Overview
- The Nairobi session (Dec 8–12) gathered governments, UN bodies, scientists, civil society and business under the theme “Advancing sustainable solutions for a resilient planet.”
- UN Secretary‑General António Guterres urged rapid scaling of solutions across water management, climate resilience, mining, metals and the environmental footprint of AI.
- India called for outcomes guided by equity and CBDR‑RC, pressed for accessible finance, technology transfer and capacity‑building, and piloted a resolution on integrated fire management.
- India highlighted domestic progress, citing roughly 50% non‑fossil power capacity (about 235 GW) and more than 2.6 billion saplings planted under its afforestation campaign.
- South Africa reaffirmed commitment to a legally binding plastics instrument, with UNEP noting ongoing negotiations that made hard‑fought progress in Geneva but have yet to yield a final treaty text.