The NEWPATHWAYS project successfully hosted its second Global Stakeholder Workshop “From Ambition to Action: Aligning Equity, Finance, and Climate Pathways towards 1.5°C” on 12 June 2026 in Bonn, Germany, alongside the UNFCCC June Climate Meetings (SB64). Bringing together more than 80 participants from policy, academia, finance, civil society, and the research community, the workshop provided a platform for dialogue on some of the most pressing challenges in climate action.
Discussions focused on key questions shaping the future of climate policy and transition pathways:
- How can global and national climate pathways be better aligned to support effective and coherent climate action?
- How can equity and finance drive feasible and sustainable transitions?
- What role do overshoot, carbon dioxide removal (CDR), and the transition away from fossil fuels play in achieving the goals of the Paris Agreement?
This summary report captures key insights, stakeholder feedback, and actionable recommendations that will help inform the NEWPATHWAYS research agenda, support the development of equitable and policy-relevant climate pathways, and inform the 2028 Global Stocktake.
Key concluding takeaways from the workshop include:
- Development objectives must play a central role in climate pathway design, particularly in developing countries, while climate action should be framed as supporting sustainable development rather than constraining it.
- Equity, finance and feasibility are closely interconnected and should be considered together when assessing transition pathways, approaches to effort-sharing and implementation challenges.
- Transparency was consistently identified as a priority across all topics, including around assumptions, metrics, financial flows, feasibility assessments, equity principles and scenario design choices.
- Developed pathways should consider diverse national circumstances and shifting global realities. This includes development priorities, institutional capacities, geopolitical developments, energy security concerns and matters related to access to finance.
- Pathway assessment requires consideration of a broader range of outcomes beyond emissions reductions, including, but not limited to, health, biodiversity, energy access, resilience, affordability, social equity and sustainable development dimensions.
- Stakeholder engagement and co-creation are essential to ensuring that climate pathways are relevant to policymakers, grounded in real-world experiences, and responsive to the emerging needs of different stakeholders at all levels.
