BONN SB64

TPNS attended Bonn Climate conference for the first week – 7-13 June.  It was a packed five day week (+one day each end travelling) – much progress was made and many plans discussed with a range of potential allies and collaborators – plans which will take us from COP31 in Turkey to Bonn 2027 and COP32 in Ethiopia.

OBSERVATIONS

BONN CLIMATE CONFERENCE 2026 was a markedly different climate conference to previous COPs and Bonn meetings TPNS has attended (beginning with COP Sharm El Sheikh 2022)

Prior to this SB64, you could not take for granted that any delegate – NGO or wider – would be aware of the military emissions/spending issue, let alone Parties attending.  This SB64 it was clear  that delegates were aware and it made informal conversations; actions; meetings; interventions all the more impactful and effective in advancing not only information but solutions.

So, the SB64 was by far and away the most encouraging calendar moment in the effort to get military emissions and – vitally – spending – onto various constituencies radar/agenda. Continue reading →