Negotiators failed to reach consensus on the Technology Mechanism–Financial Mechanism linkages, triggering Rule 16 and sending the matter to Bonn for further talks.
Manager of the Programme Development Unit at the Ministry of Environment and Climate Change, Sanjeshni Devi, who led Fiji’s negotiations on securing fair and guaranteed climate technology support for developing countries, said discussions had been long and increasingly tense.
“We spent most of the day wrestling with the technology agenda,” Ms Devi said.
“Negotiations became stuck on several core issues, including the linkages between the Technology and Financial Mechanisms, the Joint TEC–CTCN Annual Report, the review of the CTCN’s functions, and the Technology Implementation Plan. Some issues progressed, but others “hit a wall.”
Despite structured discussions, the parties could not reach an agreement.
The most contentious points were how financial linkages should operate to ensure real technology support for developing countries, and how the work of TEC and CTCN should be reported and evaluated.
With no compromise, Rule 16 was triggered, sending the unresolved issues to the next session of the Subsidiary Body for Implementation (SBI 64) in Bonn next year.
Ms Devi said the Alliance of Small Island States (AOSIS), together with the G77 and China, pushed hard to avoid this outcome.
“They wanted to keep negotiating based on the latest draft text, but a consensus still could not be reached.”
For Fiji and other small island developing states, she stressed that strong commitments and accessible support are essential.
“We’re on the frontlines. Any decision on technology must reflect the special circumstances of Small Island Developing Countries.”
She added that complicated processes and limited finances continue to hold back real action on the ground.
However, there was one breakthrough: negotiators reached agreement at around 11pm on the Review of the Functions of the Climate Technology Centre (CTC).
The text was finalised in informal consultations and accepted by all Parties, making it the first of the four technology agenda items to be completed at COP30.
“We’re not giving up.
“We’ll keep pushing for clarity, accessibility, and guaranteed assistance.”
