United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change
Bonn Climate Change Talks - August 2009
August intersessional informal consultations
10-14 August 2009
Bonn, Germany
The Ad Hoc Working Group on Further Commitments for Annex I Parties under the Kyoto Protocol
(AWG-KP) and the Ad Hoc Working Group on Long-term Cooperative Action under the Convention
(AWG-LCA) will hold intersessional informal consultations from 10 to 14 August 2009. The
meetings will take place at the Hotel Maritim in Bonn,Germany. Agendas and more
information on the meetings
Documentation to facilitate negotiations among Parties
2 July 2009
The Ad Hoc Working Group on Further Commitments for Annex I Parties under the Kyoto Protocol,
at its eighth session, invited its Chair to prepare, under his own responsibility,
documentation to facilitate negotiations among Parties, on:
(a) Proposed amendments to the Kyoto Protocol pursuant to its Article 3, paragraph 9;
(b) Other proposed amendments to the Kyoto Protocol;
(c) Draft decisions on other issues identified in paragraph 49 (c) of document
FCCC/KP/AWG/2008/8.
The full documentation can be found here.
Revised Negotiating Text
22 June 2009
The Ad Hoc Working Group on Long-term Cooperative Action (AWG-LCA) at its sixth session, had
before it a negotiating text (FCCC/AWGLCA/2009/8) prepared by its Chair. During the sixth
session Parties provided general comments on its structure and content, stated reservations
and objections to elements of the text, and proposed additions and modifications. This
resulted in a revised negotiating text (FCCC/AWGLCA/2009/INF.1).
Proposals by Parties for a protocol to the Convention and amendment to the Kyoto
Protocol
Five Parties have recently made proposals for a protocol under the Convention
pursuant to Article 17 of the Convention. The respective proposals by Parties are available
here.
The secretariat has also received twelve proposals by Parties for amendment to the
Kyoto Protocol pursuant to Articles 20 and 21 of the Protocol. The respective
proposals by Parties are available here.
Negotiations in 2009 leading to Copenhagen
2009 is a crucial year in the international effort to address climate change, culminating in
the United Nations Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen, 7-18 December. In
2007, Parties agreed to shape an ambitious and effective international response to climate
change, to be agreed at Copenhagen.
The Ad Hoc Working Group on Further Commitments for Annex I Parties under the Kyoto Protocol
(AWG-KP) and the Ad Hoc Working
Group on Long-term Cooperative Action under the Convention (AWG-LCA) will operate in full negotiating mode in 2009 to
advance work towards meeting their respective mandates. Important ongoing work under the
Convention will also be taken forward in 2009 by SBI and SBSTA.
The first round of negotiations this year took place in Bonn, 29 March-8
April. The second meeting took place in Bonn, 1-12 June. Three further sessions
will be held prior to Copenhagen: 10-14 August in Bonn (informal
meeting); 28 September-9 October in Bangkok and 2-6 November in
Barcelona.
Adress by Yvo de Boer at the Spanish Parliament Commission for Climate
Change
Madrid, Spain
25 June 2009
In an address to the Spanish Parliament Commission for Climate Change, Yvo de Boer
highlighted the leadership shown by Spain in recognizing the critical importance of adaptation
for the poorest and most vulnerable nations.
Speech (213 kB)
Message to Parties regarding the submission of information and views from the recently
concluded June sessions
19 June 2009
Notification (205 kB) Notification to UN Specialized Agencies regarding the August informals
18 June 2009
Notification (188 kB)
Speech by Yvo de Boer to the Asian Development Bank (ADB) High Level
Dialogue
Manila, Philippines
17 June 2009
Climate change impacts will be extremely severe for Asia. They will exacerbate existing
vulnerabilities and negatively influence further economic development in the region. A deal at
the Copenhagen Climate Conference in Copenhagen in December this year is therefore of critical
importance for Asia. These were the main messages from a speech by Yvo de Boer at the High
Level Conference on Climate Change in Asia and the Pacific that took place in Manila on
Wednesday 17th June.
Speech (35 kB)
Progress Made in Negotiations for Ambitious and Effective Copenhagen Deal at Bonn
UNFCCC Meeting
Bonn, Germany
12 June 2009
The June UN Climate Change Talks in Bonn concluded Friday with progress on draft negotiating
texts, reflecting governments’ proposals on how to step up international climate change
action. "A big achievement of this meeting is that governments have made it clearer what
they want to see in the Copenhagen agreed outcome,” said Yvo de Boer, Executive Secretary
of the United Framework Convention on Climate Change. “In my view, an ambitious and
effective agreed outcome in Copenhagen is in sight - an outcome that provides a strong and
definitive answer to the alarm raised by the UN’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate
Change."
Press release (47 kB)
Resumed ninth session of the AWG-KP and resumed seventh session of the
AWG-LCA 2-6 November 2009
Barcelona Convention Centre
FIRA GRAN VIA
Carrer del Foc 47
08038 Barcelona, Spain
Further information will be provided when available.
FCCC/WEB/SAI/2009
Synthesis and assessment report on the greenhouse gas inventories submitted in 2009. Note by the secretariat. more >>
FCCC/KP/AWG/2009/10/ Add.2
Documentation to facilitate negotiations among Parties. Note by the Chair. Addendum. Other proposed amendments to the Kyoto Protocol. more >>
FCCC/KP/AWG/2009/10
Documentation to facilitate negotiations among Parties. Note by the Chair. more >>
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