Participants met in a Working Group to consider issues related to emissions trading (Article 17). The session began with presentations from countries and regional groups followed by a discussion on a range of issues that included registries, "hot air", liability, reporting and accountability.

Presentations of proposal by Parties on emission trading:

China	India
Germany, on behalf of the European Community, and Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Hungary, Latvia, Poland and Slovenia	United States, on behalf of Australia, Iceland, New Zealand, United States, Russian Federation, Norway, Ukraine and Canada
Switzerland

Ingrida Apene from Latvia and Brian Fisher of Australia presided over the Working Group session on Article 17
	Expert giving a presentation on emissions trading

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