Climate change: Trust, compromises and conclusions

The first part of the 48th Session of the UNFCCC Subsidiary Bodies (SB48) concluded their work on May 10th 2018 as each of the three bodies adopted the draft conclusions on not all, but most of the agenda items on their list and agreed to work further with Parties in these matters. The task for the next few months is enormous as COP24 must deliver a package needed to put the Paris Agreement in full implementation.