India at Bonn Climate Talks 2026: Key Positions, Climate Finance Concerns and UNFCCC SB64

India highlighted climate finance gaps, adaptation funding, CBAM concerns, and the Mitigation Work Programme at the UNFCCC SB64 Bonn Climate Talks. Learn about India's key interventions and their significance ahead of COP31 in Türkiye.

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India made key interventions at the 64th session of the UNFCCC Subsidiary Bodies (SB64) underway in Bonn, Germany

About UNFCCC Subsidiary Bodies

The UNFCCC operates through two permanent Subsidiary Bodies that meet twice a year to advance technical and procedural work between COPs:
- SBI (Subsidiary Body for Implementation): Oversees implementation of UNFCCC commitments and reviews national communications.
- SBSTA (Subsidiary Body for Scientific and Technological Advice): Bridges scientific findings and policy, advising the COP on technical matters.
- Their mid-year Bonn session (SB64) prepares draft decisions for adoption at the annual COP; outcomes here become negotiable text ahead of COP31.
Next COP: COP31 to be hosted in Antalya, Türkiye (November 2026); Australia presiding over negotiations.

India’s Key Positions

Called for tackling the shrinking climate finance pool and widening adaptation finance gap.
Urged dedicated agenda space for the Paris Agreement provision obliging developed nations to fund developing countries.
Pressed for dialogue on unilateral trade measures (e.g., EU’s Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism — CBAM) and their adverse effects on developing nations’ climate action, anchored in Article 3.5 of the UNFCCC Convention.
Cautioned against making the Mitigation Work Programme prescriptive; urged it retain its facilitative character.

Mitigation Work Programme (MWP) or Sharm el-Sheikh Mitigation Ambition and Implementation Work Programme

● Established at COP26, launched at COP27.

● Aims to urgently scale up global GHG emission reductions to help close the gap between current trajectories and the 1.5°C Paris Agreement goal.

● Operates as a facilitative, non-prescriptive platform and shares solutions, best practices, and investment opportunities without imposing new obligations on nations.

● Mandates at least two global dialogues and investment-focused events annually, covering sectors like circular economy, energy, waste, and transport.

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