The 60th meeting of the Subsidiary Bodies (SB60)

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• The 60th meeting of the Subsidiary Bodies (SB60), will take place in Bonn, Germany from June 3-13, 2024.

About60th meeting of the Subsidiary Bodies (SB60)

• The mid-year climate conference, also known as the 60th meeting of the Subsidiary Bodies (SB60) will bring together countries that are signatories to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC).
• National delegates and civil society representatives will make up a significant part of the around 6,000 participants expected to attend the meetings.
• The meeting will serve as a crucial midpoint between the 28th CoP in Dubai and CoP29 in Azerbaijan and its outcomes will set the stage for the next phase of global climate negotiations.
• It will focus on critical issues such as-
  • Climate finance
  • Advancing progress on the next round of national climate action
  • plans (Nationally Determined Contributions- NDCs)
  • Timely submission of countries’
  • First Biennial Transparency Reports
  • Work on National Adaptation Plans
  • Accelerating climate action through a just transition
• It will feature the inaugural Annual Global Stock take (GST) Dialogue, which aims to foster a sharing of effective strategies and lessons learned on how countries are incorporating the GST outcomes into their Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs), promoting collaborative learning and progress towards achieving the Paris Agreement's goals.

About Centre for Science and Environment (CSE)

• Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) is a public interest research organisation based in New Delhi.
• It researches and communicates the urgency of development that is sustainable and equitable.
• It works as a think tank on environment-development issues in India, poor planning, climate shifts devastating India's Sundarbans and advocates for policy changes and better implementation of the already existing policies.
• The Ministry of Urban Development (MoUD) has designated Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) as a "Centre of Excellence" (CoE) for sustainable water management.

Q1: What is the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC)?

UNFCCC sets out the basic legal framework and principles for international climate change cooperation with the aim of stabilizing atmospheric concentrations of greenhouse gases (GHGs) to avoid “dangerous anthropogenic interference with the climate system.”

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