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Round table on the means to reach emission reduction targets
Mandate
The Ad Hoc Working Group on Further Commitments for Annex I Parties under the
Kyoto Protocol (AWG-KP), at its resumed fourth session, requested the secretariat to organize, under the
guidance of the Chair of the AWG-KP, a round table on the means that may be available to Annex I Parties to
reach their emission reduction targets. The AWG-KP held an in-session thematic workshop on 1–3 April
2008 in Bangkok on the above matters. Parties discussed ways to enhance the effectiveness of the means and
their contribution to sustainable development. A summary of the discussions is contained in the annex to the
 report of the fifth session of the
AWG-KP.
The information
note (136 kB) on the round table presents a preliminary structure for the round table and outlines its
objective and approach.
Summary
report by the Chair.
Workshop on methodological issues
Mandate
At the same session, the AWG-KP also requested the secretariat to organize,
under the guidance of its Chair, a workshop on consideration of relevant methodological issues, including the
methodologies to be applied for estimating anthropogenic emissions and the global warming potentials (GWPs)
of greenhouse gases (GHGs). The information
note (146 kB) on the workshop presents a provisional agenda and outlines its objective and
approach.
Summary report (116 kB) by the
Chair.
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