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Twenty-Fourth sessions of the
Subsidiary Body for Scientific and Technological Advice (SBSTA)
and the Subsidiary Body for Implementation (SBI) of the UNFCCC
and First session of the Ad Hoc Working Group on Further
Commitments for Annex I Parties under the Kyoto Protocol (AWG)
and related meetings
15-26 May 2006 | Bonn, Germany |
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Earth Negotiations
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Highlights for
Wednesday, 17 May 2006
Photo
L-R: Richard Kinley, Officer-in-Charge, UNFCCC Secretariat,
Vice
President Enele Sopoaga (Tuvalu), Feng
Gao, Deputy Executive Secretary for SBI, UNFCCC, Michael
Zammit Cutajar (Malta), Michelle Greenwood (UNFCCC) and Hanning
Wüster (UNFCCC)
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The first session of the Ad
Hoc Working Group (AWG) on Further Commitments for Annex I
Parties under the Kyoto Protocol began on Wednesday afternoon, 17
May. It will continue to be held in parallel with the 24th
sessions of the UNFCCC Subsidiary Bodies (SB 24) until 25 May (SB 24
is scheduled for 18-26 May). On the AWG’s first day, parties
elected the bureau and provided initial views on the AWG’s future work programme.
COP/MOP 1 Vice
President Enele Sopoaga (Tuvalu) opened the meeting and
welcomed delegates on behalf of COP/MOP 1 President Rona Ambrose (Canada).
He noted that consultations had been held on candidates for the AWG
bureau, and proposed Michael Zammit Cutajar (
Malta
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Alberto Figueiredo Machado (Brazil) as Vice-Chair. Parties elected both candidates by acclamation.
More information. |
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photos L-R: Luiz Alberto Figueiredo Macahdo
(Brazil) in a discussion with Keith Christie (Canada);
Halldor Thorgeirsson, UNFCCC Secretariat (left), and
Tibor Faragó (Hungary) in the corridors. |
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photos: Richard Kinley, Officer-in-Charge,
UNFCCC Secretariat; EU delegates in a coordination
huddle. |
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photos L-R: Richard Kinley, Officer-in-Charge
of the UNFCCC Secretariat, emphasized the potential of
market forces and the need for long-term and cohesive
policies to fully unleash their power; AWG Chair Michael
Zammit Cutajar thanked delegates for their
confidence in him, noting that the intensity of
negotiations on the AWG bureau confirms the importance
of the AWG's work. |
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General
Statements:
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photos L-R: Helmut Hojesky
(EU) said commitments must be clearly defined and
fair; Chandrashekkar Dasgupta (India)
stated that Annex I parties should take on more
ambitious targets in a second commitment period. |
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photos L-R: Adrian Macey (New Zealand)
cited convergence with other climate change
initiatives, including the UNFCCC dialogue. COP/MOP 1 Vice
President Enele Sopoaga (Tuvalu),
speaking for AOSIS, stressed the need for significant
contributions from all parties. |
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The
RUSSIAN FEDERATION
highlighted the issue of voluntary commitments; Fernando
Tudela Abad (Mexico)
observed that although there is no legal linkage
between Article 3.9 and other articles, there are
political and functional connections. |
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photos L-R: Miriam Munnich
of the UNION OF INDUSTRIAL AND EMPLOYERS' CONFEDERATIONS OF
EUROPE, on behalf of BINGOs, stressed the importance
of the wide use of innovative technologies and of
eliminating disincentives and barriers to their
development and deployment. Matthias
Duwe of CAN
EUROPE, on behalf of ENGOs, stressed the need for new market
mechanisms for developing countries, possibly
including sectoral approaches. |
Expert
Meeting on Economic Diversification:
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In addition to the AWG, a number of experts also met
in a closed meeting on economic diversification. Held
from 16-17 May, the meeting was the result of Decision
1/CP.10, taken at COP 10 in December 2004, which
outlines the Buenos Aires programme of work
on adaptation and response measures, and requested the
UNFCCC secretariat
to organize a meeting prior to SBI 24 “to consider
how economic diversification might be integrated into,
and support sustainable development strategies.”
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contributions from
representatives of the International Institute for
Sustainable Development, International Energy
Agency, University College London and various other
organizations, as well as government officials from
Saudi Arabia, Australia,
the EU and others. Delegates engaged in discussions on possible
technical support, foreign and domestic investments
and partnerships to support economic diversification,
and consideration of lessons learned (more
information:
http://unfccc.int/meetings/workshops/other_meetings/items/3639.php). |
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