Governments meeting in Bonn embark on next steps following historic Durban Climate Change Conference
14 May 2012
Bonn, Germany
Building on the historic results of the Durban Climate Change Conference last year, governments on Monday embarked on the next essential steps required to curb global greenhouse gas emissions and help developing countries adapt to the inevitable effects of climate change.
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UNFCCC Newsletter: Governments to tackle new and urgent work at first negotiating session of 2012 in Bonn.
Extensive, intensive and urgent work awaits us at the Bonn Climate Change Conference that begins next week. It is the first formal opportunity for governments to take forward and build on the Durban outcomes, especially in view of meeting agreed deadlines for COP18 in Doha. There are a few urgent tasks that need completion as soon as possible, alongside new work that must be organized, structured, and launched without delay to bridge any gaps and give us a robust start towards an effective 2015 agreement. Above all, this May, can lay down solid groundwork on which to move decisively forward towards COP18, and set a positive tone of international cooperation on the very threshold of Rio+20.
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Governments discuss equitable access to sustainable development in Bonn
Bonn, 16 May
Ensuring equitable access to sustainable development is central to the UN climate change negotiations. An important workshop at the UN Climate Conference in Bonn has enhanced Parties' understanding of this approach and its possible operationalization, particularly in the context of identifying the time frame for the peaking of global emissions and the global goal for emission reductions in 2050.
On demand webcast of part 1 of workshop, with presentations
On demand webcast of part 2 of workshop, with presentations (to come)