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Comment to the UNFCCC Supervisory Body on Article 6.4

The following comment was submitted to the chair and vicechair of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) Supervisory Body (SB) on February 28, 2023.

Talking COP27 Episode 4: The fight for real climate action continues

Uprooted: Talking COP27 Episode 4: The fight for real climate action continues

‘Cooperate or Perish’ and the Race to Zero campaign

As delegates to the 27th Conference of the Parties (COP27) of the U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) debated how to implement decisions taken at the COP26, U.N.

Talking COP27 Episode 2: The Conference

For almost 30 years, the world's countries have been meeting at an annual global climate conference, the UNFCCC COP, to try to coordinate responses to the accelerating climate crisis. In Episode 2 of our podcast series on COP27, we'll delve into the conference itself. Hear from IATP experts Ben Lilliston and Steve Suppan about the history and significance of the COP, starting with the 1992 Earth Summit in Rio. We’ll introduce you to how the COP works, why the conference matters for agriculture, how COP agreements have been repeatedly undermined and why it’s so difficult to achieve

Advancing real solutions for climate and agriculture at COP27

In the past few months, extreme weather events — from record-breaking heat waves and droughts to hurricanes and floods — have hammered nearly every corner of the globe, making the catastrophic impacts of climate change all too tangible.

Coming Soon: Uprooted: Talking COP27

Our industrialized food and farming systems are both driving the climate crisis and threatened by it. The upcoming United Nations global climate conference, COP27, is a chance to shine a light on these connections and push for real solutions. In this four-part podcast series, hear from policy experts at the Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy on the nexus of agriculture and climate change, what we expect to see happen at COP27 and what must be done to create more resilient food systems in the face of a heating planet.

Countries come up short again at COP26, agriculture largely sidelined

MINNEAPOLIS/BERLIN—The logistic and pandemic-challenged United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) Conference of the Parties (COP26) concluded this weekend.

Methane agreement is a good first step, agriculture sidestepped

MINNEAPOLIS/BERLIN—Today, the United States and the European Union, along with more than 90 countries, announced a joint pledge to reduce methane emissions 30% by 2030.

UN climate talks must prioritize strong commitments to cut real emissions by 2030, not net zero promises

MINNEAPOLIS/BERLIN—On the eve of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) Conference of the Parties (COP26), the Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy (IATP) urges the United States and other governments to commit to major reductions in greenhouse gas emissions by 2030, rather than weak 2050 “net zero” commitments.

Searching for solidarity in global climate talks

As we approach the global climate talks in Glasgow, there is a rising urgency for countries to ramp up climate action. Equally urgent is the need to create a meaningful, productive space for effective global cooperation.