Special Event on response measures warns against trade protectionsim and “unjust transition”

14 June 2011
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Bonn, 14 June (Hilary Chiew) – Developing country Parties highlighted the distortion of international trade caused by some mitigation efforts of developed countries, cautioning that the impact of the use by some Annex I Parties of unilateral trade measures that are incompatible with World Trade Organisation (WTO) rules are already being felt and these could potentially diminish the prospects for development of developing countries.

Developed countries insist on post-Kyoto Protocol market mechanisms

14 June 2011
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Bonn, 14 June (Lim Li Lin) – The contact group of the Ad hoc Working Group on Further Commitments for Annex I Parties under the Kyoto Protocol (AWG-KP) contact group reconvened on Monday, 13 June after agreement at the close of last week that the contact group would continue to discuss political issues, while spin-off groups on technical issues would be convened in parallel.

Divergent views on financing forests activities

8 June 2011
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Bonn, 14 June (Meena Raman)- Parties under the Ad-hoc Working Group on Long-term Cooperative Action (AWG-LCA) under the UNFCCC expressed divergent views over financing options related to forest-related activities. While many countries supported non-market and market based approaches for funding forest-related activities, some countries expressed caution in relying on the carbon market.

Lively exchange over need for additional fall meeting

8 June 2011
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Bonn, 14 June (Hilary Chiew): The ‘touch-base’ session of the Ad-hoc Working Group on Long-term Cooperative Actions (AWG-LCA) under the UNFCCC on June 13 saw a lively debate on the necessity for an additional meeting session between Bonn and Durban in the autumn.

Lively exchange over need for additional fall meeting

8 June 2011
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Bonn, 14 June (Hilary Chiew): The ‘touch-base’ session of the Ad-hoc Working Group on Long-term Cooperative Actions (AWG-LCA) under the UNFCCC on June 13 saw a lively debate on the necessity for an additional meeting session between Bonn and Durban in the autumn.

Wish list for Durban Climate Conference

13 June 2011
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Bonn, 13 June (Meena Raman) – Developing and developed countries presented their wish list on their expectations for the meeting of the Conference of Parties (COP) under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) and the Kyoto Protocol to be held in Durban, South Africa in late November this year.

Developing countries explain mitigation actions

13 June 2011
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Bonn, June 12 ( Dale Wen and Hilary Chiew)- The Ad-Hoc Working Group on Long-term Cooperative Action under the Convention (AWG-LCA) under the UNFCCC conducted a workshop on Friday, June 10 on nationally appropriate mitigation actions (NAMAs) of developing country Parties.

EU disappointed over countries not committing to Kyoto Protocol

8 June 2011
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Bonn, 13 June (Hilary Chiew) – The European Union at an in-session workshop at the climate talks in Bonn expressed disappointment over the announcement by Japan, Canada and the Russian Federation that they will not make commitments to a second commitment period of the Kyoto Protocol. The EU described this as a step backward with political implications for the process.

Subsidiary Body on Implementation commences work

10 June 2011
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Bonn, June 10 (Meena Raman) –The Subsidiary Body on Implementation (SBI) under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) finally managed to commence its work yesterday, 9 June, in Bonn after the adoption of a provisional agenda which was revised and issued the same day.

Developed countries condition future of the Kyoto Protocol

8 June 2011
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Bonn, 9 June (Lim Li Lin) - The contact group meetings of the Ad hoc Working Group on Further Commitments for Annex I Parties under the Kyoto Protocol (AWG-KP) commenced on Wednesday, 8 June with serious disagreements between Annex I (developed country) and non-Annex I (developing country) Parties on the future of the Kyoto Protocol and the way forward towards Durban (where the next UN climate change conference will be held in November).