SB 64 Bonn Climate Change Conference: Just transition event round-up

The 64th sessions of the Subsidiary Bodies (SB 64)—also known as UNFCCC’s Bonn Climate Change Conference—will take place from 8 to 18 June 2026 in Bonn, Germany. The conference serves as a halfway point between COP 30 in Belém, Brazil,  and COP 31 in Antalya, Türkiye.

The SBs are expected to recommend a draft decision on the United Arab Emirates Just Transition Work Programme, including on a just transition mechanism, the process for its operationalisation, and the terms of reference for the review of the work programme.

A number of side events will take place throughout Bonn Climate Change Conference, several of which focus on just transition. Here’s our curated guide to just transition side events in Bonn.

8 June

12:00–13:15

How Can the Just Transition Mechanism Support Holistic Transitions Across Sectors?

Location: Berlin Room

Organisers: Colectivo VientoSur; Human and Environmental Development Agenda (HEDA) Resource Centre; Just Transition Alliance; War on Want; World Animal Protection

16:30–17:45

Santa Marta and Beyond: Delivering on the TAFF – Faith Actors’ and Civil Society Perspectives

Location: Bonn Room

Organisers: Cooperation Internationale pour le Développement et la Solidarité; Ateneo de Manila University; Germanwatch; Native Amazon Operation; Swiss Lenten Fund

12 June

10:30–11:45

Environmental Racism and Climate Justice: Structural Inequalities in Climate Governance and Implementation

Location: Kaminzimmer

Organisers: Geledés – Black Woman Institute; Engajamundo Youth Association; Institute of Studies on Religion

13:30–14:45

Building Youth Skills for Economic Diversification: Opportunities in Green Transition and AI

Location: Bonn Room

Organiser: United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change

13 June

10:30–11:45

Why a Just Transition Is a Moral Imperative: Principles for a Holistic Transformation

Location: Berlin Room

Organisers: Caritas Internationalis; Buddhist Tzu Chi Foundation; Catholic Relief Services – United States Conference of Catholic Bishops; Christian Aid; Islamic Relief Worldwide; The Catholic Agency for Overseas Development

16:30–17:45

Inclusive and Equitable Climate Action on Just Transition: Human Rights Perspective

Location: Berlin Room

Organisers: Franciscans International; Dominicans for Justice and Peace; The Lutheran World Federation; World Council of Churches

16:30–17:45

Mainstreaming Child Rights: A Primary Consideration in ACE, Just Transition, and Beyond

Location: Bonn Room

Organisers: Child Rights International Network; Alana

16 June

10:30–11:45

Social Dialogue: Its Role for a Just Transition and Reflections on its Relevance for a Just Transition Mechanism

Location: Kaminzimmer

Organisers: International Labour Organization; International Organization of Employers; International Trade Union Confederation

12:00–13:15

Investments and Market Transformation for Higher Climate Ambition and Just Transitions in South Asia 

Location: Berlin Room

Organisers: Sustainable Development Policy Institute; Stichting Climate Action Network South Asia

17 June

10:30–11:45

From Fossil Fuel Dependence to Just Transition: Recovery, Equity, and Peace

Location: Berlin Room

Organisers: Amnesty International; Conectas Human Rights; Institute for Socioeconomics Studies; Latin American Climate Lawyers Initiative for Mobilizing Action

15:00–16:15

Leveraging the Belém Gender Action Plan for a Care-Centred Just Transition

Location: Berlin Room

Organisers: Women’s Environment and Development Organization; African Women’s Organization; UN Research Institute for Social Development

18 June

10:30–11:45

BAM (Belem-Antalya Mechanism): Views of Rights-Based Constituencies on the Just Transition Mechanism

Location: Bonn Room

Organisers: Jubilee South Asia Pacific Movement; Climate Action Network International; GenderCC – Women for Climate Justice; Klimadelegation

16:30–17:45

Just Transition: How Human Factors Matter

Location: Berlin Room

Organisers: International Environmental Communication Association; Mediators Beyond Borders International; The Kenya Climate Change Working Group Association

16:30–17:45

Demanding Accountability for Gender-Just Reparative Climate Finance and Just Transition

Location: Kaminzimmer

Organisers: CAMBIAMO; Asia Pacific Forum on Women, Law and Development; International Network for Economic, Social and Cultural Rights; FoodFirst Information and Action Network, Germany; LIFE