In February 2022, EU foreign affairs ministers approved conclusions on the outcomes of the COP26 climate conference and agreed on priorities for the work of the EU on climate diplomacy.

The conclusions set out that the EU and its member states, in a joint Team Europe approach, will engage with partners around the world to speed up the implementation of the actions and initiatives agreed at COP26.

Ministers reiterated the need for human rights to be integrated systematically into climate action and energy diplomacy.

They also called on other developed countries to meet the collective commitment to mobilise $100 billion (around €84 billion) per year, and on multilateral development banks and international finance institutions to play a catalytic role in mobilising the private sector and shifting the global financial flows towards sustainable and green investments.