UNFCCC

Timeline

1. 3 Oct2026
   Environment

   COP31 set for Antalya, Turkiye, 9-20 November 2026¹²

   Turkiye hosts the 31st UN climate conference in Antalya, with Turkish minister Murat Kurum as COP31 President. Australia's Chris Bowen has the separate role of President of Negotiations under an unusual shared arrangement.

   • COP31 is hosted by Turkiye in Antalya
   • Talks run 9 to 20 November 2026
   • Murat Kurum (Turkiye's environment minister) is COP31 President
   • Chris Bowen (Australia) is President of Negotiations with authority to lead the negotiations in consultation with Turkiye
   • Leaders' summit is on 11-12 November
2. 15 Jun2026
   Environment

   India and Saudi Arabia resist 'tipping points' wording at Bonn climate talks (SB64)³⁴

   At the SB64 subsidiary-body session in Bonn (8 to 18 June 2026), India and Saudi Arabia argued there were varying perspectives on climate tipping-point science. India also opposed adding obligations beyond agreed mandates and pressed for the Article 9.1 finance work programme.

   • The Bonn climate conference (SB64) ran 8-18 June 2026
   • India told the opening plenary on 8 June that no new issues or obligations beyond agreed mandates should be added
   • Carbon Brief reports India and Saudi Arabia argued there were 'varying perspectives' on tipping points
   • India pressed for the Article 9.1 work programme on developed-country climate finance
3. 8 Jun2026
   Environment

   Bonn SB64 climate talks run 8 to 18 June 2026 and end with little progress⁵⁶

   The UN climate body sessions (SB64) met in Bonn from 8 to 18 June 2026, the first major climate meeting since COP30 in Belem. Parties failed to agree text on the global goal on adaptation and deferred disputes to COP31, with finance the main fault line.

   • SB64 held in Bonn from 8 to 18 June 2026
   • First major UN climate meeting since COP30 in Belem
   • No agreement on text for the global goal on adaptation
   • Disputes largely deferred to COP31 in Antalya, Turkey; texts on a just transition mechanism were agreed
4. 24 Apr2026
   Environment

   India submits updated NDC for 2031-35 to the UN⁷⁸⁹¹⁰

   India submitted its updated Nationally Determined Contribution for 2031-35 to the UNFCCC on 24 April, after Cabinet approval in March. The headline targets are a 47 percent cut in emissions intensity of GDP from 2005 levels and 60 percent non-fossil installed capacity by 2035.

   • Submitted to the UNFCCC on 24 April 2026 (draft said 28 April)
   • Cabinet approved the NDC in March 2026 (press release of 25 March)
   • Targets: 47 percent cut in emissions intensity of GDP vs 2005 by 2035; 60 percent of installed electricity capacity non-fossil; extra 3.5-4.0 billion tonnes CO2e carbon sink
   • It is an intensity target, not an economy-wide emissions cap
5. 22 Jan2026
   International

   US withdrawal from the World Health Organization takes effect¹¹¹²¹³

   The United States formally left the WHO on 22 January 2026, a year after giving notice, becoming the first member state to exit the agency. The US had also announced on 7 January that it was leaving dozens of UN bodies, including IPCC and UNFCCC.

   • US exit from the WHO effective 22 January 2026, after a one-year notice period
   • 7 January 2026: US announced withdrawal from 66 international organisations (31 UN-affiliated, 35 non-UN), including the IPCC and UNFCCC

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Sources

1. Climate Home News
2. Australian Government DCCEEW
3. Carbon Brief
4. Down To Earth
5. Carbon Brief
6. Down To Earth
7. LSEG
8. Climate Action Tracker
9. JSA Law
10. Energetica India
11. American Society of International Law
12. AP via Marshall Independent
13. NBC Palm Springs