Thread by @TennantReed

#Article6 Contact Group of SBSTA at #cop26 is now getting underway.

Chair runs through the items for consideration - third iteration of texts on 6.2, 6.4, 6.8.
Reviews progress through the week, building on work since Madrid in 2019.
Appreciates no time to coordinate or analyse since text just out. Imperfect, needs refinement.

Chair: but should represent progress. Over to cofacilitators to run through the changes.

CF (Hugh): we've tried to incorporate input and move the text.
Point of order from Solomon Islands: Clarification of timing of this session - CCTV says til 1:30 - assume typo

SI: want hard stop for coordination meetings.

Chair agrees.

CF: you can see changes in 6.8 - advanced as much as possible. IMHO excellent job by the people who worked on it.
Ditto 6.2 and 6.4 - clear options where divergence, many brackets gone where convergence.

CF Philippe: too much time needed to go into detail on changes!
Chair: we've sought balance and equity, with no subitem falling behind.
Task is: can we forward this to the Presidency? Or do we need limited surgical changes?

PNG: Again disappointed by your draft. Many countries have submitted input that is not reflected. This must be transparent and participatory. To succeed we must be included. Can't accept the views of some and ignore others.
We cannot accept this draft text as issued this morning.

Chair: can you maybe submit what you want to see included? Succinct and clear. Aim is not to make text perfect, but ready to go to plenary.

Solomon Islands for LDCs: grateful for hard work from Chair, CFs, staff. Preliminary comments. 3rd iteration improved and progressing, grateful for that. But need better treatment of Share of Proceeds and Overall Mitigation of Global EMissions, esp strong numbers OMGE 30%.

SI: Not seeing bridging proposals on carryover of units from CDM. We've previously offered a bridge on activities, but can't accept carryover of units.
See text option on 6.4 carryover and no corresponding adjustment outside NDCs. THat would be CDM all over again. Can't accept.

SI: Making progress on nonGHG. Need to discuss "other international mitigation purposes" and treatment. Not quite landed yet, discussions needed.

SI: 6.8 - hope to land on institutional arrangement that takes this issue seriously. Grateful for work last night.
Need clear functional elements that kickstart nonmarket approaches and help progress immediately.

Costa Rica for AILAC: thanks for hard work. Our interventions have been systematically ignored, including re: supervisory body meetings to be webcast and transparent. Important for inclusiveness and access for most vulnerable.
Willing to continue on basis of 3rd iteration

CR: but want assurances we will not be ignored in future.

Chair: remarks well noted.

Antigua and Barbuda for AOSIS: Papers good start but technical work needed.
TO be comfortable we need to address way SOP and OMGE are reflected. Need numbers or its the CDM.
Fixed needed throughout to operationalise SOP and OMGE. Working with parties on text input.

Chair notes difficulties caused by countries sitting at places labelled for other countries.

Senegal for G77: thanks to chair etc. Much to be done to reach balanced agreement. Finance for adaptation remains a cornerstone for us. Guidelines, rules, modalities, procedures need to ensure effective contribution to finance for adaptation in DCs.

S: we'll work constructively to finalise ambitious rules.

Now Senegal for African Group: [technical difficulties interrupt]
Chair asks if there is specific input to help finalise text for plenary. We only have 15 minutes.

S for AGC: [delay while the right mic number is found by IT]

S for AG: support statement by G77 [that he just made!] Rules should support accessibility, participation and integrity. We'll support work to get ambitious A6 rules.

Saudi Arabia for LMDC: Echo sentiments of thanks. Text is an improvement on v2. SOme balance shown in repping our views. But remarks:
Need better treatment of SOP in 6.2 and 6.4.
Grateful for true spirit of cooperation in 6.8 discussions yesterday, text is improved.

SA: but 6.4 needs changes to go forward.
* body needs equal rep of Annex I and non-Annex I Parties
par 27 "compatible with NDCs" etc to have "if applicable" added (re inside/outside) as option in brackets, consistently across 6.4.

SA: 31(c) emissions reductions: want "avoidance" added in brackets as option.
49 - when submitting request for registration - want option of "or simultaneously with the transfer"
Will send text by email.

Chair: seems submissions are getting quite technical and involve new additions not covered in the informals. Because we're running out of time, could be best to close Contact Group and go back into informal session. I understood text reflected discussions as much as possible.

Chair: we were going to just touch up the text, but that's not what's happening here. We're running out of time. So we can close and convene informals? Is this agreeable?
[no objection heard]
[closed]
[informal meeting details to be advised]