Realtime Notes (Incomplete) Commemorative Moment - 1st Plenary Meeting

the next few years are critical

Opening statements of the Meeting First speech civil society and the youth are critical for the climate movement but politicians are critical to make it work

First fossil fuel free car produced in Sweden Green growth can create prosperity for all The hope is that Stockholm +50 can accelerate the transition

Second speech (Hulu Kenyatta) Taking stock of the progress of the past 50 years Deepened understanding of the grave environmental threat affecting us all We stand or fall together We have made less progress on designing and implementing bold actions to address the threat We must use this opportunity to map the accelerated way forward In Kenya, we have prioritized environmental issues.

triple threat of climate change, pollution and biodiversity loss.

Need for legal and binding agreement for ending plastic pollution.

Next 50 years Africa is least responsible and suffering most for climate emissions Honor commitments to double climate finance Heighten ambitions

By the time we are at COP27 in Nov 2022, we should have a mature package for action.

Echoing former Swedish prime minister Our future is common and we should shape it together

Antonio Guterres Global wellbeing is being jeopordized by our inability to keep our environmental promises We are consuming 1.7 planets per year We need 3 earths if we consume at the rate of the most developed countries We face a triple crisis / threat of pollution, climate change and biodiversity loss We must end our suicidal war against nature We have the tools but lack leadership and collaboration We must act on our commitment, otherwise it is nothing but hot air and hot air is killing us New biodiversity agreement coming, as well as plastic treaty. The climate crisis threatens everything Science report that there is 50% chance of temporarily breaching 1.5Deg C in the next 5 We must cut emissions by 40%

G20 must dismantle coal in OECD countries by 2030 shift fossil fuel subsidies to support green transition and disenfranchised Transform accounting systems that support damage GDP increases when we overfish or destroy forests We must shift to a circular, regenerative economy based on trust and collaboration Everyone has a role to play Let's recommit to words and deeds enshrined in the 1972 Stockholm agreement

Abuddulah Shahed Food systems are struggling due to environmental degradation Human progress cannot progress in a degraded environment Salute small island states for pushing 1.5 deg into the limelight. Commitments must be followed by action Greater collaboration is needed more than ever Stockholm+50 provides opportunity to renew the urgency of our commitment, and to needed multi-lateralism Youth is taking matter into their own hands We need to follow their needs

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Inger Anderson, Executive Director of UNEP

We have no excuses for the inaction need to turn commitments into action The earth is our commons Nations need to protect our common home Let's unleash a paradigm shift for the benefit of future generations

President of Colombia Covid has exasperated the environmental commitments We have led the pact to protect Amazon, leading zero deforestation effort New finance targets need to achieve 100 billion dollars promised Act now and mobilize resources

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Report of the GCF and Guidance to the GCF: GCF Board Co-Chair Henrik Harboe (Norway) highlighted key milestones including: nomination of 136 National Designated Authorities; accreditation of 20 entities to channel finance into action on the ground; and signed contribution agreements representing 58% of the initial US$100 billion in pledges.

REPORT OF THE ADAPTATION FUND BOARD: Adaptation Fund Board Chair Hans Olav Ibrekk (Norway) reported that the “fund has never been more in demand” and has delivered effectively on its mandate, but that the sustainability of the fund is “in danger.” Parties established a contact group co-chaired by Richard Muyungi (Tanzania) and Herman Sips (the Netherlands) on this item (FCCC/KP/CMP/2015/2).

INDIGENOUS PEOPLES urged, inter alia: respecting indigenous peoples’ rights; recognizing traditional knowledge and practices; and providing direct access to climate finance.

Saying “we are far from where we need to be,” Climate Action Network (CAN), for ENVIRONMENTAL NGOs (ENGOs), called for creating five-year cycles and matching conditional INDCs with finance.

China, for Brazil, South Africa, India and China, emphasized conducting work in an open, transparent, inclusive and party-driven manner, and said that the Paris agreement should be in line with CBDR and respective capabilities. On the pre-2020 period, he stressed that developed countries must meet their commitments and define a clear roadmap to achieving the US$100 billion goal.

The Republic of Korea, for the ENVIRONMENTAL INTEGRITY GROUP, called for the adoption of an agreement that is applicable to all, includes a flexible approach to differentiation, and has common rules and a mechanism to increase ambition over time.

Angola, for the LDCs, stated that the 2°C limit is inadequate and should be strengthened to 1.5°C.

Maldives, for the ALLIANCE OF SMALL ISLAND STATES (AOSIS), called for the agreement to establish, inter alia, medium- and long-term emission reduction pathways capable of delivering less than 1.5°C of warming.

WOMEN AND GENDER urged countries to limit temperature rise to 1.5°C and avoid concepts such as net zero, carbon neutrality and offsetting.

LOCAL GOVERNMENTS AND MUNICIPAL AUTHORITIES highlighted the contributions of local governments to mitigation and adaptation, while calling for a 1.5°C temperature limit.

Saudi Arabia, for the ARAB GROUP, emphasized that setting a goal for governments’ efforts “needs to be substantiated by proven science,” provided by the IPCC.