Second Session of the Ad Hoc Working Group on Further Commitments for Annex I Parties under the Kyoto Protocol 6-14 November 2006

Summary by the Chair - final version (29 kB)

Presentations

Cluster 1: Work by Annex I Parties on the scientific basis for determining their further commitments, including on scenarios for the stabilization of atmospheric concentrations of greenhouse gases and on the implications of these scenarios.

Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC): Dr. Bert Metz, Stabilization of GHG concentrations in the atmosphere.

European Union: Mr. Artur Runge-Metzger, Battling global climate change - the EU’s perspective (part I). (2486 kB)

Norway: Mr. Harald Dovland, Norwegian presentation at the in-session workshop of AWG 2.

Japan: Ambassador Nishimura (45 kB)

Brazil: Mr. José Domingos Miguez, The Brazilian proposal. (450 kB)

Cluster 2: Emission trends for Annex I Parties, the mitigation potential of policies and technologies in different national circumstances, including experience gained so far, and the costs and benefits of emission reductions.

UNFCCC Secretariat: Mr. Sergey Kononov, GHG trends and projection for Annex I Parties. Appendices (259 kB)

South Africa: Mr. Alf Wills, Initial views on “how to determine further emission limitation and reduction commitments”.

New Zealand: Ambassador Macey, Mr. Hayden Montgomery, Mitigation potential in the agricultural sector.

Japan: Ambassador Nishimura (45 kB)

European Union: Mr. Artur Runge-Metzger, Battling global climate change - the EU’s perspective (part II).