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 is an indicative list of just transition side events in Bonn. A full list of just transition side events will be available soon.

8 June

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 Women’s 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: UNFCCC

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 Limited; 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, Inc.; Climate Action Network International; GenderCC – Women for Climate Justice e.V.; Klimadelegation e.V.

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 e.V.; LIFE e.V.