In fulfilment of his commitment to openness and transparency, H.E. Mr. Alok Sharma, the President of the COP 26/CMP 16/CMA 3, used this space to share with all participants, and the wider climate change community, information on the state of negotiations in general, with a particular emphasis on the status of the informal consultations processes undertaken under the responsibility of the President. |
Update on President’s Consultations
2 November 2021, 12:00
The opening plenaries of COP 26, CMP 16 and CMA 3, on Sunday, 31 October 2021, adopted their agendas and smoothly launched the work of the Conference. In addition, they mandated the President to undertake consultations on a number of important issues and to report back to the plenaries on the results.
This update provides:
• an overview of the various consultation processes, including who will lead the consultations, and
• initial insights into the plans for launching work.
Launching work under the various consultation processes
The President is asking each of the designated consulting officials to begin work as expeditiously as possible. They will be supported by the secretariat and the presidency team.
Depending on the issue, consultations may include bilateral exchanges with groups and Parties and, where appropriate, meetings which bring together Heads of Delegations or other members of delegations from interested Parties. All such meetings will be announced through the usual channels, namely the Daily Programme, CCTV, notifications to Group Chairs/Coordinators and to National Focal Points.
The President is asking each of the consulting officials to keep him regularly informed on progress in the consultations. There will also be opportunity for progress reports to be presented in informal stock-taking plenaries, as appropriate, and updates on each consultation process will be posted in this space regularly during the Conference. Final reports will be provided to the closing plenaries of COP 26, CMP 16 and/or CMA 3 for consideration by the governing bodies.