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Kyoto Protocol’s Clean Development Mechanism passes 100 millionth certified emission
reduction milestone
Bonn, Germany
18 December 2007
The 100 millionth certified emission reduction (CER) credit under the Kyoto Protocol’s Clean
Development Mechanism has been issued, marking an important environmental, development and carbon
market milestone on the road to a low-carbon future.
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UN Breakthrough on climate change reached in Bali
Nusa Dua, Bali, Indonesia
15 December 2007
187 countries meeting in Bali on Saturday agreed to launch negotiations towards a crucial and
strengthened international climate change deal.
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UN Secretary-General: “Eyes of the world” on Ministers and Heads of State meeting
at United Nations Climate Change Conference in Bali
Nusa Dua, Bali, Indonesia
12 December 2007
144 ministers and high-level government representatives along with 6 heads of state gathered in Bali
on Wednesday to begin the high-level segment of the United Nations Climate Change Conference - Bali
2007, which is expected to launch negotiations on a new global deal on climate change.
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Important steps taken to expand CDM in Africa, much remains to be done – Nairobi
Framework partners
Nusa Dua, Bali, Indonesia
6 December 2007
A good start has been made to extend the benefits of the clean development mechanism (CDM) to Africa,
but a great deal more remains to be done, and much more is needed in terms of donor support, say
representatives of the five agencies implementing the Nairobi Framework aimed at spreading the benefits
of the CDM.
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Twelfth meeting of the EGTT,
Grand Hyatt Hotel, Bali, Indonesia
29 - 30 November 2007
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Ninth meeting of the Joint Implementation Supervisory Committee (JISC)
Nusa Dua, Bali, Indonesia
26 - 27 November 2007
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CDM EB-36, Executive Board of the Clean Development Mechanism, Thirty Sixth
Meeting
Nusa Dua, Bali, Indonesia
29 - 30 November 2007
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Press Briefing: Making the Kyoto Protocol work: data, policies and infrastructure and
briefing on the expected outcomes of the UN Climate Change Conference in Bali
Bonn, Germany
20 November 2007
The Climate Change Secretariat presented detailed emissions data provided by the 41 industrialized
nations which are Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change. The
information was presented by UNFCCC Executive Secretary Yvo de Boer and by a team of UNFCCC emission
data experts. A special focus was given to progress in combating climate change under the Kyoto
Protocol, with a close look at emissions data of Kyoto Protocol Parties.
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Fact sheets and presentations from the press
briefing
National greenhouse
gas inventory data for the period 1990-2005.
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Address by Yvo de Boer at the International Solidarity Conference on Climate Change Strategies
for African and Mediterranean Regions
Tunis, Tunisia
18 November 2007
Speaking at the International Solidarity Conference on Climate Change Strategies for African and
Mediterranean Regions in Tunis on November 18 2007, Executive Secretary Yvo de Boer stressed that
Africa has been the forgotten continent in the fight against climate change. At the same time, the IPCC
has clearly found that Africa will be one of the three regions worst affected by climate change
impacts. Work on a future climate change deal for the period post-2012, which is expected to be
launched at the UN Climate Change Conference in Bali in December, needs to ensure that developing
country policy needs are adequately taken up.
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Climate Change 2007– the IPCC Fourth Assessment Report (AR4)
Valencia, Spain
17 November 2007
The IPCC has launched the first three volumes of its assessment report "Climate Change 2007"
and has finalized its Synthesis report.
The Synthesis Report was launched in Valencia, Spain, 17 November 2007 during a press conference.
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UNFCCC Executive Secretary: OPEC part of the solution to climate change, not part of the
problem
Riyadh
15 November 2007
Speaking at a high level OPEC Seminar in Riyadh, the Executive Secretary of the United Nations
Framework Convention on Climate Change, Yvo de Boer, stated that the fight against climate change can
open up considerable opportunities for OPEC’s economic development.
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UN Climate Change Secretariat puts cornerstone of Kyoto Protocol’s electronic emissions
trading system in place
Bonn
14 November 2007
The UN Climate Change Secretariat on Wednesday announced that the International Transaction Log (ITL)
became operational, thereby putting in place the cornerstone of the Kyoto Protocol’s emissions
trading system. The ITL is a sophisticated computerized system that ensures that emissions trading
among Kyoto countries is fully consistent with the rules established under the UN Treaty.
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Press briefing by Yvo de Boer at Carbon Forum Asia: Start of negotiations for post-2012
agreement crucial for health of the planet
6 November 2007, Singapore
The UNFCCC Executive Secretary told stakeholders at the Carbon Forum Asia tradefair and conference
that the negotiations need to begin this December to avoid a gap between the end of the Kyoto
Protocol’s first commitment period and whatever agreement comes next. “We’ve seen
several positive signals, such as the statements made by heads of state at the
Secretary-General’s high level event in September in New York, and broad agreement by ministers
who met in Indonesia just a few weeks ago. Nonetheless, we must stay focussed, and achieve a formal
launch of negotiations in Bali in December, one that sets out a timetable and a means for moving
forward,” Mr. de Boer said.
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The UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, UNDP Administrator Kemal Derviº and business
representatives launch MDG Monitor website.
1 November 2007, New York, USA
MDG Monitor is a web application that tracks real-time progress toward the Millennium Development Goals
in a number of categories in nearly every country in the world. The new online resource is a
one-stop-shop for MDG information and will serve as an educational and advocacy platform featuring the
most current data from multiple sources in development bellwethers like public health, education and
women’s empowerment.
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Workshop on finance and investment flows to address climate change: The way
forward
31 October 2007, Bonn, Germany
Over 100 experts from government agencies, the private sector, multilateral development banks and
intergovernmental and non-governmental organizations met to prioritize needs for further analysis on
finance and investment flows to address climate change that can be undertaken by interested
organizations.
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United Nations Day
24 October 2007
"We will be judged in the future on the actions we take today -- on results. On this United
Nations Day, let us rededicate ourselves to achieving them."
Ban Ki-moon, Secretary-General
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World Bank Annual Meetings 2007: Low Carbon, High Hopes: Making Climate Action Work for
Development
20 October 2007, Washington DC, USA
Developing countries are on track to become, eventually, the biggest contributors to global warming and
climate change, but they won’t modify their rapidly growing carbon appetite unless developed
nations show more will in curbing their own.
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Thirty-fifth Meeting of the Clean Development Mechanism Executive
Board
15 - 19 October 2007, Bonn, Germany
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Eighth Meeting of the Joint Implementation Supervisory Committee (JISC)
18 - 19 October
2007, Bonn, Germany
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UNFCCC Executive Secretary sees 2007 Nobel Peace Prize as sign of awareness for the need for
political action on climate change
12 October 2007 Bonn
Statement:
"It is very encouraging that this year's Nobel Peace Prize goes to the Intergovernmental
Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) and Albert Arnold (Al) Gore Jr. The IPCC has done very important work
to analyse the science of climate change and to see how that can be translated into policy. Mr. Gore
has dealt with the other side of the coin by popularising science. These two go hand in hand.
Today's announcement is a sign that there is growing awareness not only with regard to the
science and impacts of climate change, but for the need for political action. What we need to do now
is to get started on the negotiations of a post-2012 framework in Bali this year. We urgently need a
new agreement or a set of agreements under the umbrella of the UN which can deliver the greenhouse
gas emission reductions in line with what science is telling us is needed - 50% by 2050 - along with
significant funding for adaptation."
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Address by Yvo de Boer at the The second public hearing of the Temporary Committee on Climate
Change (CLIM), European Parliament
4 October 2007
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Address on behalf of the Secretary General of the United Nations by Yvo de Boer, Executive
Secretary at the Major economies meeting on climate change and energy security in
Washington
27 - 28 September 2007
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The Future in our Hands: Addressing the Leadership Challenge of Climate Change
UN Secretary-General convened world leaders to build momentum for climate change talks in
Bali
24 September 2007 - UN Headquarters, New York, USA
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon sought to advance the global agenda on climate change
when he met with heads of state and other top officials from more than 150 countries at United
Nations Headquarters on 24 September. More than 70 heads of state or government attended the one-day
event, making it the largest meeting ever of world leaders on climate change.
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Workshop on exchange of experiences and good practices among non-Annex I Parties in preparing
national communications and on cross-cutting issues
20 - 22 September 2007, Cairo, Egypt
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Experts meeting in Cairo discuss how to report on climate change change-related
issues
20 September 2007, Cairo, Egypt
More than sixty experts from developing countries are from today meeting in Cairo for a three-day
workshop to exchange information on how their countries can communicate climate change-related
information.
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UN’s top climate change official calls on industry to support legally binding emission
reduction commitments
19 September 2007, Chicago, USA
The UN’s top climate change official on Wednesday called on business to support serious
emission-reduction commitments on the part of industrialized countries to ensure continuity in the
international response to climate change and continuity in the growing global carbon market.
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The Montreal Protocol and the Kyoto Protocol mutually supportive say top UN
officials
17 September 2007, Montreal, Canada
International efforts to safeguard Earth’s climate and protect the ozone layer are mutually
supportive, say the United Nation’s top climate change and environment officials. Negotiations on
the future direction of the Montreal Protocol in protecting the ozone layer, which start in Montreal
today, and the UN Climate Change Conference set for Bali in December will shape further climate action
beyond 2012, when the first phase of the Kyoto Protocol ends.
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Fossil fuel efficiency projects to receive much-needed investment under Kyoto
Protocol’s clean development mechanism
14 September 2007, Bonn, Germany
Projects that increase the burning efficiency of fossil fuels can now qualify for registration under
the Kyoto Protocol’s clean development mechanism (CDM), thanks to a decision taken by the
mechanism’s independent Executive Board.
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Thirty-fourth Meeting of the Clean Development Mechanism Executive Board
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UNFCCC workshop on adaptation planning and practices concludes in Rome
12 September 2007, Rome, Italy
The secretariat of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) today concluded a
three-day workshop in Rome on planning and practices to help communities, national governments, and
organizations to adapt to the impacts of climate change. The workshop was held in collaboration with
the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
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CDM Bazaar web-portal will link buyers, sellers and service providers
The CDM Bazaar (1093 kB) web-portal has been launched officially
today to facilitate exchange of information among buyers, sellers and service providers engaged in the
Kyoto Protocol’s clean development mechanism (CDM). This joint effort of the UNFCCC secretariat
and UNEP RISOE Centre in Denmark will help stakeholders in the CDM “get down to business,”
said UNFCCC Executive Secretary Yvo de Boer.
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Fourth Meeting of the Compliance Committee
5-7 September 2007, Bonn, Germany
The Compliance Committee of the Kyoto Protocol is convening its plenary, enforcement and facilitative
branches from 5 to 7 September to discuss a range of procedural and reporting issues. The meeting is
taking place at the Wissenschaftszentrum, Ahrstrasse 45, 53175 Bonn, Germany. In addition to the range
of substantive issues on the agenda, members and alternate members of the Committee will also take
their oath of service. Live and on-demand webcast coverage of these meetings will be provided.
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Least Developed Countries Expert Group (LEG) stocktaking meeting on the preparation and
implementation of National Adaptation Programme of Action (NAPA)
3 - 5 September 2007, Bangkok, Thailand
Over 100 experts and delegates from some 49 Least Developed Countries (LDCs) met in Bangkok from 3 to
5 September to take stock on the progress made in preparing and implementing their National
Adaptation Programmes of Action (NAPAs).
Momentum for the Implementation of Concrete
Adaptation Projects in Least Developed Countries
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Kyoto Protocol Parties move closer to trading emission allowances
30 August 2007, Vienna, Austria
The secretariat of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) today released
first results indicating that countries will meet criteria to begin trading in Kyoto emission
allowances for 2008, the first year of the Treaty’s first commitment period.
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Vienna UN conference shows consensus on key building blocks for effective international
response to climate change
27 - 31 August 2007, Vienna, Germany
A round of climate change talks under the auspices of the United Nations Framework Convention on
Climate Change (UNFCCC) concluded in Austria today with agreement on key elements for an effective
international response to climate change.
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Vienna UN meeting tests temperature of international climate change process
27 August 2007, Vienna, Austria
A fresh round of climate change talks under the auspices of the United Nations Framework Convention
on Climate Change (UNFCCC) got underway in Austria.
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UNFCCC secretariat presents investment and financial flows necessary to respond to climate
change
23 August 2007, Bonn, Germany
According to a new report issued this week by the secretariat of the United Nations Framework
Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), addressing climate change in the next 25 years will require
significant changes in the patterns of investment and financial flows.
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Investment and financial flows to address climate change
21 August 2007, Bonn,
Germany
Addressing climate change in the next 25 years will require significant changes in the patterns of
investment and financial flows. The secretariat, in close collaboration with key international
financial institutions, United Nations agencies, intergovernmental organizations and non-governmental
organizations, other relevant agencies, as well as representatives of the private sector and civil
society, has prepared an analysis of existing and planned investment and financial flows relevant to
the development of effective and appropriate international response to climate change.
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United Nations launches new climate change internet site
A new United Nations
Internet site, “Gateway to the UN System’s Work
on Climate Change”, that highlights the wide-ranging work of the various parts of the United
Nations system on climate change has been launched. The new website makes it easier for Internet users
to find information on climate change from across the United Nations system.
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UNFCCC Executive Secretary Yvo de Boer on International Day of the World’s Indigenous
People
9 August 2007, Bonn, Germany
Through their long attachment to their lands and their traditional ability to cope with unfavourable
changes in their environment, indigenous peoples have much experience and knowledge that may be
instrumental in helping others adapt to the rapid changes caused by global warming, said UNFCCC
Executive Secretary Yvo de Boer.
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United Nations General Assembly President convenes thematic debate "Climate
Change as a Global Challenge" at UN Headquarters in New York
1 August 2007, New York, USA
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon opened the General Assembly's first-ever thematic plenary debate
devoted exclusively to climate change. In his opening remarks, the Secretary-General challenged the
world’s nations to take decisive action this year to tackle the climate change threat
head-on.
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Yvo de Boer, Executive Secretary of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change
participated in the panel on “Mitigation Strategies in the Context of Sustainable
Development” and gave a  press briefing at UN Headquarters.
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Ministerial Declaration calling for collective response to climate change
10 July 2007, Geneva, Switzerland
The Economic and Social Council, which held its substantive session in Geneva, adopted a Ministerial
Declaration (full text) calling for the widest possible cooperation by all countries in developing an
effective and appropriate response to climate change. The Members of the Council commended the
Secretary-General's initiative to convene a high-level event on climate change on 24 September in
New York. The Declaration also addresses concerns expressed by developing countries as regards
interaction between climate change response and economic and social development.
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Experts meeting in St. Lucia explored ways to educate populations about the perils of climate
change
3 July 2007, Rodney Bay, St. Lucia
Faced with sea level rise of up to one meter by the end of the next century and the need to relocate
entire populations within the next 50 years, representatives of 30 small island developing States
(SIDS) met in St. Lucia from 3 to 5 July to discuss how their populations can be better educated about
the effects of climate change.
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UNFCCC workshop on sharing best practices with conducting TNAs
27 - 29 June
2007, Bangkok, Thailand
During the workshop representatives of Parties, international organizations and the private sector
shared good practices and lessons learned with conducting technology needs assessments (TNAs) and
identified specific needs and practical actions that could assist them in implementing the findings
of these studies. In this context, participants received training on project development utilizing
the UNFCCC guidebook for preparing technology transfer projects for financing. The identification of
good practices will help countries in the process of conducting or updating TNAs to effectively
undertake and complete their assessments.
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Way cleared for Kyoto mechanism to boost green investment in developing countries – CDM
Executive Board
27 June 2007, Bonn, Germany
The Kyoto Protocol’s clean development mechanism (CDM) is set to scale up, in reach, scope and
effectiveness, as a result of new procedures and guidance for programmatic CDM adopted by the
mechanism’s Executive Board.
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Clean Development Mechanism Executive Board, 33rd meeting
25 - 27 July 2007, Bonn, Germany
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In a BBC Hardtalk interview broadcast on Wednesday 20 June 2007, UNFCCC Executive Secretary Yvo de Boer
spoke to BBC host Stephen Sackur on the outcomes of the G8 meeting in Heiligendamm, Germany, and the
prospects of advancing post-2012 negotiations in Bali this year.
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UNFCCC workshop was held on climate related risks and extreme events in the context of
adaptation to climate change
18 - 20 June 2007 - Cairo, Egypt
During the workshop countries and organizations shared their experience in assessing, predicting and
managing climate related risks and extreme events in a range of sectors, including agriculture and
food security, coastal zones, water resources and health. They also discussed the role of traditional
knowledge in managing these risks. The identification of best practices will help countries to be
better prepared for climate related risks and extreme events as part of their overall efforts to
adapt to the impacts of climate change. This was the first of a series of workshops that will be
organized under the Nairobi work programme on impacts, vulnerability and adaptation to climate
change. more
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Outcomes of the G8 summit 2007
6 - 8 June 2007, Heiligendamm, Germany
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UNFCCC Executive Secretary: G8 document reenergises multilateral climate change process under
the United Nations
7 June 2007, Bonn, Germany
According to Yvo de Boer, the Executive Secretary of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate
Change (UNFCCC), Thursday’s agreement on climate change clinched at the G8 summit in Heiligendamm
has paved the way for negotiations in Bali in December and given climate talks under the auspices of
the UN a considerable boost.
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World Environment Day
5 June 2007
Melting Ice - A Hot Topic?
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Russia poised to make use of Kyoto Protocol mechanism
1 June 2007 - Bonn, Germany
According to the United Nations Climate Change Secretariat, the first emission reduction projects in
the Russian Federation under the Kyoto Protocol are expected to reduce emissions of greenhouse gases
by more than 65 million tonnes of CO2-equivalent over the five years from 2008.
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UNFCCC Executive Secretary Yvo de Boer sums up results of the Bonn Subsidiary Body
meeting
24 May 2007 - New York, USA
At a press briefing in New York, UNFCCC Executive Secretary Yvo de Boer summed up the results of the
Bonn Subsidiary Body Meeting (7 - 18 May) and spoke to the state of climate change negotiations and
talks on the road to the December United nations Climate Change Conference in Bali, Indonesia (3 - 14
December)
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The International Day for Biological Diversity
22 May 2007
Biodiversity and Climate Change
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Bonn UN meeting moves world closer to comprehensive negotiations on post-2012 climate change
regime
18 May 2007, Bonn, Germany -- Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change
(UNFCCC) and its Kyoto Protocol concluded two weeks of negotiations and talks in Bonn, Germany.
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World Migratory Bird Day
12 - 13 May 2007
This year, World Migratory Bird Day will try to focus world attention on the impact of climate change
on migratory birds. Increasing temperatures, altered rainfall and vacillating weather conditions caused
by climate change have various impacts on the nomads of the skies. The ecological character of the
habitats of migratory birds is rapidly changing, which may lead to their decline. Moreover, climate
change causes a displacement of migration pattern, egg laying and breeding. Some birds even stop
migrating altogether.
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UNFCCC Executive Secretary: worst effects of climate change can be staved off if appropriate
international action to mitigate is speedily taken
4 May 2007 - Berlin, Germany
According to the Executive Secretary of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change
(UNFCCC), Yvo de Boer, some of the worst effects of climate change can be staved off if the appropriate
international action is immediately taken.
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Carbon Expo in Cologne
2 - 4 May 2007, Cologne, Germany
UNFCCC Executive Secretary Yvo de Boer spoke at the opening of this year's Carbon Expo, May 2, in
Cologne. This important three-day event, the largest such market fair and conference, also hosted
panels of senior representatives of the Executive Board of the clean development mechanism and the
Joint Implementation Supervisory Committee. The UNFCCC secretariat provided information at a special
Climate Change Kiosk at the fair.
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Confusion threatens to limit potential of key Kyoto Protocol mechanism – UNFCCC Executive
Secretary
2 May 2007 – Cologne, Germany
The Kyoto Protocol’s clean development mechanism (CDM) is stimulating investment in developing
countries, reducing emissions and giving signatories to the Protocol some flexibility in how they meet
their emission reduction targets, but confusion about the mechanism threatens to limit its potential,
says UNFCCC Executive Secretary Yvo de Boer.
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Ban Ki-moon names 3 prominent Special Envoys on Climate Change
1 May 2007 - New York, USA
The first woman Prime Minister of Norway, the former President of Chile, and the President of the
56th Session of the United Nations General Assembly were today named Special Envoys for Climate
Change by Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, who has made the issues one of his top priorities.
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Security Council discussed climate change
17 April 2007 - New York, USA
The UK proposed that the Security Council hold on 17 April 2007 an open debate exploring the
relationship between energy, security and climate.
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Beijing hosted United Nations Asian regional adaptation workshop on adaptation to climate
change
16 April 2007 - Beijing, China
The Department of Science, Technology & Education of the Chinese Ministry of Agriculture, aided by
the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, hosted the Asian regional workshop on adaptation to
climate change. The workshop, which took place in Beijing from 11-13 April 2007, was organized by the
Secretariat of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). more
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UNFCCC Executive Secretary says significant funds needed to adapt to climate change
impacts
6 April 2007 - Brussels, Belgium
On the occasion of the launch of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s (IPCC)
assessment of present and future impacts of climate change, UNFCCC Executive Secretary Yvo de Boer
has said that the world urgently needs to launch an agreement on future international action to
combat climate change as well as to look for effective ways to generate the funds needed for
adaptation.
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UNFCCC: Kyoto Protocol’s International Transaction Log on track
2 April 2007 - Bonn, Germany
The secretariat of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change is on track to put in
place the International Transaction Log (ITL) and make it available for industrialized countries that
have signed up to the Kyoto Protocol to link to their national registries. This is in line with the
timeframe of April 2007 set by the Parties to the Protocol.
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Germany releases conclusions of the G8 Environment Ministers Meeting
15 -17 March 2007 - Potsdam, Germany
The G8 Environment Ministers, plus the Environment Ministers from the leading emerging economies
(Brazil, China, India, Mexico and South Africa) discussed strategic issues of climate protection and
energy policy in order to give political impetus to the international climate protection negotiations
planned for 2007.
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Goverments discussed in Australia approaches to reduce emissions from deforestation in
developing countries
15 March 2007 - Cairns, Australia
Avoiding loss of forests and forest degradation, particularly in the tropics, is one of the largest
challenges for developing countries around the world. Forests play an important role in the global
climate system, while their conservation links to crucial issues for developing countries, such as
poverty alleviation and sustainable development.
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UNFCCC Parties conclude meeting on deforestation and climate change
9 March 2007 -- 140 delegates from 58 UNFCCC Parties and international organizations concluded a
meeting in Cairns this week on deforestation and climate change. The focus was on ways and means to
reduce emissions from deforestation in developing countries. Deforestation is one of the largest
sources of global greenhouse gas emissions, primarily from tropical deforestation in the developing
world.
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Expert meeting on adaptation for small island developing states
26 - 28 February 2007, Rarotonga, Cook Islands -- An expert meeting on adaptation for the small
island developing states (SIDS) of the Pacific and Indian Ocean regions was held in Rarotonga, the
Cook Islands. The meeting, organised by the secretariat of the United Nations Framework Convention on
Climate Change (UNFCCC) and hosted by the Environment Service of the Cook Islands, provided
participating experts with the opportunity to exchange information on assessing the impacts of
climate change, as well as their countries’ vulnerabilities to these impacts.
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Kyoto’s clean development mechanism can lead the way to low-carbon future – new CDM
Executive Board chair
16 February 2007, Bonn -- The Kyoto Protocol’s clean development mechanism (CDM) is a glimpse of
the future when it comes to the global response to climate change, says Hans Jürgen Stehr, the
newly elected chair of the Executive Board that oversees the mechanism.
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Indonesia to host United Nations Climate Change Conference
14 February 2007, Bonn -- The Bureau decided to accept the offer by the Government of Indonesia to host
the Conference of the Parties (COP 13) and the Meeting of the Parties to the Kyoto Protocol (CMP 3) in
Nusa Dua, Bali, 3 to 14 December 2007.
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Kyoto Protocol clean development mechanism passes 500th registered project
milestone
12 February 2007, Bonn -- The Kyoto Protocol’s clean development mechanism (CDM) registered its
500th project on Monday, an 8.75 megawatt wind farm in Gujarat, India. The project is expected to
reduce carbon dioxide emissions by more than 15,300 tonnes annually.
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UNFCCC Executive Secretary calls for speedy and decisive international action on climate
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2 February 2007, Paris -- Against the background of the most conclusive scientific evidence to date
that the warming of the climate system is unequivocal and accelerating, the Executive Secretary of
the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, Yvo de Boer, today called for speedy and
decisive international action to combat the phenomenon.
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UNFCCC Executive Secretary: unwarranted fear of economic hardship the root cause for inaction
on climate change
22 January 2007, New Delhi -- According to the United Nations’
top climate change official, a lack of global leadership on climate change is seriously hampering
efforts to combat global warming.
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16 January 2007 -- Having met with UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, Executive Secretary Yvo de Boer briefs
the media on climate change at Press Conference from UN Head Quarters
in New York. At the briefing, Mr. de Boer calls for global leadership in combating climate change.
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