency Report, due by the end of the year, will be submitted for the first time.

Particular attention will be paid to how the outcomes of last year's Global Stocktake (GST) will be reflected in the enhancement of NDCs. In this context, the presidency troika of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Azerbaijan, and Brazil has launched the “Mission 1.5°C Roadmap.” The troika, comprising the presidencies of COP28, COP29, and the upcoming COP30, is a collaborative framework aimed at managing the conferences. The Mission 1.5°C Roadmap seeks to unify and strengthen international cooperation to limit global average temperature rise to within 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels through the enhancement of NDCs.

Furthermore, the Minister of Ecology and Natural Resources of Azerbaijan, Mukhtar Babayev, who is set to chair COP29, has put forth the theme “In Solidarity for a Green World,” aiming to promote ambitious climate action and concrete measures. Under this theme, COP29 will address the challenges hindering NDC formulation and explore international support for a just transition.

This special page will provide insights into the key points of COP29 and updates on the latest developments in climate negotiations, including information on IGES-related side events.

 

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COP29 Side Events

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COP29 Japan Pavilion Side Event

Shaping Global Standards through Circular Economy and Resource Efficiency Principles (CEREP) and Global Circularity Protocol (GCP)

As included in the outcome of the first Global Stocktake at COP28, circular economy approaches are recognized as an indispensable tool for climate solutions. The essential role of businesses in promoting global circularity, thereby meeting...
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COP29 Japan Pavilion Side Event

Efforts to Realize a Sound Material-Cycle Society through Multilevel Climate Action

At COP28 in 2023, the host country, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), announced the “CHAMP” initiative, where over 70 countries, including Japan, declared their commitment to strengthening cooperation with local governments in formulating strategies...
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COP29 Japan Pavilion Side Event

Promoting Adaptation for ”Climate Resilient Development”

The impacts of climate change are becoming more severe, disproportionately affecting the most vulnerable people and threatening their health, overall well-being and even their lives. Funding scarcity and the lack of proper and innovative...
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COP29 Japan Pavilion Side Event

Clean City Partnership Program (C2P2) Seminar: Urban Agenda on Climate Change, Pollution and Biodiversity Loss

In order to achieve the 1.5 degree target set in the Paris Agreement, it is essential for cities, which account for about 70% of global greenhouse gas emissions and energy consumption, to make the transition to decarbonization. International...
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COP29 Japan Pavilion Side Event

Tackling Emerging Infectious Threats through Innovative Collaboration in the Era of Climate Change

Dengue fever is an infectious disease that the World Health Organization (WHO) named as one of the top 10 threats to global health in 2019. However, with no effective treatment, approximately half of the world's population is currently at risk of...
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COP29 Japan Pavilion Side Event

Enhancing Early Warning Systems (EWS) Deployment & Further Collaboration in Asia-Pacific

With increasing international attention to loss and damage related to climate change, Japan announced the “Assistance Package by the Government of Japan for Averting Minimizing and Addressing Loss and Damage” (APLD) at COP27. As part of the...
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COP29 Official Side Event

Article 6.2 Implementation for High Integrity: Updates, Lessons and Challenges

The implementation of the cooperative approach under Article 6.2 is gaining momentum as more actors enter the space and gain experience. The side event provided an overview of the status of cooperation and current mitigation activities as well as...
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COP29 Japan Pavilion Side Event

Net-Zero and NDCs: Science-based Climate Policymaking And Implementation in Asia

The Paris Agreement states that all parties should strive to formulate and communicate long-term low greenhouse gas (GHG) emission development strategies. In addition, the outcome document on the first Global Stocktake at COP28 in 2023 indicates...
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COP29 Japan Pavilion Side Event

Japan’s Efforts and Possible Contribution toward Building Decarbonization

Decarbonization of buildings and the construction sector is critical to achieve global climate goals, contributing 37% of CO2 emissions and 34% of final energy consumption globally. Since 2023, the movement of building decarbonization has been...

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Updated: October 2024

UNFCCC COP Special webpage

This page is a summary of information on the Conference of the Parties (COP) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) and its Subsidiary Body (SB) meetings. This page provides information on the annual COP, including prop
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Updated: November 2024

IGES Support activity for Enhanced Transparency Framework (ETF)

Based on the Paris Agreement’s enhanced transparency framework (ETF), countries regularly provide information on their progress with national climate actions. IGES supports full implementation of the ETF by all countries, especially in Asia. This web
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Updated: November 2023

Global Stocktake (GST) Special webpage

The final approval of the implementation guidelines for the Paris Agreement at the 26th Conference of the Parties (COP26) to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change last November has prompted a phase in which countries will be required to take
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Updated: October 2020

IGES Activity on "Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)"

This special webpage summarises key information about the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). IGES provides technical support to the IPCC’s Task Force on National Greenhouse Gas Inventories (TFI), and several researchers also contribute...

Related Publications

Policy Report

This paper critically reassesses the dominant narrative that insufficient adaptation finance is the primary obstacle to climate change adaptation in developing countries. Through a comprehensive review of UNEP's 2023 Adaptation Gap Report (AGR2023), which has played a pivotal role in shaping this narrative, the paper uncovers serious methodological challenges in the estimation of the adaptation finance gap. These challenges are rooted in deeper, underexplored structural issues within the UNFCCC’s adaptation framework. Chief among these is the absence of clear boundaries for adaptation activities and the conflation of costs associated with human-induced climate change (HI-CC) and natural climate change (N-CC). This conflation creates a misalignment between National Adaptation Plans (NAPs) and the UNFCCC’s core mandates, complicating the assessment of adaptation finance needs. By illuminating these overlooked issues, the paper advocates for more rigorous, evidence-based discussions at COP, urging a closer examination of the data underpinning climate negotiations. It argues that the complex challenges of adaptation—such as the lack of universally agreed targets and the difficulty in disentangling human and natural climate impacts—demand more precise, carefully designed solutions. Ultimately, addressing these systemic issues is vital to ensuring that adaptation efforts are both equitable and effective, enabling more resilient outcomes for all developing countries.

 
non-IGES Material

The report "10 New Insights in Climate Science" has been jointly produced annually since 2017 by Future Earth, The Earth League, and the World Climate Research Programme. This policy report compiles ten key scientific findings from the latest climate change research papers, along with policy recommendations. It is released each year to coincide with UNFCCC COP.

Dr.Nanda Kumar JANARDHANAN, Deputy Director- Climate and Energy Area and South Asia Regional Coordinator, contributed to the writing of Insight 9: Closing governance gaps in the energy transition minerals global value chain is crucial for a just and equitable energy transition.

Associated Staff