1
Opening of the session
Contact: Wanna Tanunchaiwatana (WTanunchaiwatana@unfccc.int)
Status:

Session opened

2
Organizational matters
Status:

Organizational matters agreed

2 (a)
Adoption of the agenda
Contact: Wanna Tanunchaiwatana (WTanunchaiwatana@unfccc.int)
Status:

Agenda adopted as presented.

Pre-session documents
Symbol Title Document type Date
FCCC/SBSTA/2021/2
Agendas and annotations
06 Oct 2021
18:13
2 (b)
Organization of the work of the session
Contact: Daniel Klein (DKlein@unfccc.int)
Status:

Organization of work agreed.

2 (c)
Election of officers other than the Chair
Contact: Nattley Williams (NWilliams@unfccc.int)
Status:

Mr. Kakhaberi Mdivani (Georgia) elected as Vice-Chair. Ms. Zita Kassa Wilks (Gabon) elected as Rapporteur.

 .

2 (d)
Mandated events
Contact: Daniel Klein (DKlein@unfccc.int)
Status:

The SBSTA took note of information provided by the Chair

3
Nairobi work programme on impacts, vulnerability and adaptation to climate change
Contact: Rojina Manandhar (RManandhar@unfcccc.int)
Status:

Informal consultations, co-facilitated by Mr. Carlos Fuller (Belize) and Ms. Alessandra Sgobbi (EU)

Conclusions adopted as presented.

Pre-session documents
Symbol Title Document type Date
FCCC/SBSTA/2021/INF.2
Progress reports
31 May 2021
13:06
FCCC/SBSTA/2020/INF.1
Pre-session documents
28 May 2020
09:58
In-session documents
Symbol Title Document type Date
FCCC/SBSTA/2021/L.10
Draft conclusions
10 Nov 2021
13:55
4
Report of the Adaptation Committee (for 2019, 2020 and 2021)
Contact: Motsomi Maletjane (MMaletjane@unfccc.int)
Status:

Informal consultations, co-facilitated by Ms. Le-Anne Roper (Jamaica) and Mr. Paul Watkinson (France)

Conclusions adopted as presented.

Pre-session documents
Symbol Title Document type Date
FCCC/SB/2021/6/Corr.1
Pre-session documents
03 Nov 2021
11:41
FCCC/SB/2021/6
Pre-session documents
20 Oct 2021
17:03
FCCC/SB/2020/2
Pre-session documents
13 Apr 2021
10:53
FCCC/SB/2019/3
Pre-session documents
19 Nov 2019
17:45
In-session documents
Symbol Title Document type Date
Reports
14 Dec 2021
10:36
DT.DD.CMA3.i4
Draft negotiating texts
11 Nov 2021
10:30
FCCC/SB/2021/L.2
Draft conclusions
06 Nov 2021
18:49
DT.DD_CP_SBI52-55.i9_SBSTA52-55.i4.2
Draft negotiating texts
06 Nov 2021
12:47
CRT.CMA3.i4.COP26.i6.SBI52-55.i9_SBSTA.i4
In-session submissions
04 Nov 2021
14:46
5
Report of the Executive Committee of the Warsaw International Mechanism for Loss and Damage associated with Climate Change Impacts (for 2020 and 2021)
Contact: Miwa Kato (MKato@unfccc.int)
Status:

Informal consultations, co-facilitated by Ms. Cornelia Jaeger (Austria) and Mr. Kishan Kumarsingh (Trinidad and Tobago)

Recommendation to the appropriate body/bodies adopted as presented followed by further consultations led by the Presidency

Pre-session documents
Symbol Title Document type Date
FCCC/SB/2021/4/Add.2
Pre-session documents, Pre-session documents
26 Oct 2021
09:46
FCCC/SB/2021/4/Add.1
Pre-session documents, Progress reports
07 Oct 2021
14:50
FCCC/SB/2021/4
Pre-session documents, Progress reports
23 Sep 2021
13:39
FCCC/SB/2020/3
Pre-session documents
15 Apr 2021
16:34
In-session documents
Symbol Title Document type Date
FCCC/SB/2021/L.6
Draft decisions
11 Nov 2021
12:27
CRP.SBI52-55.i10_SBSTA52-55.i5.2
Submissions by parties and organizations
04 Nov 2021
22:16
CRP.SBI52-55.i10_SBSTA52-55.i5.1
Submissions by parties and organizations
02 Nov 2021
16:30
CRP.SBI52-55.i10_SBSTA52-55.i5
Submissions by parties and organizations
01 Nov 2021
16:56
Other
Symbol Title Document type Date
INOR.SBI52-55.i10_SBSTA52-55.i5
Non-official session documents
25 Nov 2021
11:16
6
Local Communities and Indigenous Peoples Platform
Contact: Chad Tudenggongbu (CTudenggongbu@unfccc.int)
Status:

Informal consultations, co-facilitated by Ms. Maxine Burkett (USA) and Mr. Carlos Fuller (Belize)

Conclusions adopted as presented and recommendation to the COP adopted as presented

Pre-session documents
Symbol Title Document type Date
FCCC/SBSTA/2021/1
Constituted body reports
15 Sep 2021
12:12
In-session documents
Symbol Title Document type Date
FCCC/SBSTA/2021/L.3
Draft decisions
06 Nov 2021
15:24
7
Development and transfer of technologies: joint annual report of the Technology Executive Committee and the Climate Technology Centre and Network (for 2020 and 2021)
Contact: Ariesta Ningrum (ANingrum@unfccc.int)
Status:

Informal consultations, co-facilitated by Ms. Stella Gama (Malawi) and Mr. Toshiaki Nagata (Japan)

Recommendations to the COP and to the CMA adopted as presented

 

Pre-session documents
Symbol Title Document type Date
FCCC/SB/2021/5
Pre-session documents
27 Oct 2021
17:20
FCCC/SB/2020/4
Pre-session documents
15 Apr 2021
15:39
In-session documents
Symbol Title Document type Date
INOR.SBI52-55.i13a_SBSTA52-55.i7
Non-official session documents
25 Nov 2021
10:07
FCCC/SB/2021/L.5
Draft decisions
09 Nov 2021
22:15
FCCC/SB/2021/L.4
Draft decisions
09 Nov 2021
16:46
8
Koronivia joint work on agriculture
Contact: Dirk Nemitz (DNemitz@unfccc.int)
Status:

Informal consultations, co-facilitated by Mr. Philip Blackwell (Ireland) and Ms. Milagros Sandoval (Peru)

Conclusions adopted as presented.

Pre-session documents
Symbol Title Document type Date
FCCC/SB/2021/3/Add.1
Workshop reports
01 Nov 2021
13:23
FCCC/SB/2021/3
Workshop reports
17 Sep 2021
16:31
FCCC/SB/2021/2
Workshop reports
05 Jul 2021
17:42
FCCC/SB/2021/1
Workshop reports
04 Jun 2021
16:49
FCCC/SB/2020/1
Pre-session documents
01 Jul 2020
17:28
In-session documents
Symbol Title Document type Date
FCCC/SB/2021/L.1
Draft conclusions
06 Nov 2021
21:26
Other documents
Symbol Title Document type Date
DT.SBI52-55.i8_SBSTA52-55.i8
Draft negotiating texts
06 Nov 2021
09:29
9
Sources of input for the global stocktake under the Paris Agreement
Contact: Walters Tubua (WTubua@unfccc.int)
Status:

Informal consultations, co-facilitated by Ms. Laura Juliana Arciniegas Rojas (Colombia) and Ms. Christiane Textor (Germany)

Conclusions adopted as presented.

In-session documents
Symbol Title Document type Date
FCCC/SBSTA/2021/L.4
Draft conclusions
08 Nov 2021
19:09
10
Matters related to science and review
10 (a)
Research and systematic observation
Contact: Joanna Post (JPost@unfccc.int)
Status:

Informal consultations, co-facilitated by Mr. Ladislaus Chang'a (Tanzania) and Mr. Stefan Ruchti (Switzerland)

Conclusions adopted as presented.

In-session documents
Symbol Title Document type Date
FCCC/SBSTA/2021/L.5
Draft conclusions
06 Nov 2021
19:27
10 (b)
Second periodic review of the long-term global goal under the Convention and of overall progress towards achieving it
Contact: Walters Tubua (WTubua@unfccc.int)
Status:

Contact group, co-chaired by Ms. Una May Gordon (Jamaica) and Mr. Frank McGovern (Ireland)

Conclusions adopted as presented.

In-session documents
Symbol Title Document type Date
FCCC/SB/2021/L.3
Draft conclusions
10 Nov 2021
14:07
11
Matters relating to the forum on the impact of the implementation of response measures serving the Convention, the Kyoto Protocol and the Paris Agreement
Contact: Kusum Lata (KLata@unfccc.int)
Status:

Contact group, co-chaired by Mr. Mattias Frumerie (Sweden) and Mr. Andrei Marcu (Papua New Guinea)

Parties could not conclude consideration of this matter in time for the closing of the SBSTA session; the Chair brought the matter to the attention of the President for his further guidance

In-session documents
Symbol Title Document type Date
FCCC/CP/2021/L.4 - FCCC/KP/CMP/2021/L.2
Draft decisions
10 Jan 2022
16:35
DT.COP26.i12_CMP16.i9_CMA3.i11
Draft negotiating texts
09 Nov 2021
01:14
Reports
02 Nov 2021
20:33
12
Methodological issues under the Convention
Contact: Xuehong Wang (XWang@unfccc.int)
Status:

Agreement to defer consideration of sub-items 12 (a-g) to SBSTA 56 (June 2022)

12 (a)
Training programme for review experts for the technical review of greenhouse gas inventories of Parties included in Annex I to the Convention
Contact: Kyoko Miwa (KMiwa@unfccc.int)
Status:

Agreement to defer consideration of sub-item to SBSTA 56 (June 2022)

12 (b)
Training programme for review experts for the technical review of biennial reports and national communications of Parties included in Annex I to the Convention
Contact: Kyoko Miwa (KMiwa@unfccc.int)
Status:

Agreement to defer consideration of sub-item to SBSTA 56 (June 2022)

12 (c)
Revision of the UNFCCC reporting guidelines on annual inventories for Parties included in Annex I to the Convention
Contact: Vitor Gois Ferreira (VGoisFerreira@unfccc.int)
Status:

Agreement to defer consideration of sub-item to SBSTA 56 (June 2022)

12 (d)
Guidelines for the technical review of information reported under the Convention related to greenhouse gas inventories, biennial reports and national communications by Parties included in Annex I to the Convention
Contact: Roman Payo (RPayo@unfccc.int)
Status:

Agreement to defer consideration of sub-item to SBSTA 56 (June 2022)

12 (e)
Greenhouse gas data interface
Contact: Lornaliza Kogler (LKogler@unfccc.int)
Status:

Agreement to defer consideration of sub-item to SBSTA 56 (June 2022)

12 (f)
Common metrics to calculate the carbon dioxide equivalence of greenhouse gases
Contact: Javier Hanna (JHanna@unfccc.int)
Status:

Agreement to defer consideration of sub-item to SBSTA 56 (June 2022)

12 (g)
Emissions from fuel used for international aviation and maritime transport
Contact: Conor Barry (CBarry@unfccc.int)
Status:

Agreement to defer consideration of sub-item to SBSTA 56 (June 2022)

13
Methodological issues under the Kyoto Protocol
Status:

Agreement to defer consideration of sub-items 13  (a-b) to SBSTA 56

13 (a)
Land use, land-use change and forestry under Article 3, paragraphs 3–4, of the Kyoto Protocol and under the clean development mechanism
Contact: Panna Siyag (PSiyag@unfcccint)
Status:

Consideration concluded (as per decision by CMP 16 “Guidance relating to the clean development mechanism”, para. 8

13 (b)
Implications of the inclusion of reforestation of lands with forest in exhaustion as afforestation and reforestation clean development mechanism project activities
Contact: Panna Siyag (PSiyag@unfccc.int)
Status:

Consideration concluded (as per decision by CMP 16 “Guidance relating to the clean development mechanism”, para. 8

14
Methodological issues under the Paris Agreement
Contact: Xuehong Wang (XWang@unfccc.int); Lisa Hanle (LHanle@unfccc.int)
Status:

Contact group on item 14, co-chaired by Mr. Xiang Gao (China) and Ms. Helen Plume (New Zealand)

Conclusions adopted as presented (see sub-item)

In-session documents
Symbol Title Document type Date
FCCC/SBSTA/2021/L.9
Draft conclusions
09 Nov 2021
14:51
DT.SBSTA52-55.i14.1
Draft negotiating texts
06 Nov 2021
19:49
14 (a)
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
Contact: Vitor Góis Ferreira (VGoisFerreira@unfccc.int)
Status:

Informal consultations, co-facilitated by Mr. Xiang Gao (China) and Ms. Helen Plume (New Zealand)

Conclusions adopted as presented

In-session documents
Symbol Title Document type Date
IN.SBSTA52-55.i14a.2
Informal notes
04 Nov 2021
08:03
IN.SBSTA52-55.i14a
Informal notes
04 Nov 2021
07:54
CRP.SBSTA52-55.i14a
Informal notes
03 Nov 2021
01:06
14 (b)
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
Contact: Davor Vesligaj (DVesligaj@unfccc.int)
Status:

Informal consultations, co-facilitated by Mr. Xiang Gao (China) and Ms. Helen Plume (New Zealand)

Conclusions adopted as presented

In-session documents
Symbol Title Document type Date
IN.SBSTA52-55.i14b.v02
Informal notes
03 Nov 2021
23:45
IN.SBSTA52-55.i14b.v01
Informal notes
02 Nov 2021
18:08
14 (c)
Common tabular formats for the electronic reporting of the information on financial, technology development and transfer, and capacity-building support provided and mobilized, as well as support needed and received, under Articles 9–11 of the Paris Agreement
Contact: Marenglen Gjonaj (MGjonaj@unfccc.int)
Status:

Informal consultations, co-facilitated by Mr. Seyni Nafo (Mali) and Ms. Karima Oustadi (Italy)

Conclusions adopted as presented

In-session documents
Symbol Title Document type Date
IN.SBSTA52-55.i14c.1
Informal notes
03 Nov 2021
17:22
IN.SBSTA52-55.i14c
Informal notes
03 Nov 2021
10:39
14 (d)
Outlines of the biennial transparency report, national inventory document and technical expert review report pursuant to the modalities, procedures and guidelines for the transparency framework for action and support
Contact: Ruta Bubniene (RBubniene@unfccc.int)
Status:

Informal consultations, co-facilitated by Mr. Xiang Gao (China) and Ms. Helen Plume (New Zealand)

Conclusions adopted as presented

In-session documents
Symbol Title Document type Date
IN.SBSTA52-55.i14d
Informal notes
03 Nov 2021
10:33
14 (e)
Training programme for technical experts participating in the technical expert review
Contact: Kyoko Miwa (KMiwa@unfccc.int)
Status:

Informal consultations, co-facilitated by Mr. Jae Hyuk Jung (Repulic of Korea) and Mr. Harry Vreuls (Netherlands)

Conclusions adopted as presented

In-session documents
Symbol Title Document type Date
IN.SBSTA52-55.i14e
Informal notes
03 Nov 2021
14:15
15
Matters relating to Article 6 of the Paris Agreement
Contact: Amy Steen (ASteen@unfccc.int)
Status:

Contact group, chaired by the SBSTA Chair

15 (a)
Guidance on cooperative approaches referred to in Article 6, paragraph 2, of the Paris Agreement
Contact: Amy Steen (ASteen@unfccc.int); Perumal Arumugam (PArumugam@unfccc.int)
Status:

Informal consultations, co-facilitated by Ms. Mandy Rambharos (South Africa), Mr. Hugh Sealy (Barbados), Mr. Peer Stiansen (Norway) and Ms. Kim Solberg (Netherlands)

Conclusions adopted as presented.

In-session documents
Symbol Title Document type Date
FCCC/SBSTA/2021/L.6
Draft conclusions
09 Nov 2021
21:53
DT.SBSTA52-55.i15a.4
Draft negotiating texts
06 Nov 2021
21:27
DT.SBSTA52-55.i15a.3
Draft negotiating texts
06 Nov 2021
10:45
DT.SBSTA52-55.i15a.2
Draft negotiating texts
05 Nov 2021
06:30
DT.SBSTA52-55.i15a.1
Draft negotiating texts
02 Nov 2021
09:38
15 (b)
Rules, modalities and procedures for the mechanism established by Article 6, paragraph 4, of the Paris Agreement
Contact: Amy Steen (ASteen@unfccc.int); Perumal Arumugam (PArumugam@unfccc.int)
Status:

Informal consultations, co-facilitated by Ms. Mandy Rambharos (South Africa), Mr. Hugh Sealy (Barbados), Mr. Peer Stiansen (Norway) and Ms. Kim Solberg (Netherlands)

Draft conclusions adopted as presented.

In-session documents
Symbol Title Document type Date
FCCC/SBSTA/2021/L.7
Draft conclusions
09 Nov 2021
17:41
DT.SBSTA52-55.i15b.4
Draft negotiating texts
06 Nov 2021
21:42
DT.SBSTA52-55.i15b.3
Draft negotiating texts
06 Nov 2021
10:00
DT.SBSTA52-55.i15b.2
Draft negotiating texts
05 Nov 2021
06:35
DT.SBSTA52-55.i15b.1
Draft negotiating texts
02 Nov 2021
09:42
15 (c)
Work programme under the framework for non-market approaches referred to in Article 6, paragraph 8, of the Paris Agreement
Contact: Amy Steen (ASteen@unfccc.int); Perumal Arumugam (PArumugam@unfccc.int)
Status:

Informal consultations, co-facilitated by Ms. Mandy Rambharos (South Africa), Mr. Hugh Sealy (Barbados), Mr. Peer Stiansen (Norway) and Ms. Kim Solberg (Netherlands)

Draft conclusions adopted as presented.

In-session documents
Symbol Title Document type Date
FCCC/SBSTA/2021/L.8
Draft conclusions
09 Nov 2021
20:58
DT.SBSTA52-55.i15c.4
Draft negotiating texts
06 Nov 2021
22:00
DT.SBSTA52-55.i15c.3
Draft negotiating texts
06 Nov 2021
11:05
DT.SBSTA52-55.i15c.2
Draft negotiating texts
05 Nov 2021
06:35
DT.SBSTA52-55.i15c.1
Draft negotiating texts
02 Nov 2021
09:43
16
Market and non-market mechanisms under the Convention
Status:

Consideration of sub-items 16 (a-c) deferred to SBSTA 56 (June 2022)

16 (a)
Framework for various approaches
Status:

Consideration deferred to SBSTA 56 (June 2022)

16 (b)
Non-market-based approaches
Status:

Consideration deferred to SBSTA 56 (June 2022)

16 (c)
New market-based mechanism
Status:

Consideration deferred to SBSTA 56 (June 2022)

17
Cooperation with other international organizations
Contact: Andrea Camponogara (ACamponogara@unfccc.int)
Status:

Consultations by the SBSTA Chair with interested Parties.

Conclusions adopted as presented.

Pre-session documents
Symbol Title Document type Date
FCCC/SBSTA/2021/INF.1
Pre-session documents
21 May 2021
15:25
FCCC/SBSTA/2020/INF.2
Pre-session documents
26 May 2020
17:27
In-session documents
Symbol Title Document type Date
FCCC/SBSTA/2021/L.2
Draft conclusions
05 Nov 2021
22:03
18
Annual reports on technical reviews
18 (a)
Technical review of information reported under the Convention by Parties included in Annex I to the Convention in their biennial reports and national communications
Contact: Ruta Bubniene (RBubniene@unfccc.int)
Status:

SBSTA took note of the document provided

Pre-session documents
Symbol Title Document type Date
FCCC/SBSTA/2021/INF.3
Pre-session documents
23 Sep 2021
19:21
FCCC/SBSTA/2020/INF.5
Pre-session documents
06 Nov 2020
10:28
18 (b)
Technical review of greenhouse gas inventories of Parties included in Annex I to the Convention
Contact: Vitor Gois Ferreira (VGoisFerreira@unfccc.int)
Status:

Consideration of sub-item deferred to SBSTA 56 (June 2022)

Pre-session documents
Symbol Title Document type Date
FCCC/SBSTA/2021/INF.4
Pre-session documents
14 Oct 2021
10:13
FCCC/SBSTA/2020/INF.3
Pre-session documents
25 Mar 2021
16:34
18 (c)
Technical review of greenhouse gas inventories and other information reported by Parties included in Annex I, as defined in Article 1, paragraph 7, of the Kyoto Protocol
Contact: Vitor Gois Ferreira (VGoisFerreira@unfccc.int)
Status:

SBSTA took note of the documents provided

Pre-session documents
Symbol Title Document type Date
FCCC/SBSTA/2021/INF.5
Pre-session documents
06 Oct 2021
17:14
FCCC/SBSTA/2020/INF.4
Pre-session documents
25 Mar 2021
16:39
19
Other matters
Contact: Daniel Klein (DKlein@unfccc.int)
Status:

No other matters raised under this agenda item

20
Closure of and report on the session
Contact: Daniel Klein (DKlein@unfccc.int)
Status:

Draft report adopted as presented.

In-session documents
Symbol Title Document type Date
FCCC/SBSTA/2021/L.1
Meeting documents
04 Nov 2021
13:21
Post-session documents
Symbol Title Document type Date
FCCC/SBSTA/2021/3
Session and meeting reports
17 May 2022
14:01
Title Body Date
Second meeting of the Structured Expert Dialogue of the second periodic review Subsidiary Body for Scientific and Technological Advice (SBSTA), Subsidiary Body for Implementation (SBI), Subsidiary Bodies (SB) -
Earth Information Day 2021 Subsidiary Body for Scientific and Technological Advice (SBSTA)
Symbol Title Document type Date
FCCC/SBSTA/2021/3
Session and meeting reports
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