Bonn Climate Change Conference

SB64 | Bonn, Germany | 8 - 18 June 2026

LGMA Zero Draft Position released for consultation

The LGMA Constituency opened the Zero Draft advocacy Position for consultation ahead of the Bonn Climate Talks. The Constituency used this draft as the basis for consultations with parties and interventions within the negotiations. This initial Position covers multilevel governance, just transition, and climate finance ahead of COP31, COP32, and COP33.

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From Belém to Bonn: Putting implementation to the test

Every June, climate negotiators gather in Bonn for the mid-year sessions of the UNFCCC Subsidiary Bodies. These talks are where COP decisions are translated into workplans, outstanding issues resolved, and the political direction for the next COP begins to take shape.

SB64 arrives at a critical moment. Following COP30 in Belém, the global climate process has entered an implementation phase, with NDCs 3.0 in motion, the Just Transition Mechanism newly established, and the COP30 Presidency Roadmaps on fossil fuel transition and deforestation still being shaped. Meanwhile, the COP31 Presidency of Türkiye is beginning to set its agenda.

For local and subnational governments, Belém delivered mixed results. Recognition advanced, but the mandated framework that would formally place cities, states and regions at the heart of implementation did not materialize. SB64 is the first opportunity to begin closing that gap.

What the LGMA was watching for at SB64

Just transition: Subnational governments must be in the room

The Just Transition Work Programme (JTWP) and the newly established Just Transition Mechanism were both active at SB64. Across its submissions to both processes, the LGMA’s core demanded that subnational governments have an equal seat in the Mechanism’s governance, and the final JTWP outcome include explicit reference to multilevel governance and the role of cities and regions. COP30 omitted this language from paragraph 12 of the JTWP decision.

Climate finance: Subnationals need direct, predictable access

The Climate Finance Work Programme held a non-Party stakeholder engagement session at SB64. The LGMA’s message was straightforward: Advances in scaling climate finance will only deliver impact if they reach the governments on the frontlines of implementation. Subnational governments need direct, programmatic, and accessible pathways to climate finance, not indirect mentions in national frameworks.

Multilevel governance and urbanization: Consolidating the gains

Following COP30, multilevel governance language is now embedded in several UNFCCC outcomes. The LGMA worked to deepen these references through its interventions across negotiation tracks, including the GST-NDC Dialogue and consultations with the incoming COP31 Presidency. With CHAMP now counting 78 national endorsers, representing 36% of the global population, the model for co-developing more ambitious NDCs with subnational governments is ready to scale.

Fossil fuel transition: Local action needs a multilevel roadmap

A dedicated session at SB64 gathered inputs on the COP30 Presidency Roadmap on transitioning away from fossil fuels. For the LGMA, the most effective transition pathway is inherently multilevel, connecting local communities, subnational governments, and national authorities in a coherent framework. Cities, states and regions must also be supported in developing their own fossil fuel phase-out plans, aligned with NDC reviews. The transition is already happening at the local level; the Roadmap must reflect and leverage that momentum.

LGMA interventions at SB64

LGMA highlights at SB64 in Bonn

8 Jun, Mon 9 Jun, Tue 10 Jun, Wed 11 Jun, Thu 12 Jun, Fri 13 Jun, Sat 15–18 Jun
Official SB64 Opening plenary (LGMA statement) Action Agenda launch; Veredas Dialogue (Part 1) UAE Dialogue on GST (Day 1); Veredas Dialogue (Part 2) UAE Dialogue on GST (Day 2); COP31 Presidency townhall with observers Climate Finance workshop; Fossil fuels roadmap session; Belém Mission to 1.5 consultation ES townhall with observers Expectations for COP31 (LGMA intervention); GST-NDC Dialogue; Closing plenary
LGMA LGMA SB64 briefing LGMA Press Conference

Daring Cities Plenary

 LGMA Joint Position consultation; Local Climate Action and Health roundtable Implementing NDCs in cities: Showcasing local leadership for equitable and multilevel climate action
COP30 Presidency / Incoming Presidency Action Agenda launch CHAMP focal points dialogue COP31 Presidency townhall Fossil fuels roadmap session; Belém Mission to 1.5 COP31 logistical briefing Open-ended consultations on COP31; Bilateral with incoming COP31 Presidency

LGMA submissions to SB64 processes

The LGMA has submitted formal views to several processes active at SB64:

Daring Cities 2026 Bonn Dialogues

Held alongside SB64 from 10–12 June, the Daring Cities 2026 Bonn Dialogues brought together local and regional leaders, national governments, and global partners to engage directly with the policy processes and implementation challenges being discussed in the negotiating rooms.

These Dialogues were organized around the defining challenges of the post-COP30 moment: advancing NDC 3.0 implementation through multilevel action; building momentum ahead of the IPCC Special Report on Climate Change and Cities, expected in 2027; and strengthening the finance, partnerships and governance needed to scale what is already working.

The Daring Cities 2026 Bonn Dialogues included the LGMA Joint Position consultation, which will shape the Constituency’s priorities for COP31 in Antalya, Türkiye.

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