With the growing threats and urgent call for climate action, Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) will convene in Bonn, Germany, from 16 to 26 June 2025 for the Bonn Climate Change Conference and sixty-second sessions of the UNFCCC Subsidiary Bodies (SB 62).
The UNFCCC has two permanent subsidiary bodies to the Convention. These are the Subsidiary Body for Scientific and Technological Advice (SBSTA) and the Subsidiary Body for Implementation (SBI). Both support the main decision-making meetings: the Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the Parties to the Paris Agreement (CMA), and the Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the Parties to the Kyoto Protocol (CMP).
The SBSTA provides scientific and technological information and advice to the COP. It helps the COP make informed decisions on climate change issues by bridging scientific research and policy needs. The SBI serves as the key body that assists the governing bodies in reviewing and assessing the implementation of the Convention and related agreements.
