COP 25 Meeting Notes

COP 25 Notes – (notes are linked from the name of each participant).  

As many RINGOs are not able to attend COP 25 or not able to attend sessions they are interested in, we appreciate submission of notes by our RINGO members who are in attendance.  Notes can be sent to  notes@ringofocalpoint.org.

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Presidency Consultations

 COP25 Presidency Stocktaking Plenary COP25/CMP15/CMA2/SBI51/SBSTA451 

12 December 2019, 12pm – 1pm, Baker Plenary 
***Melissa Low – National University of Singapore

Presidency Consultation on SBI Agenda Item 17 Matters relating to gender and climate change

12 December 2019 1730
*** Fiona Eckert, Saransh Gothi, Caroline Suppiger, Lizzi Kehoe – Washington University in St. Louis

CMP

CMP agenda item 5 – CMP informal consultations on matters relating to the Clean Development Mechanism 

7 December 2019, 1600 – 1700
***Melissa Low – National University of Singapore

 CMP Agenda Item 7 – Matters relating to the Adaptation Fund

6 December 2019
***Tamsen Reed – Washington University in St. Louis

9 December 2019, 1100 – 1120
***Anna McGinn – Environmental and Energy Study Institute

12 December 2019, 1030
***Dana Brown – Washington University in St. Louis

SBI

SBI Agenda Item 5 – Common Time Frames for Nationally Determined Contributions referred to in Article 4, paragraph 10, of the Paris Agreement

4 December 2019 1600 – 1700
****Julia Greensfelder, Canaan Hancock, Sara Mesiano – Washington University in St. Louis

6 December 2019, 1100 -1200
***Julia Greensfelder, Canaan Hancock, Sara Mesiano – Washington University in St. Louis

SBI Agenda Item 9 – Report of the Executive Committee of the Warsaw International Mechanism for Loss and Damage associated with Climate Change Impacts and the 2019 review of the Mechanism

3 December, 2019, 1000 – 1100
***Keziah Groth-Tuft – George Washington Law School
***Caitlin Rankin – Washington University in St. Louis

4 December, 2019, 1000 – 1100
***Keziah Groth-Tuft – George Washington Law School
***Caitlin Rankin– Washington University in St. Louis

4 December, 2019, 1700 – 1800
***Caitlin Rankin – Washington University in St. Louis
***Keziah Groth-Tuft– George Washington Law School

5 December, 2019, 1200 – 1435
***Keziah Groth-Tuft – George Washington Law School
***Caitlin Rankin– Washington University in St. Louis
Facilitator Notes

7 December 2019 1200 – 1300
***Keziah Groth-Tuft – George Washington Law School

7 December 2019 1700 – 1800
***Keziah Groth-Tuft– George Washington Law School

7 December 2019 1830 – 1930
***Keziah Groth-Tuft – George Washington Law School

SBI Agenda Item 11: Matters relating to the Least Developed Countries 

6 December 2019
***Tamsen Reed – Washington University in St. Louis

SBI Agenda Item 12: National Adaptation Plans

3 December 2019
***Tamsen Reed – Washington University in St. Louis

4 December 2019
***Tamsen Reed– Washington University in St. Louis

7 December 2019
***Tamsen Reed– Washington University in St. Louis

 SBI Agenda Item 15: Capacity Building for Developing Countries 

3 December 2019 – 1600
***Tamsen Reed – Washington University in St. Louis

SBI Agenda Item 17: Matters relating to gender and climate change

9 December 2019 – 1000
*** Fiona Eckert, Saransh Gothi, Caroline Suppiger, Lizzi Kehoe– Washington University in St. Louis

9 December 2019 – 1130
*** Fiona Eckert, Saransh Gothi, Caroline Suppiger, Lizzi Kehoe – Washington University in St. Louis

SBSTA

SBSTA Agenda Item 7b – Research and Systematic Observation 

 5 December 2019, 12-13, Meeting Room 5
***Carola Klöck, SciencesPo
***Canaan Hancock – Washington University in St. Louis

SBSTA Agenda Item 8 – Local Communities and Indigenous Peoples Platform

3 December 2019 1100-1200
***Canaan Hancock– Washington University in St. Louis

SBSTA Agenda Item 10e – Informal consultations on emissions from fuel used for international aviation and maritime transport

4 Dec 2019, 1700h
**Eric Bea – National University of Singapore

7 Dec 2019, 1700h
**Eric Bea – National University of Singapore

SBSTA Agenda Item 11a  – Common reporting tables for the electronic reporting of the information in the national inventory reports of anthropogenic emissions by sources and removals by sinks of greenhouse gases

3 December 2019 1400-1700
***Sara Mesiano – Washington University in St.Louis

5 December 2019 1400 – 1500
***Noah Hagen_– Washington University in St.Louis

SBSTA Agenda Item 11b – Common tabular formats for the electronic reporting of the information necessary to track progress made in implementing and achieving nationally determined contributions under Article 4 of the Paris Agreement

4 December 2019, 1000 -1100
***Julia Greensfelder, Canaan Hancock, Sara Mesiano – Washington University in St. Louis

SBSTA Agenda Item 12 – Informal consultations on matters relating to Article 6 of the Paris Agreement

December 3, 2019 – 1500
**Eric Bea – National University of Singapore

4 December 2019, 3pm – 5pm
**Eric Bea– National University of Singapore
**Melissa Low – National University of Singapore

5 December 2019, 3pm
**Aaron Tang, The Australian National University 

 6 December 2018, 10am-11am
**Melissa Low – National University of Singapore

9 December 2019, 1000
**Eric Bea– National University of Singapore

Adaptation Fund

***SBI informal consultations on matters relating to the Adaptation Fund: membership of the Adaptation Fund Board
***CMP item 7 and CMA item 7d contact groups on matters relating to the Adaptation Fund

Tuesday 3 December 1600 – 1700
***Anna McGinn – Environmental and Energy Study Institute
***Tamsen Reed – Washington University in St. Louis

6 December 2019 12:00 
***Anna McGinn – Environmental and Energy Study Institute

SBI/SBSTA Joint

SBSTA Agenda Item 6a/SBI Item 7 – Scope of the next periodic review of the long-term global goal under the Convention and of overall progress towards achieving it

5 December 2019 1100-1200
***Canaan Hancock – Washington University in St. Louis

6 December 2019 – 1500 – 1600
***Noah Hagen– Washington University in St. Louis

9 December 2019 – 1200 – 1300
***Erin Meller– Washington University in St. Louis
***Cass Sykes – Washington University in St. Louis

SBI Agenda Item 10/SBSTA Agenda Item 3: Informal consultations on the report of the Adaptation Committee 

4 December 2019 
***Tamsen Reed – Washington University in St. Louis

5 December 2019
***Tamsen Reed – Washington University in St. Louis

6 December 2019 – 1700 – 1900
***Tamsen Reed – Washington University in St. Louis

COP

Open ended, informal consultations with the Presidency on COP agenda items:

  • 2(b) Adoption of the rules of procedure
  • 14(b) Proposal from PNG & Mexico to amend Articles 7 and 18 of the Convention
  • 16(d) Decision-making in the UNFCCC process

7 December 2019, 1430
**Eric Bea – National University of Singapore

 COP25/CMP15/CMA2 Closing Plenary 

15 December 2019, 9am – 12.45pm 
**Melissa Low – National University of Singapore – National University of Singapore