Bonn climate talks wrap up, set stage for major Brazil conference

Ten days of negotiations in the German city of Bonn to lay the groundwork for the UN Climate Change Conference in Brazil in November end on Thursday.

German State Secretary for Climate Jochen Flasbarth described the Bonn climate conference, a mid-year meeting of stakeholders, as an "important reality check."

Efforts to limit global warming must now be reflected in concrete new climate plans from around 200 countries, Flasbarth told dpa.

"This is because in 2025, all countries will be required to submit these plans and outline how they will further reduce their climate-damaging emissions in line with the 1.5-degree limit by 2035," he said.

Some countries have already presented their strategies, while the EU and many others are still working on theirs, said Flasbarth.

More than 5,000 delegates are taking part in the negotiations in Bonn. The city is home to the UN Climate Change Secretariat, which coordinates international climate policy.

The annual talks are seen as a critical step in shaping the global climate agenda ahead of the main event in the Brazilian city of Belém in November, known as COP30.