Secretary Karma Tshering, who leads the Bhutanese delegation in the ongoing discussions at the 29th COP29, is actively taking part in a number of side activities that are crucial to advancing Bhutan’s climate narrative internationally. Mountains were successfully incorporated into the GST and GGA decision texts last year as a result of unofficial talks like those at COP28. Secretary Karma Tshering participated in important discussions this year. The Secretary stated Bhutan’s continued support for mountain areas at the mountain agenda dialogue. He emphasized the importance of maintaining attention to the particular difficulties that mountain ecosystems and populations face. The Secretary also discussed the nation’s climate change vulnerabilities, emphasizing how mountain communities are at risk from regular extreme weather and natural catastrophes.
The Secretary discussed the nation’s energy transition goals at the event “Road to Net Zero: Navigating the Energy Transition in South Asia.” In order to support intermittent renewable sources, he emphasized the necessity of robust networks. Developing nations are counting on the final decision document, which will represent progress on the new climate financing objective, as COP29 comes to an end this week. In order to assist nations meet the 1.5°C objective and support the execution of adaptation and mitigation programs, negotiations have centered on expanding climate funding.