With just two weeks left before the interim climate conference SBSTA in Bonn, tensions are rising in global climate diplomacy: The next COP President Sultan al Jaber remains controversial, his policies questionable: The invitation to the previously isolated Syrian President Bashar al-Assad to the COP28 in Dubai can be seen as a calculated provocation. This will be debated behind the scenes in Bonn – which is also why the Climate.Table will be on the ground from 5 June and produce special editions.