2021 session of the SBSTA (May-June)

Indicative detailed schedule for the third week (14 to 17 June)

Indicative detailed schedule for the second week (7 to 13 June)

Indicative detailed schedule for the first week (31 May to 5 June)

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Notification to Parties and observer States regarding the 2021 May–June 2021 Climate Change Conference, sessions of the Subsidiary Bodies, in line with the COP Bureau agreement in holding a virtual meeting from 31 May - 17 June 2021. Please read its statement >>.

Opening of the session

Organizational matters

2 (a)

Adoption of the agenda

2 (b)

Organization of the work of the session

2 (c)

Election of officers other than the Chair

2 (d)

Mandated events

Nairobi work programme on impacts, vulnerability and adaptation to climate change

Contact: Rojina Manandhar (RManandhar@unfccc.int)

Status:

Informal consultations, co-facilitated by Carlos Fuller (Belize) and Alessandra Sgobbi (Italy)

Pre-session documents

Symbol	Title		Document type	Date
FCCC/SBSTA/2021/INF.2	Progress in implementing activities under the Nairobi work programme on impacts, vulnerability and adaptation to climate change. Report by the secretariat		Progress reports	31 May 2021 13:06
FCCC/SBSTA/2020/INF.1	Progress in implementing activities under the Nairobi work programme on impacts, vulnerability and adaptation to climate change. Report by the secretariat		Pre-session documents	28 May 2020 09:58

In-session documents

Symbol	Title		Document type	Date
IN.SBSTA2021.i3.1	Nairobi work programme on impacts, vulnerability and adaptation to climate change. Informal note by the Chair		Informal notes	17 Jun 2021 00:08
IN.SBSTA2021.i3	Nairobi work programme on impacts, vulnerability and adaptation to climate change. Informal note by the Co-facilitators		Informal notes	14 Jun 2021 20:41

Report of the Adaptation Committee (for 2019, 2020 and 2021)

Contact: Annett Moehner (AMoehner@unfccc.int)

Pre-session documents

Symbol	Title		Document type	Date
FCCC/SB/2020/2	Report of the Adaptation Committee		Pre-session documents	13 Apr 2021 10:53
FCCC/SB/2019/3	Report of the Adaptation Committee		Pre-session documents	19 Nov 2019 17:45

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)

Pre-session documents

Symbol	Title		Document type	Date
FCCC/SB/2020/3	Report of the Executive Committee of the Warsaw International Mechanism for Loss and Damage associated with Climate Change Impacts		Pre-session documents	15 Apr 2021 16:34

Local Communities and Indigenous Peoples Platform

Contact: Koko Warner (KWarner@unfccc.int)

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)

Pre-session documents

Symbol	Title		Document type	Date
FCCC/SB/2020/4	Joint annual report of the Technology Executive Committee and the Climate Technology Centre and Network for 2020		Pre-session documents	15 Apr 2021 15:39

Koronivia joint work on agriculture

Contact: Dirk Nemitz, (DNemitz@unfccc.int)

Status:

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

Pre-session documents

Symbol	Title	Document type	Date
FCCC/SB/2021/2	Socioeconomic and food security dimensions of climate change in the agricultural sector. Workshop report by the secretariat	Workshop reports	05 Jul 2021 17:42
FCCC/SB/2021/1	Improved livestock management systems, including agropastoral production systems and others. Workshop report by the secretariat	Workshop reports	04 Jun 2021 16:49
FCCC/SB/2020/1	Improved nutrient use and manure management towards sustainable and resilient agricultural systems. Workshop report by the secretariat	Pre-session documents	01 Jul 2020 17:28

In-session documents

Symbol	Title	Document type	Date
IN.SBI2021.i8.3_SBSTA2021.i8.3	Koronivia joint work on agriculture. Informal note by the co-facilitators	Informal notes	15 Jun 2021 07:39
IN.SBI2021.i8_SBSTA2021.i8.2	Koronivia joint work on agriculture. Informal note by the co-facilitators on topic 2(e)	Informal notes	11 Jun 2021 21:10
IN.SBI2021.i8_SBSTA2021.i8.5	Koronivia joint work on agriculture. Informal note by the co-facilitators on topic 2(f)	Informal notes	11 Jun 2021 21:04
IN.SBI2021.i8_SBSTA2021.i8.2	Koronivia joint work on agriculture. Informal note by the co-facilitators on topic 2(d)	Informal notes	07 Jun 2021 21:33

Sources of input for the global stocktake under the Paris Agreement.

Contact: Florin Vladu (FVladu@unfcccc.int)

Status:

Informal consultations, co-facilitated by Christiane Textor (Germany) and Harald Winkler (South Africa)

In-session documents

Symbol	Title	Document type	Date
IN.SBSTA2021.i9.3	Sources of input for the global stocktake under the Paris Agreement. Informal note by the Chair	Informal notes	16 Jun 2021 00:23
IN.SBSTA2021.i9.2	Sources of input for the global stocktake under the Paris Agreement. Informal note by the co-facilitators	Informal notes	11 Jun 2021 18:53
IN.SBSTA2021.i9	Sources of input for the global stocktake under the Paris Agreement. Informal note by the co-facilitators	Informal notes	10 Jun 2021 21:32
IN.SBSTA2021.i9.1	Sources of input for the global stocktake under the Paris Agreement. Slide	Informal notes	08 Jun 2021 20:50

Matters related to science and review

Contact: Florin Vladu (FVladu@unfccc.int)

10 (a)

Research and systematic observation

Contact: Florin Vladu (FVladu@unfccc.int), Joanna Post (JPost@unfccc.int)

Status:

Informal consultations, co-facilitated by Elizabeth Bush (Canada) and Ladislaus Changa (Tanzania)

In-session documents

Symbol	Title		Document type	Date
IN.SBSTA2021.i10a.2	Research and systematic observation. Informal note by the co-facilitators		Informal notes	16 Jun 2021 22:45

10 (b)

Second periodic review of the long-term global goal under the Convention and of overall progress towards achieving it.

Contact: Florin Vladu (FVladu@unfccc.int), Annett Moehner (AMoehner@unfccc.int)

Status:

Informal consultations, co-facilitated by Una May Gordon (Jamaica) and Frank McGovern (Ireland). Unfortunately, Madoka Yoshino (Japan), previously invited, had to withdraw.

In-session documents

Symbol	Title	Document type	Date
IN.SBI2021.i7_SBSTA2021.i10b.2	Second periodic review of the long-term global goal under the Convention and of overall progress towards achieving it. Informal note by the co-facilitators	Informal notes	16 Jun 2021 10:49
IN.SBI2021.i7_SBSTA2021.i10b	Second periodic review of the long-term global goal under the Convention and of overall progress towards achieving it. Informal note by the co-facilitators	Informal notes	15 Jun 2021 18:41
IN.SBI2021.i7_SBSTA2021.i10b.1	Second periodic review of the long-term global goal under the Convention and of overall progress towards achieving it. Informal note by the co-facilitators	Informal notes	12 Jun 2021 23:18

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:

Informal consultations, co-facilitated by Mattias Frumerie (Sweden) and Andrei Marcu (Papua New Guinea)

In-session documents

Symbol	Title	Document type	Date
IN.SBI2021.i16.1_SBSTA2021.i11.1	Discussion by forum on response measures. Informal note by the co-facilitators	Informal notes	16 Jun 2021 22:19
IN.SBI2021.i16_SBSTA2021.i11	Discussion by Forum on Response Measures. Informal note by the co-facilitators	Informal notes	14 Jun 2021 21:14
	Annual report of the Katowice Committee of Experts on the Impacts of the Implementation of Response Measures for 2020–2021	Non-official session documents	05 Jun 2021 13:58
	Report on the 4th meeting of the Katowice Committee of Experts on the Impacts of the Implementation of Response Measures	Non-official session documents	05 Jun 2021 13:55
	Possible recommendations of Katowice Committee of Experts on the Impacts of the Implementation of Response Measures	Non-official session documents	05 Jun 2021 13:52

Methodological issues under the Convention

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)

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)

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)

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: Javier Hanna (JHanna@unfccc.int), Roman Payo (RPayo@unfccc.int)

12 (e)

Greenhouse gas data interface

Contact: Lornaliza Kogler (LKogler@unfccc.int)

12 (f)

Common metrics to calculate the carbon dioxide equivalence of greenhouse gases

Contact: Javier Hanna (JHanna@unfccc.int)

12 (g)

Emissions from fuel used for international aviation and maritime transport

Contact: Karin Simonson (KSimonson@unfccc.int)

Methodological issues under the Kyoto Protocol

13 (a)

Land use, land-use change and forestry under Article 3, paragraphs 3 and 4, of the Kyoto Protocol and under the clean development mechanism

Contact: Panna Siyag (PSiyag@unfccc.int)

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)

Methodological issues under the Paris Agreement

Contact: Xuehong Wang (XWang@unfccc.int), Lisa Hanle (LHanle@unfccc.int)

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 Gois Ferreira (VGoisFerreira@unfccc.int)

Status:

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

In-session documents

Symbol	Title		Document type	Date
IN.SBSTA2021.i14a.3	Common reporting tables for national inventory reporting. Informal note by the co-facilitators		Informal notes	15 Jun 2021 13:01

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 Xiang Gao (China) and Helen Plume (New Zealand)

In-session documents

Symbol	Title		Document type	Date
IN.SBSTA2021.i14b.1	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. Informal note by the co-facilitators		Informal notes	15 Jun 2021 13:32

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, facilitated by Delphine Eyraud (France) and Seyni Nafo (Mali)

In-session documents

Symbol	Title		Document type	Date
IN.SBSTA2021.i14c.2	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. Informal note by the co-facilitators		Informal notes	16 Jun 2021 19:47

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 Xiang Gao (China) and Helen Plume (New Zealand)

In-session documents

Symbol	Title		Document type	Date
IN.SBSTA2021.i14d.1	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. Informal note by the co-facilitators		Informal notes	15 Jun 2021 13:32

14 (e)

Training programme for technical experts participating in the technical expert review

Contact: Kyoko Miwa (KMiwa@unfccc.int)

Status:

Informal consultations, facilitated by Jae Hyuk Jung (Republic of Korea) and Harry Vreuls (Netherlands)

In-session documents

Symbol	Title		Document type	Date
IN.SBSTA2021.i14e.1	Training programme for technical experts participating in the technical expert review. Informal note by the co-facilitators		Informal notes	15 Jun 2021 11:29

Matters relating to Article 6 of the Paris Agreement

Contact: Amy Steen (ASteen@unfccc.int)

Status:

Informal consultations, co-facilitated by Anshari Rahman (Singapore), Hugh Sealy (Barbados), Kim Stolberg (Netherlands) and Peer Stiansen (Norway)

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)

In-session documents

Symbol	Title	Document type	Date
IN.SBSTA2021.i15a.2_i15b.2_i15c.2	Matters relating to Article 6 of the Paris Agreement. Informal note by the SBSTA Chair	Informal notes	16 Jun 2021 16:19
IN.SBSTA2021.i15a.1_i15b.1_i15c.1	Any other matters identified by Parties. Chair's summary	Informal notes	13 Jun 2021 23:06
IN.SBSTA2021.i15a.4	Reporting and accounting for GHGs and non-GHGs under Article 6.2. Chair's summary	Informal notes	13 Jun 2021 22:57
IN.SBSTA2021.i15a.3	Use of Kyoto Protocol units towards NDCs. Chair's summary	Informal notes	12 Jun 2021 07:27
IN.SBSTA2021.i15a_i15b_i15c	Enabling ambition in Article 6 instruments. Chair's summary	Informal notes	04 Jun 2021 21:20

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)

In-session documents

Symbol	Title	Document type	Date
IN.SBSTA2021.i15a.2_i15b.2_i15c.2	Matters relating to Article 6 of the Paris Agreement. Informal note by the SBSTA Chair	Informal notes	16 Jun 2021 16:19
IN.SBSTA2021.i15a.1_i15b.1_i15c.1	Any other matters identified by Parties. Chair's summary	Informal notes	13 Jun 2021 23:06
IN.SBSTA2021.i15b.2	Implementing overall mitigation in global emissions in the Article 6.4 mechanism. Chair's summary	Informal notes	09 Jun 2021 10:21
IN.SBSTA2021.i15b.1	Clean Development Mechanism activity transition to the Article 6.4 mechanism. Chair's summary	Informal notes	08 Jun 2021 13:18
IN.SBSTA2021.i15a_i15b_i15c	Enabling ambition in Article 6 instruments. Chair's summary	Informal notes	04 Jun 2021 21:20

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)

In-session documents

Symbol	Title	Document type	Date
IN.SBSTA2021.i15a.2_i15b.2_i15c.2	Matters relating to Article 6 of the Paris Agreement. Informal note by the SBSTA Chair	Informal notes	16 Jun 2021 16:19
IN.SBSTA2021.i15a.1_i15b.1_i15c.1	Any other matters identified by Parties. Chair's summary	Informal notes	13 Jun 2021 23:06
IN.SBSTA2021.i15c	Implementation of Article 6.8. Chair’s summary	Informal notes	13 Jun 2021 22:49
IN.SBSTA2021.i15a_i15b_i15c	Enabling ambition in Article 6 instruments. Chair's summary	Informal notes	04 Jun 2021 21:20

Market and non-market mechanisms under the Convention

16 (a)

Framework for various approaches

16 (b)

Non-market-based approaches

16 (c)

New market-based mechanism

Cooperation with other international organizations

Contact: Andrea Camponogara (ACamponogara@unfccc.int)

Pre-session documents

Symbol	Title		Document type	Date
FCCC/SBSTA/2021/INF.1	Summary of cooperative activities with United Nations entities and other international organizations that contribute to the work under the Convention. Note by the secretariat		Pre-session documents	21 May 2021 15:25
FCCC/SBSTA/2020/INF.2	Summary of cooperative activities with United Nations entities and other intergovernmental organizations that contribute to the work under the Convention. Note by the secretariat		Pre-session documents	26 May 2020 17:27

In-session documents

Symbol	Title		Document type	Date
IN.SBSTA2021.i17	Cooperation with other international organizations. Informal note by the Chair		Informal notes	15 Jun 2021 19:49

Annual reports on technical reviews

Contact: Xuehong Wang (XWang@unfccc.int)

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

Pre-session documents

Symbol	Title		Document type	Date
FCCC/SBSTA/2020/INF.5	Technical review of information reported under the Convention by Parties included in Annex I to the Convention in their biennial reports and national communications. Report by the secretariat		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

Pre-session documents

Symbol	Title		Document type	Date
FCCC/SBSTA/2020/INF.3	Technical review of greenhouse gas inventories of Parties included in Annex I to the Convention. Report by the secretariat		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

Pre-session documents

Symbol	Title		Document type	Date
FCCC/SBSTA/2020/INF.4	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. Report by the secretariat		Pre-session documents	25 Mar 2021 16:39

Other matters

Closure of and report on the session

In-session documents

Symbol	Title		Document type	Date
IN.SBSTA2021.i20	Overview of progress. Informal note by the SBSTA Chair		Informal notes	17 Jun 2021 00:54

Item no.	Item title	Symbol	Title	Document	DateTime	Type	Workstream

Title	Body	Date
Thirteenth meeting of the Research Dialogue	Subsidiary Body for Scientific and Technological Advice (SBSTA)	01 Jun 2021 - 02 Jun 2021
Fourth meeting of the Katowice Committee on the Impacts of the Implementation of Response Measures (KCI) - Part II	Subsidiary Body for Implementation (SBI), Subsidiary Body for Scientific and Technological Advice (SBSTA)	01 Jun 2021 - 02 Jun 2021
First meeting of the Structured Expert Dialogue of the second periodic review (session 2)	Subsidiary Body for Scientific and Technological Advice (SBSTA)	03 Jun 2021 - 05 Jun 2021