Climate Diplomacy on Hold, But not Climate Change

Abstract

[...]the article takes a closer look at the current dynamics among non-Party actors. [...]a new mechanism ‘to contribute to the mitigation of greenhouse gas emissions and support sustainable development’ is established under Article 6.4. [...]Article 6.8 provides for non-market approaches to be used. The five priority areas are: A. Capacity Building, knowledge management and communication, B. Gender balance, participation and women’s leadership, C. Coherence, D. Gender responsive implementation and means of implementation, and E. Monitoring and reporting.13 In October 2020, due to the pandemic, the UNFCCC secretariat merely published the annual report on ‘gender composition’, focussing on annual comparative data on sexus of members in the constituted bodies established under the Convention, and of Party delegations to sessions.14 As an annex, some information was provided on the secretariat’s implementation of ‘decisions that include a gender approach in keeping with applicable gender-related policies under the Convention’.15 Concerning the central activity A.2 to ‘Discuss and clarify the role and work of the national gender and climate change focal points’ (NGCCFPs), ‘including by providing capacity-building