The UN Climate Talks in Bonn Just Failed. Why? – Opinion by Felix Dodds and Chris Spence

Delegates gather for the opening plenary of the June UN Climate Meetings in Bonn. Credit: Kiara Worth / IISD/ENB

Just published by the IPS – the Inter Press Service News Agency – Stakeholder Forum Fellow Felix Dodds and co-author Chris Spence consider the future of UN Climate Meetings after the June 2026 UN Climate Meetings in Bonn.

With progress stalled on many issues, this year’s June talks in Bonn—which are supposed to smooth the way towards COP 31 in Antalya at year’s end—were widely judged a failure. What happened? And what does it mean for Antalya? Read all about it here.