Starting Monday, 8 June, climate negotiators, experts and observers from around the world will gather in Bonn, Germany, for the annual UN June Climate Meetings, formally known as the sixty-fourth sessions of the Subsidiary Bodies under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (SB64).
From Bonn to Antalya: preparing the next steps
Taking place from 8 to 18 June 2026, the meetings are an important milestone on the road to the COP31 UN Climate Change Conference in Antalya, Türkiye, in November. They provide a space for governments to advance technical work, assess progress on existing commitments and prepare the political decisions needed for the next phase of global climate action.
The UN climate process is supported by two subsidiary bodies: the Subsidiary Body for Scientific and Technological Advice (SBSTA) and the Subsidiary Body for Implementation (SBI). SBSTA helps connect scientific findings and technological developments with the needs of climate policymakers. While SBI focuses on implementation, it examines how decisions under the UNFCCC and Paris Agreement are put into practice.
Adaptation, finance and a just transition on the agenda
This year’s agenda includes climate adaptation, just transition, climate finance, agriculture and food security, technology, loss and damage, and follow-up to the first global stocktake. The discussions come at a time when climate impacts are intensifying. At the same time, countries also face pressures linked to energy security, food systems and economic uncertainty.
UN Climate Change Executive Secretary Simon Stiell has urged countries to “double down” on delivering the Paris Agreement, including the global stocktake goals of tripling renewable energy capacity, doubling energy efficiency and transitioning away from fossil fuels in energy systems in a just, orderly and equitable manner.
Building momentum for stronger climate action
Although the Bonn meetings are often technical in nature, their political significance is considerable. Progress at SB64 can help build trust, clarify priorities and lay the groundwork for stronger outcomes at COP31. As governments meet in Bonn, the focus will be on turning commitments into practical progress and ensuring that climate cooperation continues to deliver.