After COP29 impasse, all eyes on Rio G20 meet

On some issues such as loss and damage and adaptation, and mitigation work programme the absence of trust and compromise among countries was such that "Rule 16" was invoked. Rule 16 refers to a provision which is used when countries can't even agree to produce an outcome that puts on record the discussions and divergent views. As a result, countries will have to begin their discussions all over again when they meet in Bonn in the summer.