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GENERAL
FCCC/CP/1997/7
18 March 1998
Original: ENGLISH
CONFERENCE OF THE PARTIES
REPORT OF THE CONFERENCE OF THE PARTIES
ON ITS THIRD SESSION, HELD AT KYOTO
FROM 1 TO 11 DECEMBER
1997
Paragraphs Page
I.
OPENING OF THE SESSION 1 - 12 5
(Agenda item 1)
A. Statement by the President of the Conference at its
second session 2 - 4 5
B. Election of the President of the Conference at its third
session 5 6
C. Statement by the President 6 - 7 6
D. Addresses of welcome 8 - 10 7
E. Statement by the Executive Secretary 11 8
F. Other statements 12 8
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II. ORGANIZATIONAL MATTERS 13 - 45 9
(Agenda item 2)
A. Status of ratification of the Convention 13 - 19 9
B. Adoption of the rules of procedure 20 - 22 10
C. Adoption of the agenda 23 - 24 11
D. Election of officers other than the President 25 - 27
13
E. Admission of organizations as observers 28 14
F. Organization of work, including the establishment of a
sessional Committee of the Whole 29 - 34 14
G. Calendar of meetings of Convention bodies 1998-1999 35
16
H. Date and venue of the fourth session of the Conference
of the Parties 36 - 38 16
I. Adoption of the report on credentials 39 16
J. Attendance 40 - 44 17
K. Documentation 45 19
III. REVIEW OF THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE
CONVENTION 46 - 70 20
(Agenda item 3)
A. Reports of the subsidiary bodies and matters arising
therefrom 46 - 57 20
1. Reports of the Subsidiary Body for Scientific and
Technological Advice 46 - 48 20
2. Reports of the Subsidiary Body for Implementation 49 - 52
21
3. Reports of the Ad Hoc Group on the Berlin Mandate 53 - 56 22
4. Reports of the Ad Hoc Group on Article 13 57 22
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B. Development and transfer of technologies 58 - 60
23
C. Financial mechanism: report of the Global Environment Facility
to the Conference 61 23
D. Second review of the adequacy of Article 4.2(a) and (b) 62 - 63
23
E. Review of information and possible decisions under
Article 4.2(f) 64 - 68 24
F. Other matters relating to implementation 69 - 70
25
IV. AMENDMENTS TO THE CONVENTION AND ITS
ANNEXES 71 - 76 26
(Agenda item 4)
A. Proposal to amend Article 4.3 72 - 73 26
B. Proposal to amend Article 17 74 - 75 26
C. Proposals to amend Annexes I and II 76 27
V. ADOPTION OF A PROTOCOL OR ANOTHER LEGAL
INSTRUMENT: FULFILMENT OF THE BERLIN
MANDATE 77 - 83 28
(Agenda item 5)
VI. HIGH-LEVEL SEGMENT ATTENDED BY MINISTERS
AND OTHER HEADS OF DELEGATION 84 - 85 30
(Agenda item 6)
VII. CONCLUSION OF THE SESSION 86 - 89 31
(Agenda item 8)
A. Adoption of the report of the Conference of the Parties
on its third session 86 31
B. Closure of the session 87 - 89 31
Annexes
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Annex I Statements by ministers and by other representatives
during the high-level segment of the third session of the
Conference of the Parties: list of speakers 32
Annex II List of intergovernmental and non-governmental
organizations
attending the third session of the Conference of the Parties 47
Annex III List of documents before the Conference of the Parties
at its third session 54
PART TWO: ACTION TAKEN BY THE CONFERENCE OF THE PARTIES
AT ITS THIRD SESSION(1)
I. DECISIONS ADOPTED BY THE CONFERENCE OF THE PARTIES
II. RESOLUTION ADOPTED BY THE CONFERENCE OF THE
PARTIES
III. OTHER ACTION TAKEN BY THE CONFERENCE OF THE
PARTIES
Annex Table: Total carbon dioxide emissions of Annex I Parties,
for the purposes of Article 25 of the Kyoto Protocol
I. OPENING OF THE SESSION
(Agenda item 1)
- The third session of the Conference of the Parties to the
United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, convened
pursuant to Article 7.4 of the Convention and
decision 1/CP.2, was opened at the Kyoto International
Conference Hall, Kyoto, Japan, on 1 December 1997, by
the President of the Conference at its second session,
Mr. Chen Chimutengwende, Minister of Information, Posts
and Telecommunications of Zimbabwe.
A. Statement by the President of the Conference
at its second session
(Agenda item 1 (a))
- The President of the Conference at its second session welcomed
all participants to the third session of the Conference of the
Parties and thanked the Government of Japan for the excellent
facilities it had provided. He said that, since the second session
of the Conference, climate change had been the subject of growing
worldwide attention and media coverage. The Convention process
itself had also made considerable progress, mainly through the
work of the subsidiary bodies. The Ad Hoc Group on the Berlin
Mandate (AGBM), in particular, had arrived step by step at a
consolidated negotiating text for a protocol or another legal
instrument, prepared by the Chairman. The adoption of such a
protocol or instrument reflecting the principles of equity,
justice and fair play constituted the greatest challenge of the
current session.
- Global warming was already happening and the climate system
might well be taking an irreversible path unless action was taken
immediately. While climate change constituted a threat to each and
every individual nation in the world, its impact was likely to be
more severe in the developing countries that were least able to
cope with the consequences. It was the responsibility of the
industrialized nations that had indirectly placed burdens on the
rest of the world to take the lead in meeting existing
commitments, in reducing emissions and in alleviating human
suffering caused by climate change. It was a question of survival
for small island States and other low-lying areas of the world and
for vulnerable communities in other poor countries. Developing
countries were already making efforts domestically, with their
limited resources, to attain sustainable economic development and
it was not possible for those countries to take on new commitments
under the new instrument. In the interests of equity, binding
commitments for non-Annex I Parties could not even be envisaged
until agreement had been reached on a fair system of apportionment
of emission limits, a globally agreed reduction pathway and a
projected sustainable future emission level on an equitable basis,
and until there was reliable and predictable financial provision
for the acquisition and adaptation of sound
technologies, know-how and
production systems in developing countries.
- In conclusion, he reported to the Conference of the Parties on
the outcome of the informal consultations which he had undertaken
in the intersessional period on the draft rules of procedure and
the composition of the Bureau. Thanking all those who had
co-operated with him during his term of office, and extending his
best wishes to the new President, he expressed the hope that the
session would prove to be a success and a landmark in the annals
of international cooperation.
B. Election of the President of the Conference
at its third session
(Agenda item 1 (b))
- At the 1st plenary meeting, on 1 December, on the proposal of
the outgoing President, the Conference of the Parties elected by
acclamation Mr. Hiroshi Ohki, Minister of State, Director-General
of the Environment Agency, Minister in Charge of Global
Environmental Problems of Japan, as its President.
C. Statement by the President
(Agenda item 1 (c))
- On assuming office, the President welcomed all participants to
the third session of the Conference of the Parties and paid
tribute to the outgoing President and the Chairman of the AGBM for
their important contributions to the Convention process. He also
thanked the Executive Secretary and the secretariat for their work
in preparing for the present session of the Conference. The most
important task facing the Conference of the Parties was to
establish a more concrete international framework for the
protection of the global climate through the adoption of a
protocol to the Convention or another form of legal instrument.
Climate change was one of the most serious global environmental
issues facing the world today and only a fully worldwide strategy
could effectively address the problem. Such a strategy should be
based on three principles: developed countries should take the
lead now in committing themselves to reduce greenhouse gas
emissions below 1990 levels; developing countries should also take
actions to address the issue of climate change in promoting
their sustainable development, taking into account their common
but differentiated responsibilities under the Convention and their
respective capabilities; and developed countries should strengthen
their partnership with developing countries through the provision
of financial and technological support for mitigating global
greenhouse gas emissions.
- There were a large number of outstanding issues to be resolved
and he called upon all Parties to work together in a spirit of
cooperation and compromise, urging the developed countries with
the greatest economic capacity in particular to demonstrate such
spirit and leadership in action. In conclusion, he stressed the
need to discuss future steps to be taken after the Kyoto
Conference for the effective implementation of the protocol and
other measures to attain the objective of the Convention. All the
climate change problems could not be solved at Kyoto; there was
still a long way to go and many more negotiations would have to
follow. By reaching agreement at Kyoto, however, the international
community could take a definite first step towards promoting
climate protection policies for the twenty-first century. It was
his earnest hope that, here in Kyoto, where some of the most
important events in Japan's history had taken place, it would
prove possible to reach another historic decision to protect the
world's environment and to secure a sustainable basis for the
future prosperity of all mankind.
D. Addresses of welcome
(Agenda item 1 (d))
- Mr. Keizo Obuchi, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan,
speaking on behalf of the Government of Japan, welcomed all
participants to Kyoto, the ancient capital of Japan, for the third
session of the Conference of the Parties. He said that the problem
of global warming was rapidly becoming more acute, with severe
consequences not only for future generations but also for the
world's ecosystems. It was the present generation's historic
responsibility to determine the future shape of the earth that it
would hand over to future generations. The Kyoto Conference was a
crucial opportunity to take a global decision on the extent to
which greenhouse gas emissions could be limited in order to combat
global warming after the year 2000. Agreement needed to be
reached on legally-binding emission reduction targets for
developed country Parties. At the same time, developing countries
should be asked to make every effort, in their future development
activities, to take into account the future of the whole world. To
that end, appropriate assistance from developed countries was
indispensable. In conclusion, he expressed his earnest hope that
the Conference would be able to reach the final agreement the
world was waiting for.
- Mr. Teiichi Aramaki, Governor of the Prefecture of Kyoto,
welcomed all participants to the third session of the
Conference of the Parties, on behalf of all the residents of the
Kyoto Prefecture. He said that global warming was one of the most
serious environmental problems facing the world today, and that
the third session of the Conference of the Parties might well be
an important step in tackling global warming in the coming century
through the united efforts of all the peoples of the world. For
its part, the Kyoto Prefecture had prepared various action
programmes to protect the environment, based on the active
involvement of local people, business circles, administrative
bodies and tourists, and the present Conference provided an
opportunity to enhance the local population's awareness of global
environmental issues and thus further promote such activities. In
conclusion, he wished the Conference every success in arriving at
a Kyoto Protocol that would prove to be a landmark in
international cooperation for preserving the global environment.
- Mr. Morikane Masumoto, Mayor of Kyoto, speaking on behalf of
all the citizens of Kyoto, welcomed the participants in the
Conference to the host city of Kyoto. With a history
and tradition of more than 1,200 years, Kyoto was called "a
place dear to the heart of every Japanese". The Mayor expressed
his delight in the thought that all the participants would have an
opportunity to experience the beautiful nature and culture of
Kyoto, a world-famous ancient city. Recognizing that the earth was
now suffering from damage that humankind alone had caused, the
Mayor stressed that it was humankind's responsibility to save the
suffering earth, restore the global environment and hand it over
to future generations. Since July 1996, when the decision to hold
the Conference in Kyoto was taken, the City of Kyoto had organized
more than 120 events and projects to raise the citizens'
awareness of the urgency of combatting global warming and of the
significance of the present Conference. The City of Kyoto had also
drawn up a Kyoto City Regional Promotion Plan to help stop global
warming, with the aim of reducing CO2 emissions. To
implement that programme, the Miyako Agenda 21 action plan
had been drafted. In conclusion, the Mayor expressed his earnest
hope that the Conference would reach a successful agreement with
the adoption of an effective Kyoto Protocol.
E. Statement by the Executive
Secretary
(Agenda item 1 (e))
- At the 1st plenary meeting, on 1 December, the Executive
Secretary, welcoming all participants to the third session of the
Conference of the Parties and thanking the Government of Japan and
the Kyoto authorities for all they had done to help the
secretariat to put the arrangements for the Conference in place,
stressed the importance of the Conference arriving at a
well-designed end product that could be successfully sold not only
to legislators and tax payers, but also to investors, producers
and consumers. The responsibility for investments and other
actions that would lead to the limitation and reduction of
greenhouse gas emissions would fall primarily on non-governmental
actors, in particular the business community. For the business
community to be able to respond in a responsible manner, it was
essential that the goals, and the rules of the game for achieving
them, were clearly defined by Governments. The Conference must
also direct its message to the citizens of the world in order to
mobilize support for practical actions by communities and local
governments to mitigate greenhouse gas emissions. Finally, the
message from Kyoto should clearly indicate that it was only
through the example of enlightened leadership by the
industrialized countries, and by the transnational corporations
that were shaping the world economy, that a truly global coalition
to combat climate change could be formed, in which all would
participate according to their own capacities. He looked forward
to a clear, binding and verifiable commitment by the
industrialized countries to reduce their emissions below 1990
levels early in the next century, a commitment that would trigger
the development and diffusion of new practices, new standards, new
technologies and new consumption patterns. Such a result would
start to steer the world economy towards a sustainable future.
F. Other statements
- At the 1st plenary meeting, on 1 December, general statements
were made by the representatives of the United Republic of
Tanzania (on behalf of the Group of 77 and China), Luxembourg (on
behalf of the European Community and its member States), the
Russian Federation and the United States of America. At the 2nd
plenary meeting, on 1 December, general statements were made by
the representatives of Egypt (on behalf of the African Group) and
Samoa (on behalf of the Alliance of Small Island States). At the
3rd plenary meeting, on
3 December, a general statement was made by the representative of
Slovenia (on behalf of the Group of Central and Eastern European
States).
II. ORGANIZATIONAL MATTERS
(Agenda item 2)
A. Status of ratification of the
Convention
(Agenda item 2 (a))
- For its consideration of this sub-item at its 1st plenary
meeting, on 1 December, the Conference of the Parties had before
it an information document on the status of ratification of the
Convention (FCCC/CP/1997/INF.2). On the invitation of the
President, the Conference of the Parties took note with
satisfaction that, as of 1 December 1997, 167 States and one
regional economic integration organization were Parties to the
Convention, and took note of the information on the status of
ratification contained in document FCCC/CP/1997/INF.2.
- At the 4th plenary meeting, on 3 December, the representative
of Croatia formally objected to the participation of the
representative of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia in the third
session of the Conference of the Parties, and to the inclusion of
the name of Yugoslavia in the list of Parties in document
FCCC/CP/1997/INF.2. He said that the Federal Republic of
Yugoslavia was not a member State of the United Nations and thus,
in accordance with Article 20 of the Convention, was not
entitled to become a Party to the Convention. He therefore
requested the presidency to ensure that the representative of the
Federal Republic of Yugoslavia did not participate in the meetings
of the Conference of the Parties.
- The Executive Secretary explained that the list of Parties in
document FCCC/CP/1997/INF.2 was based on information received from
the Secretary-General of the United Nations as Depositary of the
Convention. On 10 September 1997 the secretariat had received
a communication from the Chief of the Treaty Section advising it
of the deposit of an instrument of ratification by Yugoslavia on 3
September 1997. On 24 November 1997 the secretariat had received a
copy of a depositary notification from the Legal Office of the
United Nations, which conveyed the same information to the
Ministries of Foreign Affairs of all Parties and which stated
that, in accordance with Article 23.2, Yugoslavia would become a
Party to the Convention on 2 December 1997. He informed the
Conference of the Parties that he would seek the advice of the
Depositary of the Convention on the issue raised.
- The representatives of Mauritania, Morocco (speaking as
Chairman of the Islamic Conference), Luxembourg (speaking on
behalf of the European Community and its member States), Pakistan
and the United States of America, all supported the request made
by the representative of Croatia. The representatives of Georgia
and of the Russian Federation, on the other hand, expressed their
support for participation by the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia.
- At the same meeting, the presiding Vice-President requested
the representative of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia to
refrain from participating in the proceedings of the Conference
pending receipt of legal advice from the Depositary.
- At the 5th plenary meeting, on 5 December, the Executive
Secretary informed the Conference of the Parties that a legal
opinion had been received from the Legal Counsel of the
United Nations. In that opinion, the Legal Counsel had
explained that, at the time of the signature of the Convention by
the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia on 8 June 1992, no decision on
its status having been taken by the General Assembly, the
Secretariat had not questioned the membership of Yugoslavia in the
United Nations and its participation in treaties negotiated under
United Nations auspices. It was on that basis that the
Secretariat had accepted the signature. The Legal Counsel also had
taken the view in 1992 that General Assembly resolution 47/1 had
not terminated or suspended Yugoslavia's membership in the United
Nations. As regards the acceptance on 3 September 1997 of the
deposit by the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia of an
instrument of ratification of the Convention, that was not based
on a treaty action taken by the former Socialist Federal Republic
of Yugoslavia, but rather on the signature of the Convention by a
representative of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia. As General
Assembly resolution 47/1, as consistently interpreted by the
Secretariat, had not terminated or suspended Yugoslavia's
membership in the United Nations, the Depositary had not been in a
position not to accept the deposit of an instrument of
ratification pursuant to Article 22 of the Convention. The
capacity of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia to participate in
meetings of treaty bodies needed to be determined by the relevant
treaty bodies themselves. It was thus for the Conference of the
Parties itself to take a decision on the participation of the
Federal Republic of Yugoslavia in UNFCCC meetings, if it so
wished. Some other treaty bodies had taken action to exclude the
representatives of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia from
participating in a particular meeting or session, but had avoided
dealing with the larger legal issue of its treaty status.
- The President, pointing out that the opinion of the Legal
Counsel was consistent with the request made by the Vice-President
presiding over the 4th plenary meeting, ruled that the request to
the delegation of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia to refrain
from participating in the proceedings of the Conference should be
maintained.
B. Adoption of the rules of
procedure
(Agenda item 2 (b))
- For its consideration of this sub-item at its 1st plenary
meeting, on 1 December, the Conference of the Parties had before
it the draft rules of procedure, as currently being applied
(FCCC/CP/1996/2) and a report by the President of the Conference
at its second session on his informal consultations on the draft
rules of procedure (FCCC/CP/1997/5). Annex I to that report
contained the text of a draft decision on adoption of the rules of
procedure, proposed by the President of the Conference at its
second session, whereby the Conference would adopt the rules of
procedure annexed to that decision, with the exception of draft
rule 22, paragraph 1, and draft rule 42, paragraph 1, on the
understanding that draft rule 22, paragraph 1, would continue to
be applied.
- Statements were made by representatives of seven Parties,
including one speaking on behalf of the Group of 77 and China, one
speaking on behalf of the Alliance of Small Island States and one
speaking on behalf of the European Community and its member
States. In the absence of a consensus on that draft decision, the
President proposed, and the Conference of the Parties agreed, that
consideration of the sub-item should be postponed to give time for
further consultations. The President ruled that the draft rules of
procedure as contained in document FCCC/CP/1996/2 should continue
to be applied, with the exception of draft rule 42.
- At the 12th plenary meeting, on 11 December, the Conference of
the Parties, on the proposal of the President, decided that
adoption of the rules of procedure should be placed on the agenda
for the fourth session of the Conference. The President indicated
that, if he sensed a move towards a compromise on that issue, he
would undertake further consultations and report back to the
Conference of the Parties at its fourth session.
C. Adoption of the agenda
(Agenda item 2 (c))
- For its consideration of this sub-item at its 1st plenary
meeting, on 1 December, the Conference of the Parties had before
it a note by the Executive Secretary containing the provisional
agenda and annotations (FCCC/CP/1997/1 and Add.1-2) and a proposal
by the Group of 77 and China in relation to item 6 of the
provisional agenda (FCCC/CP/1997/L.1), listing issues for the
focus of the high-level segment attended by ministers and other
heads of delegation.
- At the same meeting, on 1 December, the Conference of the
Parties adopted the following agenda:
1. Opening of the session:
(a) Statement by the President of the Conference at its second
session;
(b) Election of the President of the Conference at its third
session;
(c) Statement by the President;
(d) Addresses of welcome;
(e) Statement by the Executive Secretary.
2. Organizational matters:
(a) Status of ratification of the Convention;
(b) Adoption of the rules of procedure;
(c) Adoption of the agenda;
(d) Election of officers other than the President;
(e) Admission of organizations as observers;
(f) Organization of work, including the establishment of a
sessional Committee of the Whole;
(g) Calendar of meetings of Convention bodies
1998-1999;
(h) Date and venue of the fourth session of the Conference of the
Parties;
(i) Adoption of the report on credentials.
3. Review of the implementation of the Convention:
(a) Reports of the subsidiary bodies and matters arising
therefrom:
(i) Reports of the Subsidiary Body for Scientific and
Technological Advice;
(ii) Reports of the Subsidiary Body for
Implementation;
(iii) Reports of the Ad Hoc Group on the Berlin Mandate;
(iv) Reports of the Ad Hoc Group on Article 13;
(b) Development and transfer of technologies;
(c) Financial mechanism: report of the Global Environment Facility
to the Conference;
(d) Second review of the adequacy of Article 4.2(a) and
(b);
(e) Review of information and possible decisions under Article
4.2(f);
(f) Other matters relating to implementation.
4. Amendments to the Convention and its Annexes:
(a) Proposal to amend Article 4.3;
(b) Proposal to amend Article 17;
(c) Proposals to amend Annexes I and II.
5. Adoption of a protocol or another legal instrument: fulfilment
of the
Berlin Mandate.
6. High-level segment attended by ministers and other heads of
delegation.
7. Other matters.
8. Conclusion of the session:
(a) Adoption of the report of the Conference of the Parties on its
third
session;
(b) Closure of the session.
D. Election of officers other than the
President
(Agenda item 2 (d))
- At its 1st plenary meeting, on 1 December, on the proposal of
the President, the Conference of the Parties elected by
acclamation seven Vice-Presidents and the Rapporteur of
the Conference, the Chairman of the Subsidiary Body for
Scientific and Technological Advice and the Chairman of the
Subsidiary Body for Implementation. The Bureau of the Conference
was thus constituted as follows:
President
Mr. Hiroshi Ohki (Japan)
Vice-Presidents
Mr. Anthony Clarke (Canada)
Mr. Tengiz Gzirishvili (Georgia)
Ms. Cornelia Quennet-Thielen (Germany)
Mr. George Manful (Ghana)
Mr. Sergio Zelaya Bonilla (Honduras)
Mr. Espen Rønneberg (Marshall Islands)
Mr. Luis Herrera Marcano (Venezuela)
Rapporteur
Mr. Maciej Sadowski (Poland)
Chairman of the Subsidiary Body for Scientific and
Technological Advice
Mr. Kok Kee Chow (Malaysia)
Chairman of the Subsidiary Body for
Implementation
Mr. Bakary Kante (Senegal)
- The Conference of the Parties agreed, on the proposal of the
President, that consultations should continue with regard to
nominations for the posts of vice-chairpersons and rapporteurs of
the subsidiary bodies, with a view to their election at the next
sessions of those bodies.
- At its 2nd meeting, on 1 December, the Conference of the
Parties elected Mr. Raúl Estrada-Oyuela (Argentina) as
Chairman of the sessional Committee of the Whole and invited him
to participate in the meetings of the Bureau of the Conference.
E. Admission of organizations as
observers
(Agenda item 2 (e))
- For its consideration of this sub-item at its 1st plenary
meeting, on 1 December, the Conference of the Parties had before
it a note by the secretariat on the admission of organizations as
observers (FCCC/CP/1997/4), to which was annexed a list of
intergovernmental and non-governmental organizations which had
expressed their wish to be admitted as observers at the third
session of the Conference of the Parties. Pursuant to a
recommendation by the Bureau of the Conference, which had reviewed
the list of applicant organizations during the October 1997
sessions of the subsidiary bodies, the Conference of the Parties
decided to admit as observers to its third session the
non-governmental organizations which had an asterisk against their
names, and to accord observer status to the intergovernmental and
remaining non-governmental organizations in that list. (See annex
II of this document.)
F. Organization of work, including the
establishment
of a sessional Committee of the Whole
(Agenda item 2 (f))
- In introducing this sub-item, at the 2nd plenary meeting, on 1
December, the President recalled that under Article 7.2 of the
Convention the Conference of the Parties, as the supreme body of
the Convention, was mandated to keep under regular review the
implementation of the Convention and to make, within its mandate,
the decisions necessary to promote the effective implementation of
the Convention. Furthermore, Article 7.2(a) provided for the
Conference of the Parties to periodically examine the obligations
of the Parties and the institutional arrangements under the
Convention, in light of the objective of the Convention, the
experience gained in its implementation, and the evolution of
scientific and technological knowledge. In that context, the
principal objective of the Conference of the Parties at its third
session was to fulfil the Berlin Mandate, set by its decision
1/CP.1, on the basis of the work of the AGBM. In addition, the
Conference of the Parties would also consider for the first time
amendments to the Convention proposed by Parties.
- At the same meeting, the Conference of the Parties, pursuant
to a recommendation by the SBI at its fifth session
(FCCC/SBI/1997/6, para. 44 (c) (ii)), established a sessional
Committee of the Whole, open to all delegations, to undertake
consideration of agenda item 5 on fulfilment of the Berlin
Mandate, and requested the Chairman of the Committee of the Whole
to report to the plenary on the results of the Committee's work on
Friday, 5 December. All remaining items were allocated to the
plenary of the Conference. The Conference of the Parties, on the
proposal of the President, further decided that, of the issues
reported to be outstanding by the Chairman of the AGBM (see
paragraph 55 below), those relating to the methodologies to be
used to estimate emissions by sources and removals by sinks in the
new instrument, and preparations for the first meeting of the
Parties to the Protocol, should be considered by the Committee of
the Whole in connection with agenda item 5, and the issue
relating to elements of the Brazilian proposal contained in
document FCCC/AGBM/1997/MISC.1/Add.3 should be taken up by the
plenary of the Conference under agenda item 3 (f). After an
extensive discussion, the President indicated that he would
undertake consultations on the question of how to deal with the
issue relating to the future development of the commitments of all
Parties.
- With regard to agenda item 6, the President recalled that the
purpose of the high-level segment, as defined by the SBI at its
sixth session, was to promote decision-making (FCCC/SBI/1997/16,
para. 34 (g)). It would mark the conclusion of the work of the
sessional Committee of the Whole, and the handover of the
negotiating process to ministers and other heads of delegation and
their senior advisers for the final days of work before the
adoption of a new instrument. The high-level segment would be
marked by a series of intensive informal consultations as well as
a general debate in the plenary.
- On the proposal of the President, the Conference of the
Parties decided that, during the general debate, the time limit
for statements should be set at five minutes for statements by
representatives of Parties and at four minutes for all other
statements. It also decided that the list of speakers should be
officially closed at 18.00 hours on Wednesday,
3 December.
- At the same meeting, the Executive Secretary, referring to the
report on the status of contributions to the core budget for the
biennium 1996-1997 (FCCC/CP/1997/INF.4), appealed to all Parties
that had not yet paid their 1996 or 1997 contributions to the core
budget to do so as soon as possible, and expressed his
appreciation to those Parties that had paid their contributions
promptly and, in particular, to those Parties that had pledged
additional amounts to the Trust Fund for Participation. The
President endorsed the statement made by the Executive Secretary
and added his full support to his plea for Parties with
contributions still in arrears to remit their payments as soon as
possible. At the 4th and 5th plenary meetings, on 3 and 5
December, the Executive Secretary gave further information on the
receipt of contributions to the core budget.
- At its 5th plenary meeting, on 5 December, the Conference of
the Parties, having heard an interim report by the Chairman
of the Committee of the Whole (see paragraph 77 below), requested
the Committee of the Whole to complete its work by the end of
Monday, 8 December. At the same meeting, it was agreed that there
would be no need to take up agenda item 7, "Other matters".
G. Calendar of meetings of Convention bodies
1998-1999
(Agenda item 2 (g))
- At its 5th plenary meeting, on 5 December, the Conference of
the Parties, on the proposal of the President, adopted the
following calendar of meetings of Convention bodies in
1998-1999:
(a) First sessional period in 1998: from 2 to 12
June;
(b) Second sessional period in 1998: from 2 to 13
November;
(c) First sessional period in 1999: from 31 May to 11
June;
(d) Second sessional period in 1999: from 25 October to 5
November.
H. Date and venue of the fourth session of the
Conference of the Parties
(Agenda item 2 (h))
- At the 5th plenary meeting, on 5 December, the President
recalled that, in the absence of any offer from a Party to host
the fourth session of the Conference of the Parties, the SBI, at
its 7th session, had recommended a draft decision for adoption by
the Conference of the Parties at the present session, which
provided for the fourth session to be held in Bonn in November
1998 (see FCCC/SBI/1997/21, annex I, 7). The representative of
Argentina conveyed his Government's invitation to the Conference
of the Parties to hold its fourth session in Buenos Aires.
- At the same meeting, the Conference of the Parties, having
considered a proposal by the President (FCCC/CP/1997/L.2), adopted
by acclamation decision 5/CP.3 on the date and venue of the fourth
session of the Conference of the Parties. For the text of this
decision, see Part Two, section I, of this report.
- The President, on behalf of the Conference of the Parties,
extended his sincere thanks to the Government of Argentina for its
generous offer to host the fourth session of the Conference of the
Parties. Such an offer truly underlined the commitment of the
Government of Argentina to the Convention and the Convention
process. The Executive Secretary expressed his appreciation to the
Government of Argentina for its generous offer and said that he
and his colleagues in the secretariat were looking forward to
working closely with the Argentine authorities in the preparations
for the fourth session of the Conference of the Parties.
I. Adoption of the report on
credentials
(Agenda item 2 (i))
- At its 12th plenary meeting, on 11 December, the Conference of
the Parties took note of the report of the Bureau on the
credentials of the representatives of Parties to the third session
of the Conference of the Parties (FCCC/CP/1997/6), as orally
amended by the Executive Secretary.
J. Attendance
- The third session of the Conference of the Parties was
attended by representatives of the following 158 Parties to the
United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change:
Albania
Algeria
Antigua and Barbuda
Argentina
Armenia
Australia
Austria
Azerbaijan
Bahamas
Bahrain
Bangladesh
Barbados
Belgium
Belize
Benin
Bhutan
Bolivia
Botswana
Brazil
Bulgaria
Burkina Faso
Burundi
Cambodia
Cameroon
Canada
Cape Verde
Central African Republic
Chile
China
Colombia
Comoros
Congo
Cook Islands
Costa Rica
Côte d'Ivoire
Croatia
Cuba
Czech Republic
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Denmark
Djibouti
Dominica
Ecuador
Egypt
El Salvador
Eritrea
Estonia
Ethiopia
European Community
Fiji
Finland
France
Gambia
Georgia
Germany
Ghana
Greece
Grenada
Guatemala
Guinea
Guinea-Bissau
Honduras
Hungary
Iceland
India
Indonesia
Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Ireland
Israel
Italy
Jamaica
Japan
Jordan
Kazakstan
Kenya
Kiribati
Kuwait
Lao People's Democratic Republic
Latvia
Lebanon
Lesotho
Liechtenstein
Lithuania
Luxembourg
Malawi
Malaysia
Maldives
Mali
Malta
Marshall Islands
Mauritania
Mauritius
Mexico
Micronesia (Federated States of)
Monaco
Mongolia
Morocco
Mozambique
Myanmar
Nauru
Nepal
Netherlands
New Zealand
Nicaragua
Niger
Niue
Norway
Pakistan
Panama
Papua New Guinea
Paraguay
Peru
Philippines
Poland
Portugal
Qatar
Republic of Korea
Romania
Russian Federation
Saint Kitts and Nevis
Saint Lucia
Samoa
Saudi Arabia
Senegal
Seychelles
Singapore
Slovakia
Slovenia
Solomon Islands
South Africa
Spain
Sri Lanka
Sudan
Swaziland
Sweden
Switzerland
Syrian Arab Republic
Thailand
Togo
Trinidad and Tobago
Tunisia
Turkmenistan
Tuvalu
Uganda
Ukraine
United Arab Emirates
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
United Republic of Tanzania
United States of America
Uruguay
Uzbekistan
Vanuatu
Venezuela
Viet Nam
Yemen
Yugoslavia
Zambia
Zimbabwe
- The session was also attended by observers from the following
States not parties to the Convention: Belarus, Brunei Darussalam,
Holy See, Libyan Arab Jamahiriya, Palau and Turkey.
- The following United Nations offices and programmes were
represented:
United Nations
Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP)
United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)
United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
World Food Programme (WFP)
United Nations University, Institute of Advanced Studies
United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR)
United Nations Non-Governmental Liaison Service
Convention to Combat Desertification (CCD).
- The following specialized agencies and other organizations of
the United Nations system were represented:
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization
(UNESCO)
Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (UNESCO/IOC)
International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO)
World Health Organization (WHO)
World Bank
World Bank/International Finance Corporation (IFC)
Global Environment Facility of the World Bank/UNDP/UNEP (GEF)
World Meteorological Organization (WMO)
WMO/UNEP Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)
International Maritime Organization (IMO)
United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO)
International Atomic Energy Organization (IAEA)
World Trade Organization (WTO)
- For a list of the intergovernmental and non-governmental
organizations attending the Conference, see annex II below.
K. Documentation
- The documents before the Conference of the Parties at its
third session are listed in annex III below.
III. REVIEW OF THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE
CONVENTION
(Agenda item 3)
A. Reports of the subsidiary bodies and matters
arising therefrom
(Agenda item 3 (a))
1. Reports of the Subsidiary Body for
Scientific and Technological Advice
(Agenda item 3 (a) (i))
- At the 2nd plenary meeting, on 1 December, the Chairman of the
Subsidiary Body for Scientific and Technological Advice (SBSTA)
introduced the reports of the SBSTA on the work of its fourth,
fifth, sixth and seventh sessions, contained in documents
FCCC/SBSTA/1996/20 and FCCC/SBSTA/1997/4, 6, and 14, respectively,
and reviewed the issues considered by the SBSTA during those
sessions. He drew attention to a number of draft decisions which
the SBSTA, at its seventh session, had recommended for adoption by
the Conference of the Parties at its present session, the
texts of which were contained in document FCCC/SBSTA/1997/14,
annex I. Two of those draft decisions, relating to the development
and transfer of technologies and to activities implemented jointly
under the pilot phase, had been recommended for adoption by both
the SBSTA and the SBI at their seventh sessions.
- At the same meeting, the Conference of the Parties took note
of the above-mentioned reports of the SBSTA, together with the
oral report of the Chairman, and expressed its appreciation to the
outgoing Chairman of the SBSTA, Mr. Tibor Faragó (Hungary),
for his dedication and valuable leadership in steering the work of
the SBSTA. At the same meeting, the Conference of the Parties
adopted the following decisions that had been recommended for
adoption by the SBSTA:
- Cooperation with the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
(decision 7/CP.3)
- Development of observational networks of the climate system
(decision 8/CP.3)
- Development and transfer of technologies (decision 9/CP.3)
- Activities implemented jointly under the pilot phase (decision
10/CP.3)
For the texts of these decisions, see Part Two, section I, of this
report.
- In connection with the adoption of decision 7/CP.3 on
cooperation with the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change,
statements were made by the Chairman Emeritus of the IPCC,
Professor Bert Bolin, and by the Executive Secretary, the latter
expressing appreciation to Professor Bolin on behalf of the
secretariat. The President extended his sincere thanks to
Professor Bolin, on behalf of the Conference of the Parties, for
his noteworthy contributions to the Convention process and for his
role in advancing the global understanding of climate change as
Chairman of IPCC for almost a decade.
2. Reports of the Subsidiary Body for
Implementation
(Agenda item 3 (a) (ii))
- At the 2nd plenary meeting, on 1 December, the Chairman of the
Subsidiary Body for Implementation (SBI) introduced the reports of
the SBI on the work of its fourth, fifth, sixth and seventh
sessions, contained in documents FCCC/SBI/1996/14 and
FCCC/SBI/1997/6, 16 and 21, respectively, and reviewed the issues
considered by the SBI during those sessions. He drew attention to
a number of draft decisions which the SBI, at its sixth and
seventh sessions, had recommended for adoption by the Conference
of the Parties at its present session, the texts of which were
contained in document FCCC/SBI/1997/21, annex I. One of those
draft decisions, relating to the division of labour between the
Subsidiary Body for Implementation and the Subsidiary Body for
Scientific and Technological Advice, had been jointly recommended
by the SBI and the SBSTA. Another draft decision, relating to
communications from Parties included in Annex I to the Convention,
had been recommended by the SBI but contained an input from the
SBSTA.
- At the same meeting, the Conference of the Parties took note
of the above-mentioned reports of the SBI, together with the oral
report of the Chairman, and expressed its appreciation to the
outgoing Chairman of the SBI, Mr. Mohamed M. Ould El Ghaouth
(Mauritania), for his leadership and his valuable contributions to
the work of the SBI. At the same meeting, the Conference of the
Parties adopted the following decisions that had been recommended
for adoption by the SBI:
- Division of labour between the Subsidiary Body for
Implementation and the Subsidiary Body for Scientific and
Technological Advice (decision 13/CP.3)
- Communications from Parties included in Annex I to the
Convention (decision 6/CP.3)
- Volume of documentation (decision 18/CP.3)
- Review of the financial mechanism (decision 11/CP.3)
- Annex to the Memorandum of Understanding on the determination of
funding necessary and available for the implementation of the
Convention (decision 12/CP.3)
- Financial performance of the Convention in the biennium
1996-1997 (decision 16/CP.3)
- Arrangements for administrative support to the Convention
secretariat (decision 17/CP.3)
For the texts of these decisions, see Part Two, section I, of this
report.
- At the 5th plenary meeting, on 5 December, the Conference of
the Parties took note of document FCCC/CP/1997/INF.3 on
secretariat activities relating to technical and financial support
to Parties and document FCCC/CP/1997/INF.1 entitled, "Programme
budget of the Convention for the biennium 1998-1999: detailed
subprogramme activities and resource requirements".
- At the 12th plenary meeting, on 11 December, the Conference of
the Parties considered a draft decision on the programme budget
for the biennium 1998-1999, submitted by the Chairman of the SBI
on the basis of his informal consultations (FCCC/CP/1997/L.8). The
Executive Secretary, welcoming the incorporation of additional
resources for activities related to the Kyoto Protocol, stated
that the secretariat would need to look at the question of how to
integrate those activities into its work programme, in particular
in respect of the tasks listed in decision 1/CP.3 on the adoption
of the Kyoto Protocol, for which preparatory work was needed for
consideration by the Conference of the Parties at its fourth
session. The Conference of the Parties noted the statement by the
Executive Secretary and adopted decision 15/CP.3 on the programme
budget for the biennium 1998-1999. For the text of this decision,
see Part Two, section I, of this report.
3. Reports of the Ad Hoc Group on the Berlin
Mandate
(Agenda item 3 (a) (iii))
- At the 2nd plenary meeting, on 1 December, the Chairman of the
Ad Hoc Group on the Berlin Mandate introduced the reports of the
AGBM on the work of its fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh and the
first part of its eighth sessions, contained in documents
FCCC/AGBM/1996/8 and 11, FCCC/AGBM/1997/3 and Add.1 and
Add.1/Corr.1, and FCCC/AGBM/1997/5 and 8, respectively. The final
results of the work of the AGBM on a protocol or another legal
instrument, as approved by the AGBM at the first part of its
eighth session, were contained in the revised text under
negotiation (FCCC/CP/1997/2).
- The Chairman of the AGBM then listed a number of issues which
the AGBM had not been able to address fully, and which he had
undertaken to bring to the attention of the Conference of the
Parties. They included the methodologies to be used to estimate
emissions by sources and removals by sinks in the new instrument;
preparations for the first meeting of the Parties to the Protocol;
elements of a proposal submitted by Brazil and contained in
document FCCC/AGBM/1997/MISC.1/Add.3, including a proposed
methodology to measure emissions over a period of time in terms of
their effect on temperature increase; and the future development
of the commitments of all Parties.
- At the same meeting, the Conference of the Parties took note
of the above-mentioned reports of the AGBM, together with the oral
report of the Chairman, and expressed its appreciation to Mr.
Raúl Estrada-Oyuela (Argentina), Chairman of the AGBM, for
his dedicated efforts and his noteworthy contribution to the
Berlin Mandate process.
- At the 5th plenary meeting, on 5 December, the Conference of
the Parties took note of the report of the AGBM on the work of the
second part of its eighth session (FCCC/AGBM/1997/8/Add.1).
4. Reports of the Ad Hoc Group on Article
13
(Agenda item 3 (a) (iv))
- At its 2nd plenary meeting, on 1 December, the Conference of
the Parties, having heard a report on the work of the Ad Hoc Group
on Article 13 from its Chairman, took note with appreciation of
the reports of the Ad Hoc Group on its third, fourth and fifth
sessions (FCCC/AG13/1996/4 and FCCC/AG13/1997/2 and 4) and,
pursuant to the recommendation of the Ad Hoc Group at its fifth
session, adopted decision 14/CP.3 on the future work of the
Ad Hoc Group on Article 13. For the text of this decision,
see Part Two, section I, of this report.
B. Development and transfer of
technologies
(Agenda item 3 (b))
- In introducing this sub-item at the 3rd plenary meeting, on 3
December, the President recalled that the Conference of the
Parties had already adopted decision 11/CP.3 on the development
and transfer of technologies under sub-item 3 (i) (a) (see
paragraphs 46 and 47 above). He noted that, at the request of the
Conference of the Parties at its second session, the secretariat
had organized a round table on the transfer of technologies and
know-how, to be held on the morning of Tuesday, 9 December. A
short report on that round table would be made available as a
conference room paper.
- Statements were made under this sub-item by the
representatives of eight Parties, including one speaking on
behalf of the Group of 77 and China. The President indicated that
the subject of the development and transfer of technologies would
continue to be under consideration by the SBSTA and the SBI, and
would be taken up again by the Conference of the Parties at its
fourth session.
- At the 12th plenary meeting, on 11 December, a representative
of the secretariat introduced the report on the round table,
which had been circulated under the symbol FCCC/CP/1997/CRP.5.
C. Financial mechanism: report of the Global
Environment Facility
to the Conference
(Agenda item 3 (c))
- At the 3rd plenary meeting, on 3 December, the Chief Executive
Officer and Chairman of the Global Environment Facility (GEF) made
a statement introducing the report of the Global Environment
Facility to the Conference of the Parties at its third session
(FCCC/CP/1997/3). Statements were made by representatives of 14
Parties, including one speaking on behalf of the Group of 77 and
China and one speaking on behalf of the European Community and its
member States. The Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the GEF
responded to a number of questions raised in those statements. At
the same meeting, the Conference of the Parties expressed its
appreciation to the Council of the GEF and took note of the
above-mentioned report.
D. Second review of the adequacy of Article
4.2(a) and (b)
(Agenda item 3 (d))
- In introducing this sub-item at the 3rd plenary meeting, on 3
December, the President recalled that the Conference of the
Parties had reviewed Article 4.2(a) and (b) of the Convention at
its first session and, having considered that the sub-paragraphs
were not adequate, the Conference had agreed, in its decision
1/CP.1 on the Berlin Mandate, to begin a process to enable it to
take appropriate action for the period beyond the year 2000,
including the strengthening of the commitments of Annex I
Parties in Article 4.2(a) and (b) through the adoption of a
protocol or another legal instrument at its third session. Article
4.2(d) provided that a second review of Article 4.2(a) and (b)
should take place not later than 31 December 1998, and
thereafter at regular intervals determined by the Conference of
the Parties, until the objective of the Convention was met. The
SBI at its sixth session had requested the secretariat to make all
necessary preparations for the Conference of the Parties at its
third session to consider the second review of the adequacy of
Article 4.2(a) and (b), and had invited the Conference of the
Parties to place the second review on the agenda for its fourth
session.
- Statements were made under this sub-item by representatives of
six Parties, including one speaking on behalf of the Alliance of
Small Island States and one speaking on behalf of the European
Community and its member States. At the same meeting, the
Conference of the Parties decided to place the issue of the second
review of the adequacy of Article 4.2(a) and (b) on the
agenda for its fourth session, and to request the subsidiary
bodies and the secretariat to make all necessary preparations to
facilitate future consideration of that item.
E. Review of information and possible decisions
under Article 4.2(f)
(Agenda item 3 (e))
- In introducing this sub-item at the 3rd plenary meeting, on 3
December, the President recalled that Article 4.2(f) of the
Convention provided that the Conference of the Parties should
review, not later than 31 December 1998, available information
with a view to taking decisions regarding such amendments to the
lists in Annexes I and II as might be appropriate, with the
approval of the Party concerned. The Executive Secretary informed
the Conference of the Parties that there were three Parties that
had indicated that they wished to be included in Annex I to
the Convention: Croatia, the Czech Republic and Slovakia. The
latter two Parties had requested that the name of Czechoslovakia
be deleted from Annex I the Convention, and that their names
should be included in its place. Turkey, which was not yet a party
to the Convention, had requested the deletion of its name from
Annex I and Annex II to the Convention. A submission by Turkey was
before the Conference of the Parties in document
FCCC/CP/1997/MISC.3.
- At the same meeting, the representative of Slovenia informed
the Conference of the Parties that his country had notified
the Depositary, under Article 4.2(g), of its intention to be bound
by Article 4.2(a) and (b) of the Convention.
- After an exchange of views, in which statements were made by
representatives of 11 Parties, including one speaking on
behalf of the European Community and its member States, and of one
observer State, it was agreed that Mr. Luis
Herrera Marcano, Vice-President of the Conference, should
hold informal consultations on this sub-item and report back to
the plenary of the Conference.
- At the 5th plenary meeting, on 5 December, Mr. Luis
Herrera Marcano, Vice-President of the Conference, reported
on the outcome of his consultations and submitted a draft decision
relating to the deletion of Czechoslovakia from the list of
Parties included in Annex I to the Convention, and the inclusion
of Croatia, the Czech Republic, Slovakia and Slovenia in that list
(FCCC/CP/1997/L.3). He noted that the names of those countries
should be followed by the footnote reference a/, which
would link their names to the footnote to Annex I reading
"Countries that are undergoing the process of transition to a
market economy." It had not yet proved possible to reach a
consensus with regard to the deletion of the name of Turkey from
the lists in Annexes I and II to the Convention, and he requested
authorization to pursue his consultations on that question.
- At its 12th plenary meeting, on 11 December, the Conference of
the Parties considered an amendment to that decision, submitted by
the Vice-President (FCCC/CP/1997/L.3/Add.1), adding the names of
Monaco and Liechtenstein to the list of Parties included in Annex
I to the Convention, together with a number of oral amendments. It
then adopted decision 4/CP.3 on amendments to the list in Annex I
to the Convention under Article 4.2(f) of the Convention, the text
of which is contained in Part Two, section I, of this report. At
the same meeting, it also requested the SBI, at its eighth
session, to consider the request to delete the name of Turkey from
the lists in Annexes I and II to the Convention, and to present a
report to the Conference of the Parties at its fourth session for
consideration and definitive action.
F. Other matters relating to
implementation
(Agenda item 3 (f))
- At its 5th plenary meeting, on 5 December, the Conference of
the Parties, on the proposal of the President, decided that the
proposal presented by Brazil in document
FCCC/AGBM/1997/MISC.1/Add.3 should be referred to the SBSTA for
its advice regarding the methodological and scientific aspects. It
authorized the SBSTA to seek inputs, as appropriate, from its
roster of experts and from the IPCC, and requested it to make its
advice available to the Conference of the Parties at its fourth
session. The representative of Brazil made a statement in
connection with that decision.
- At the same meeting, the representative of New Zealand
introduced a proposal relating to the future commitments of all
the Parties. Statements were made in that connection by
46 Parties, including one speaking on behalf of the Group of
77 and China, one speaking on behalf of the European Community and
its member States, one speaking on behalf of the Southern African
Development Commission, and one speaking on behalf of the Arab
States. The President then informed the Conference of the
Parties that, in view of the wide divergence of views expressed,
he would consult further with the Bureau on how to deal with the
matter.
IV. AMENDMENTS TO THE CONVENTION AND ITS
ANNEXES
(Agenda item 4)
- For its consideration of this item, the Conference of the
Parties had before it a note by the secretariat entitled
"Amendments to the Convention or its Annexes" (FCCC/SBI/1997/15),
containing a proposal by Pakistan and Azerbaijan for the deletion
of Turkey from the lists in Annexes I and II to the Convention, an
amendment to Article 17 proposed by the Netherlands on behalf
of the European Community and its member States, and an amendment
to Article 4.3 proposed by Kuwait. At the 4th plenary meeting, on
3 December, statements were made on this item by representatives
of 11 Parties, including one speaking on behalf of the European
Community and its member States.
A. Proposal to amend Article 4.3
(Agenda item 4 (a))
- At the 4th plenary meeting, on 3 December, it was agreed that
Mr. Bakary Kante, the Chairman of the SBI, should hold informal
consultations on the proposed amendment to Article 4.3, and
to report back to the plenary of the Conference on the results of
those consultations.
- At the 5th plenary meeting, on 5 December, the Chairman of the
SBI reported that, as it had not proved possible to arrive at a
consensus on the proposed amendment, Kuwait had agreed not to
pursue its proposal. The representative of Kuwait made a statement
confirming that his delegation was willing to withdraw its
proposed amendment. The Conference of the Parties noted that the
proposal to amend Article 4.3 had been withdrawn.
B. Proposal to amend Article 17
(Agenda item 4 (b))
- At the 4th plenary meeting, on 3 December, it was agreed that
Mr. Sergio Zelaya Bonilla, Vice-President of the
Conference, should hold informal consultations on the proposed
amendment to Article 17, and to report back to the plenary of
the Conference on the results of those consultations.
- At the 5th plenary meeting, on 5 December, the Vice-President
reported that it had not proved possible to arrive at a consensus
on the proposed amendment. The representative of the Netherlands,
on behalf of the European Community and its member States, stated
that, in light of the results of the informal consultations, the
European Community and its member States would not pursue its
proposal. The Conference of the Parties noted that the
proposal to amend
Article 17 had been withdrawn.
C. Proposal to amend Annexes I and
II
(Agenda item 4 (c))
- At the 4th plenary meeting, on 3 December, the President noted
that this proposal was being dealt with under sub-item 3 (e). For
the action taken on this sub-item, see paragraphs 67-68 above.
V. ADOPTION OF A PROTOCOL OR
ANOTHER LEGAL INSTRUMENT:
FULFILMENT OF THE BERLIN MANDATE
(Agenda item 5)
- At its 2nd plenary meeting, on 1 December, the Conference of
the Parties had allocated consideration of this agenda item to the
Committee of the Whole (see paragraph 30 above). At the
5th plenary meeting, on 5 December, the Chairman of the
Committee of the Whole made an interim report on the state of the
negotiations in the Committee on the draft protocol. Three
negotiating groups had been established to deal with specific
elements of the text. The first, chaired by Mr. Takao Shibata
(Japan), was dealing with the Articles relating to institutions
and mechanisms; the second, co-chaired by Mr. John Ashe (Antigua
and Barbuda) and Mr. Bo Kjellén (Sweden), was
dealing with the Articles on continuing to advance the
implementation of existing commitments in Article 4.1 of the
Convention and the financial mechanism; and the third, chaired by
Mr. Mohamed M. Ould El Ghaouth (Mauritania), was dealing with
policies and measures. He himself was conducting negotiations on
matters relating to quantified emission limitation and reduction
objectives (QELROs). In addition to those negotiating groups, he,
and some of the chairmen of the negotiating groups, had requested
several delegates to conduct informal consultations on specific
issues. The intensive negotiations currently under way were
advancing and were beginning to yield results, but the Committee
of the Whole would need additional time to resolve many of the
outstanding issues so that only a few, key issues would remain for
the consideration of ministers during the high-level segment.
- At the 12th plenary meeting, on 11 December, the Chairman of
the Committee of the Whole reported on the outcome of the work of
the Committee. The Committee of the Whole had unanimously
recommended, for adoption by the Conference of the Parties, a
draft decision on the adoption of the Kyoto Protocol to the United
Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (FCCC/CP/1997/L.7),
to which the text of the Protocol (FCCC/CP/1997/L.7/Add.1) was
annexed. It had also recommended a draft decision on
methodological issues related to the Kyoto Protocol
(FCCC/CP/1997/L.5) and a draft decision on the implementation of
Article 4, paragraphs 8 and 9, of the Convention
(FCCC/CP/1997/L.9). The Committee had further recommended that,
for the purposes of Article 25 of the Protocol relating to entry
into force, a table indicating the total carbon dioxide emissions
of Annex I Parties in 1990, to be prepared on the basis of
secretariat documents relating to first national communications,
should be annexed to the report of the Conference.
- The President, on behalf of the Conference, expressed his
great appreciation of the work accomplished by the Committee of
the Whole and paid tribute to the Chairman of that Committee for
his untiring efforts and the leadership he had shown throughout
the negotiating process. He also thanked the chairmen of the
negotiating groups and all those who had assisted the Chairman in
the formal and informal consultations.
- On the advice of the Chairman of the Committee of the Whole,
the President proposed an oral amendment to the draft decision on
adoption of the Kyoto Protocol contained in FCCC/CP/1997/L.7,
adding a further sub-paragraph to operative paragraph 5 of the
draft decision. In the ensuing discussion, the representative of a
Party suggested an alternative formulation of the additional
sub-paragraph; on the advice of the Chairman of the Committee of
the Whole, the President did not propose this text for adoption.
Some technical corrections to the text of the Kyoto Protocol were
proposed orally and accepted by the President; these deleted
paragraph 11 of Article 12 and footnote 1 in Annex B and amended
the title of a column in that Annex. The Executive Secretary
requested Parties to submit any further technical corrections in
writing to the secretariat, so that the final authentic texts of
the Protocol could be completed in time for its opening for
signature on 16 March 1998.
- The Conference of the Parties then proceeded to adopt decision
1/CP.3 entitled "Adoption of the Kyoto Protocol to the United
Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change", including the
oral amendment proposed by the President, thereby adopting the
said Protocol which was annexed to that decision. At the same
meeting, the Conference also adopted
decision 2/CP.3 on methodological issues related to the Kyoto
Protocol and decision 3/CP.3 on implementation of Article 4,
paragraphs 8 and 9, of the Convention. For the texts of these
decisions, see Part Two, section I, of this report. The Conference of
the Parties further decided that, for the purposes of Article 25 of
the Protocol relating to entry into force, a table indicating the
total carbon dioxide emissions of Annex I Parties in 1990, to be
prepared on the basis of secretariat documents relating to first
national communications, should be annexed to the report of the
Conference (see the annex to Part Two of this report).
- The representative of Luxembourg, speaking on behalf of the
European Community and its member States, stated that the
European Community and its member States would implement their
respective commitments under Article 3, paragraph 1, of the
Protocol, in accordance with the provisions of Article 4 of the
Protocol.
- The representative of Trinidad and Tobago, speaking on behalf
of the Alliance of Small Island States (AOSIS), recalled that
three years had elapsed since AOSIS had first proposed the
adoption of a protocol to the Convention which would strengthen
the commitments of Annex I Parties and would be capable of sending
strong and clear signals to the market place. The reductions
agreed upon as a result of the compromises reached in the Kyoto
Protocol were inadequate to meet the message of science and the
emissions allowed to some countries were, in his view, morally
questionable. No country should be allowed to buy its reductions
and those Parties which had come to Kyoto prepared to accept
greater reductions than those eventually agreed upon should
continue their efforts to achieve maximum reductions. Many
methodological and scientific uncertainties remained and resources
would be needed to tackle them. The aspirations of AOSIS had been
largely frustrated and Parties should be prepared to return next
year with a clearer purpose, in the knowledge that future
generations would have to pay the price of the compromises reached
today.
VI. HIGH-LEVEL SEGMENT ATTENDED BY MINISTERS AND
OTHER
HEADS OF DELEGATION
(Agenda item 6)
- At the opening of the high-level segment at the 6th plenary
meeting, on 8 December, the Conference of the Parties was
addressed by Mr. Ryutaro Hashimoto, Prime Minister of Japan;
Mr. José María Figueres Olsen, President of
Costa Rica; Mr. Kinza Clodumar, President of Nauru; Mr. Albert
Gore, Jr., Vice President of the United States of America and
President of the Senate; and Mr. Maurice F. Strong, representative
of the Secretary-General of the United Nations, who delivered a
message to the Conference of the Parties on behalf of the
Secretary-General.
- Statements were made by the President of the Conference and by
the Executive Secretary at the opening of the general debate. The
general debate was held during the 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th and
11th plenary meetings, on 8 and 9 December. During that debate,
statements were made by 124 ministers and other heads of
delegation of Parties, by a minister from one observer State, and
by representatives of 5 United Nations offices and programmes, 10
specialized agencies and other organizations of the United Nations
system, 6 intergovernmental organizations and 12 non-governmental
organizations. For the list of speakers in the general debate, see
annex I below.
VII. CONCLUSION OF THE SESSION
(Agenda item 8)
A. Adoption of the report of the Conference of
the Parties on its third session
(Agenda item 8 (a))
- At its 12th plenary meeting, on 11 December, the Conference of
the Parties adopted the draft report on its third session
(FCCC/CP/1997/L.4) and authorized the Rapporteur, with the
assistance of the secretariat, to complete the report as
appropriate.
B. Closure of the session
(Agenda item 8(b))
- At its 12th plenary meeting, on 11 December, the Conference of
the Parties, having considered a draft resolution submitted by
Bhutan (FCCC/CP/1997/L.6), adopted resolution 1/CP.3 entitled
"Expression of gratitude to the Government and people of Japan".
For the text of this resolution, see Part Two, section II, of this
report.
- Closing statements were made by the representatives of the
United States of America, Luxembourg (on behalf of the European
Community and its member States), the United Republic of Tanzania
(on behalf of the Group of 77 and China) and Japan. A statement
was made by the Executive Secretary.
- The President, after making a closing statement in which he
thanked all participants for their constructive cooperation in the
negotiations, declared the third session of the Conference of the
Parties closed.
Annex I
Statements by ministers and by other
representatives during the high-level segment
of the third session of the Conference of the
Parties: list of speakers
I. Parties to the Convention
Plenary
meeting
Albania Mr. Maksim Deliana 8
Chairman of the Environmental Protection Committee
Algeria Mr. Bachir Amrat 10
Minister of Environment
Argentina Ms. Maria Julia Alsogaray 6
Secretary for Natural Resources and
Human Environment
Armenia Mr. Sarkis Shahazizyan 10
Minister of Nature Protection
Australia Mr. Robert Hill 6
Minister for the Environment
Austria Dr. Martin Bartenstein 9
Federal Minister for the Environment, Youth and
Family Affairs
Azerbaijan Mr. Zulfugar Musayev 10
Minister of State responsible for Hydrometeorology
and Environment
Bahrain Mr. Khalid M. Fakhro 11
Director-General, Environmental Affairs
Bangladesh Begum Syeda Sajeda Chowdhury 7
Minister for Environment and Forests
Plenary
meeting
Barbados(2) Ms. Elizabeth Thompson
7
Minister of Environment and Health
Belgium Mr. Jan Peeters 9
Federal Minister of the Environment
Bhutan Mr. Dasho Paljor J. Dorji 11
Deputy Minister for Environment
Bolivia Ms. Neisa Roca Hurtado 8
Deputy Minister of Sustainable Development
and the Environment
Botswana Mr. Daniel K. Kwelagobe 8
Minister of Works, Transport and Communications
Brazil Mr. José Israel Vargas 7
Minister for Science and Technology
Bulgaria Ms. Evdokia Maneva 10
Minister of Environment and Water
Cambodia Dr. Mok Mareth 10
Minister, Ministry of Environment
Canada Ms. Christine Stewart 7
Minister of the Environment
Chile Mr. Rolando Stein 11
Ambassador, Director of Environment
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
China Mr. Yaobang Chen 7
Minister of Forestry and Vice-Chairman
of the State Planning Commission
Colombia Mr. Eduardo Verano de la Rosa 9
Minister for the Environment
Plenary
meeting
Costa Rica Mr. José María Figueres Olsen 6
President
Côte d'Ivoire Mr. Albert K. Tiapani 10
Minister for Housing, the Quality of Life and the
Environment
Croatia Dr. Ljerka Mintas Hodak 9
Deputy Prime Minister
Cuba Dr. Rosa Elena Simeón Negrín 9
Minister of Science, Technology and the
Environment
Czech Republic Mr. Vadislav Bizek 10
Deputy Minister of the Environment
Denmark Mr. Svend Auken 7
Minister of Environment and Energy
Ecuador Mr. Juan Salazar Sancisi 11
Ambassador of Ecuador to Japan
Egypt Ms. Nadia Riad Mekram Ebeid 9
State Minister for the Environment
Eritrea Mr. Tekleab Mesghina 11
Director-General, Department of the Environment,
Ministry of Land, Water and the Environment
Estonia Mr. Villu Reiljan 10
Minister of the Environment
Ethiopia Mr. Shiferaw Jarso 10
Minister of Water Resources
European Community Ms. Ritt Bjerregaard 7
Environment Commissioner
Plenary
meeting
Fiji Mr. Seremaia Cavuilati 11
Ambassador of Fiji to Japan
Development, Housing and Environment
Finland Mr. Pekka Haavisto 9
Minister of the Environment
France Ms. Dominique Voynet 6
Minister of Physical Planning and the
Environment
Gambia Captain Edward Singhatey 10
Secretary of State for Presidential Affairs, Fisheries
and Natural Resources
Georgia Ms. Nino Chkhobadze 8
Environment Protection Minister
Germany Dr. Angela Merkel 7
Federal Minister for the Environment, Nature
Conservation and Nuclear Safety
Ghana Mr. J. E. Afful 9
Minister for the Environment, Science and
Technology
Greece Mr. Theodoros Koliopanos 8
Deputy Minister for the Environment, Physical
Planning and Public Works
Honduras(3) Mr. Sergio Alejandro
Zelaya Bonilla 8
Vice-Minister of the Environment
Ministry of Natural Resources and the
Environment
Hungary Dr. Katalin Szili 7
Secretary of State for the Environment
Plenary
meeting
Iceland Mr. Gudmundur Bjarnason 7
Minister for the Environment
India Prof. Saifuddin Soz 6
Minister for Environment and Forests
Indonesia Mr. Sarwono Kusumaatmadja 7
State Minister for Environment
Iran (Islamic Republic of) Dr. Masoumeh Ebtekar 6
Vice-President and Director of the Department of
Environment
Ireland Mr. Noel Dempsey 9
Minister for the Environment and Local Government
Italy Mr. Edo Ronchi 9
Minister for Environment
Japan Mr. Ryutaro Hashimoto 6
Prime Minister
Mr. Keizo Obuchi 6
Minister for Foreign Affairs
Mr. Mitsuo Horiuchi 6
Minister for International Trade and Industry
Jordan Mr. Farouk Kasrawi 11
Ambassador of Jordan to Japan
Kazakhstan Mr. Serikbek Daukeev 9
Minister of Ecology and Natural Resources
Kenya Mr. William P. Mayaka 11
Permanent Secretary
Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources
Kiribati Mr. Tewareka Borau 10
Minister for Environment and Social Development
Plenary
meeting
Kuwait Dr. Mohammad Abderrahman Al-Saraawi 8
Chairman of the Board and Director-General
of the Public Authority for Environment
Lao People's Prof. Souli Nanthavong 10
Democratic Republic Minister, President of Science and Technology
and
Environment Organization
Latvia Mr. Indulis Emsis
State Minister for the Environment, Ministry of 9
Environment Protection and Regional Development
Lebanon Mr. Samir Chamma 11
Ambassador of Lebanon to Japan
Lesotho Mrs. H. M. Mhlanga 11
Principal Secretary, Ministry of Natural Resources
Lithuania Mr. Imantas Lazdinis 8
Environmental Protection Minister
Luxembourg(4) Dr. Johny Lahure 6
Minister of the Environment
Malawi Mr. Mayinga Mkandawire 10
Minister for Forestry, Fisheries and Environmental
Affairs
Malaysia Datuk Law Hieng Ding 7
Minister of Science, Technology and
the Environment
Maldives Mr. Abdul Rasheed Hussain 7
Minister of Planning, Human Resources
and Environment
Plenary
meeting
Malta Mr. Saviour F. Borg 11
Permanent Representative of Malta to United Nations
Environment Programme, Ministry of Foreign Affairs
and the Environment
Mauritius Mr. James Burty David 10
Minister of Local Government and Environment
Mexico Ms. Julia Carabias Lillo 7
Secretary, Environment, Natural Resources and
Fisheries
Micronesia (Federated Mr. Leo A. Falcam 9
States of) Vice-President
Monaco Mr. Bernard Fautrier 10
Minister Plenipotentiary
Mongolia Mr. Tsokhio Adyasuren 8
Minister for Nature and Environment
Morocco Mr. Lahoucine Tijani 10
Secretary of State to the Minister for Agriculture,
Works and the Environment
Mozambique Mr. Bernardo Ferraz 8
Minister for Coordination of Environmental Affairs
Myanmar Mr. U Soe Win 11
Ambassador of Myanmar to Japan
Nauru Mr. Kinza Clodumar 6
President
Netherlands Mrs. Margaretha de Boer 7
Minister of Housing, Spatial Planning and
Environment
New Zealand Mr. Simon Upton 7
Minister for the Environment
Plenary
meeting
Niger Mr. Kimba Hassane 11
Adviser, Executive Secretariat, National Council on
the Environment for Sustainable Development
Nigeria Dr. Adegoke Adegoroye 8
Director-General, Chief Executive, Federal
Environmental Protection Agency
Niue Mr. Terry Donald Coe 8
Minister for Post and Telecommunications,
Meteorological Services and Climate Change,
Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry
Norway Ms. Guro Fjellanger 7
Minister of Environment
Pakistan Mr. Mujahid Husain 8
Ambassador of Pakistan to Japan
Papua New Guinea Mr. Aiwa Olmi 8
Ambassador of Papua New Guinea to Japan
Paraguay Dr. Miguel Angel Solano López 8
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
of Paraguay to Japan
Peru Ms. Agnes Franco 11
Deputy Minister for Industry
Philippines Mr. Victor O. Ramos 9
Secretary, Department of Environment and Natural
Resources
Poland Mr. Radoslaw Gawlik 11
Secretary of State
Ministry of Environmental Protection,
Natural Resources and Forestry
Portugal Dr. Elisa Ferreira 8
Minister of Environment
Plenary
meeting
Qatar Mr. Ali Ben Saeed Al Khayaren 8
Ministry of Municipality Affairs and Agriculture
Republic of Korea Mr. Yeo-Joon Yoon 7
Minister of Environment
Republic of Moldova Mr. Sergiu Fandofan 8
Minister for Environmental Protection
Romania Mr. Eugen Dijmarescu 11
Ambassador of Romania to Japan
Russian Federation Mr. Alexander J. Bedritsky 6
Head of the Federal Service for
Hydrometeorology and Environmental
Monitoring
Samoa(5) Mr. Tuala Sale Tagaloa 6
Minister of Lands, Survey and Environment
Saudi Arabia Prince Fahad Bin Abdallah Al-Saud 7
Assistant of the Minister for Defense and
Aviation and Inspector-General for Civil Aviation
Senegal Mr. P. Abdoulaye Bathily 9
Minister of Environment
Seychelles Mr. Dolor Ernesta 8
Minister for Community Development
Singapore Mr. Yeo Cheow Tong 9
Minister for the Environment
Slovakia Mr. Jozef Zlocha 10
Minister of Environment
Slovenia Dr. Pavel Gantar 9
Minister of Environment and Physical Planning
Plenary
meeting
Solomon Islands Mr. Patteson Oti 10
Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade Relations
South Africa Mr. Peter Mokaba 8
Deputy Minister of Environmental Affairs
and Tourism
Spain Ms. Isabel Tocino 7
Minister for the Environment
Sudan Mr. Mohamed El Kadir Abdalla 11
Director, Meteorology General Corporation
Swaziland Mr. Mduduzi Magongo 11
Principal Secretary for Tourism, Environment and
Communications
Sweden Ms. Anna Lindh 6
Minister of the Environment
Switzerland Ms. Ruth Dreifuss 6
Federal Councillor, Head of the Federal Department
of Home Affairs
Syrian Arab Republic Mr. Abdul Hamid El-Munajed 8
Minister of Environment
Thailand Mr. Porntep Techapaibul 11
Deputy Minister of Science, Technology and
Environment
Togo Mr. Komlavi Yao 9
Minister of Environment and Forest Resources
Tunisia Mr. Salah Hannachi 10
Ambassador of Tunisia to Japan
Turkmenistan Mr. Ovezmurat G. Annaev 10
Deputy Minister, Head of Turkmenglavhydromet
Plenary
meeting
Tuvalu Sir Toaripi Lauti 8
Prime Minister's Special Envoy on Climate Change
Uganda Mr. Bwango Apuuli 11
Department of Meteorology
The Ministry of Natural Resources
Ukraine Mr. Yuri Kostenko 8
Minister for Environmental Protection and Nuclear
Safety
United Arab Emirates Mr. Hamad Abdul Rahman Al Madfa 9
Minister of Health and Chairman of the Federal
Environmental Agency
United Kingdom of Mr. John Prescott, MP 6
Great Britain and Deputy Prime Minister and Secretary of State
Northern Ireland for the Environment, Trade and the Regions
United Republic of Mr. Bakari Mbonde 6
Tanzania(6) Minister of State,
Vice-President's Office of the
United Republic of Tanzania
United States of America Mr. Albert Gore, Jr. 6
Vice President
Uruguay Mr. Juan Gabito Zoboli 11
Under-Secretary, Ministry of Housing, Physical
Planning and the Environment
Uzbekistan Dr. Victor E. Chub 7
Minister, Chief of Glavgidromet
Vanuatu Mr. Demis Lango 8
Minister of Civil Aviation
Venezuela Mr. Erwin Arrieta 6
Minister of Energy and Mines
Plenary
meeting
Viet Nam Prof. Nguyen Duc Ngu 11
Director-General, Hydrometeorological Service
Chairman of the Environment Protection Council
Yemen Mr. Mohsen Al-Hamdani 10
Chairman of the Environment Protection Council
Zambia Mr. William J. Harrington 9
Minister of Environment and Natural Resources
Zimbabwe Mr. Simon Khaya Moyo 9
Minister of Mines, Environment and Tourism
II. Observer State
Turkey Ms. Imren Aykut 9
Minister of Environment
III. United Nations offices and
programmes
United Nations Mr. Maurice Strong 6
Representative of the Secretary-General
Mr. Nitin Desai 6
Under-Secretary-General for Economic and
Social Affairs
United Nations Economic Mr. Rezaul Karim 11
and Social Commission Chief, Environment Section, Environment
for Asia and the Pacific and Natural Resources Management
Division
United Nations Development Mr. Anders Wijkman 10
Programme Assistant Administrator
Director, Bureau for Development Policy
United Nations Ms. Elizabeth Dowdeswell 7
Environment Programme Executive Director
Plenary
meeting
World Food Programme Mr. Tun Myat 11
Director, Resources and External
Relations Division
Convention to Combat Mr. Hama Arba Diallo 10
Desertification Executive Secretary
IV. Specialized agencies and other
organizations of the United Nations system
United Nations Educational, Mr. Gisbert Glaser 11
Scientific, and Cultural Director, Bureau for Coordination of
Organization Environmental Programmes
Intergovernmental Mr. Gunnar Kullenberg 11
Oceanographic Commission Executive Secretary
International Civil Aviation Mr. John Crayston 11
Organization Coordinator, Air Transport and Environment
Programmes
World Bank Mr. Caio Koch-Weser 7
Managing Director
Global Environment Facility Mr. Mohamed T. El-Ashry 9
Chief Executive Officer and Chairman
World Meteorological Prof. G.O.P. Obasi 7
Organization Secretary-General
Intergovernmental Panel on Mr. Robert Watson 9
Climate Change Chairman
United Nations Industrial Mr. Robert O. Williams 11
Development Organization Senior Industrial Development Officer,
Environment and Energy Branch
International Mr. Hans Holger Rogner 11
Atomic Energy Agency Head, Planning and Economic Studies
Section
Plenary
meeting
V. Intergovernmental organizations
Asian Development Bank Mr. Kazi Jalal 11
Chief, Office of Environment and Social
Development
European Bank for Mr. William V. Kennedy 11
Reconstruction and Senior Environmental Specialist
Development
International Energy Agency Mr. Robert Priddle 9
Executive Director
Organization of the Petroleum Mr. Rilwanu Lukman 10
Exporting Countries Secretary-General
Permanent Commission Mr. Nicolas Roncagliolo Higueras 11
for the South Pacific Secretary-General
South Pacific Regional Mr. Gerald Miles 11
Environment Programme Head, Environmental Management and
Planning Division
VI. Non-governmental organizations
Climate Action Network, Mr. Gurmit Singh 9
South East Asia Coordinator
Global Legislators Organisation Mr. Tom Spencer 9
for a Balanced Environment President
International Chamber of Mr. Yoshifumi Tsuji 10
Commerce Vice-Chairman
Japan Federation of Economic Organizations
International Confederation Mr. Stephen Pursey 11
of Free Trade Unions Head, Economic and Social Policy
Department
International Council for Local Mr. Takehisa Matsubara 6
Environmental Initiatives Mayor of the City of Nagoya, Japan
Plenary
meeting
International Federation of Mr. Kenneth S. Zinn 11
Chemical, Energy, Mine and North American Regional Coordinator,
General Workers' Unions
International Youth and Student Mr. Hirofumi Goto 10
Movement for the United Nations
Scientists for Global Ms. Michele Valentine 11
Responsibility(7)
The Business Council for Mr. Michael Marvin 10
Sustainable Energy Executive Director
United States Climate Action Ms. Jennifer Morgan 10
Network Coordinator
World Business Council Mr. Egil Myklebust 9
for Sustainable Development President and Chief Executive Officer
of
Norsk Hydro, Norway
World Council of Churches Mr. David Hallman 11
Climate Change Programme Coordinator
Annex II
List of intergovernmental and non-governmental
organizations attending the
third session of the Conference of the
Parties
I. Intergovernmental
organizations
- Agency for Cultural and Technical Co-operation
- Asian Development Bank
- Caribbean Community Secretariat
- Central American Commission on the Environment and Development
- Commission for Environmental Cooperation
- European Bank for Reconstruction and Development
- European Conference of Ministers of Transport
- International Energy Agency
- International Institute of Refrigeration
- International Tropical Timber Organization
- Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
- Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries
- Permanent Commission for the South Pacific
- Ramsar Convention on Wetlands
- South Pacific Regional Environment Programme
II. Non-governmental
organizations(8)
1. A SEED Europe - Action for Solidarity, Equality, Environment
and Development
2. A SEED Japan - Action for Solidarity, Equality, Environment and
Development*
3. African Centre for Technology Studies
4. AIESEC Hitotsubashi Local Committee*
5. Alliance for Responsible Atmospheric Policy
6. Alliance for Responsible Environmental Alternatives
7. Alliance Internationale de Tourisme
8. American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial
Organizations
9. American Portland Cement Alliance
10. American Society of International Law
11. Architectural Institute of Japan*
12. Association Française du Froid/Alliance Froid,
Climatisation, Environnement
13. Association of International Research Initiatives for
Environmental Studies*
14. Association Tunisie Mediterranée Pour Le
Développement Durable
15. Atmosphere Action Network in East Asia
16. Australian Aluminium Council
17. Australian Coal Association
18. Berne Declaration
19. Birdlife International
20. Business Council of Australia
21. Canadian Electricity Association
22. Canadian Global Change Program
23. Canadian Vehicle Manufacturers' Association
24. CEDARENA (Environmental and Natural Resources Law Centre)
25. Center for Clean Air Policy
26. Center for International and European Environmental Research
(ecologic)
27. Center for International Climate and Environmental Research
28. Center for International Environmental Law
29. Center for Sustainable Development in the Americas
30. Central Research Institute of Electric Power Industry
31. Centre for Applied Studies in International Negotiations
32. Centre for Business and the Environment
33. Church of the Brethren
34. Citizens Alliance for Saving the Atmosphere and Earth
35. Citizens Environmental Foundation*
36. Citizens' Coalition for Economic Justice
37. Citizens' Nuclear Information Center*
38. Clean Energy and Environment Shimada*
39. Climate Action Network - Africa
40. Climate Action Network - Europe
41. Climate Action Network - Latin America
42. Climate Action Network - United Kingdom
43. Climate Action Network South Asia
44. Climate Action Network-Southeast Asia
45. Climate Institute
46. Columbia Earth Institute/Columbia University
47. Competitive Enterprise Institute
48. Confederación Sindical de Comisiones Obreras
49. Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union
50. Development Alternatives
51. E & Co (An Energy Investment Service)
52. Earth Action
53. Earth Council
54. Earth Science and Technology Organization*
55. Ecosystem Conservation Society*
56. Edison Electric Institute
57. Energy 21
58. Environmental Defense Fund
59. Environment Information Center*
60. European Atomic Forum
61. European Business Council for a Sustainable Energy Future
62. European Environmental Bureau
63. European Insulation Manufacturers Association
64. European Round Table of Industrialists
65. European Science and Environment Forum
66. European Wind Energy Association
67. Federal Association of the German Industry
68. Forests Absorbing Carbondioxide Emisson
69. Foundation for International Environmental Law and Development
70. Franciscans International
71. Free University Berlin
72. Friends of the Earth - Japan*
73. Friends of the Earth International
74. German Advisory Council on Global Change
75. German NGO-Forum on Environment & Development
76. Germanwatch
77. Global Climate Coalition
78. Global Commons Institute
79. Global Dynamics Institute
80. Global Environment Centre Foundation*
81. Global Environment Forum-Kansai
82. Global Environmental Action*
83. Global Guardian Trust*
84. Global Industrial and Social Progress Research Institute
85. Global Legislators Organisation for a Balanced Environment
86. Global Network Class "Gakkos"*
87. Globe Japan*
88. Green Cross Japan*
89. Green Earth Organization
90. Green Fingers Society for Environment Protection
91. Green Korea United
92. Greenpeace International
93. GRIP Québec - University of Montréal
94. Industrial Technology Research Institute
95. Industrial Union Department (IUD), AFL-CIO
96. Information Agency of the German Power Plants
97. Institut de recherche sur l'environnement
98. Insurance Industry Initiative for the Environment, in
association with UNEP
99. International Academy of the Environment
100. International Center for Environmental Technology Transfer*
101. International Chamber of Commerce
102. International Climate Change Partnership
103. International Confederation of Free Trade Unions
104. International Council for Local Environmental Initiatives
105. International Council of Environmental Law
106. International Council of Scientific Unions
107. International Education Resource and Innovation Centre*
108. International Federation of Chemical, Energy, Mine and
General Workers' Unions
109. International Federation of Industrial Energy Consumers
110. International Gas Union
111. International Institute for Energy Conservation
112. International Lake Environment Committee Foundation*
113. International Network for Environmental Management
114. International NGO Forum for Ozone Layer Protection and
Against Global Warming*
115. International Organization for Standardization
116. International Organization of Motor Vehicle Manufacturers
117. International Petroleum Industry Environmental Conservation
Association
118. International Society of Doctors for the Environment
119. International Society on Optics Within Life Sciences
120. International Solar Car Federation
121. International Union of Producers and Distributors of
Electrical Energy
122. International Union of Public Transport
123. International Women's Year Liaison Group*
124. International Youth and Student Movement for the United
Nations
125. Interstate Natural Gas Association of America
126. IWMC World Conservation Trust
127. Japan Association of Environment Assessment*
128. Japan Atomic Industrial Forum Inc*
129. Japan Automobile Federation*
130. Japan Bicycle Promotion Institute*
131. Japan Center of International and Comparative Environmental
Law*
132. Japan Environment Association*
133. Japan Environment Corporation*
134. Japan Environmental Technology Association*
135. Japan Federation of Bar Associations
136. Japan Federation of Economic Organizations (Keidanren)
137. Japan Flon Gas Association
138. Japan Industrial Conference for Ozone Layer Protection
139. Japan International Forestry Promotion and Cooperation
Center*
140. Japan Save the Ozone Network Gunma*
141. JICHIRO (All Japan Prefectural and Municipal Workers Union)*
142. Kiko Forum '97*
143. Kitakyushu International Techno-Cooperative Association*
144. Korea Institute of Science & Technology Europe
145. Kyoto Junior Chamber Inc*
146. Kyoto University*
147. Lancaster University
148. Loss Prevention Council
149. Midwest Research Institute/National Renewable Energy
Laboratory
150. National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners
151. National Association of State Fire Marshals
152. National Mining Association
153. National Wildlife Federation
154. Natural Resource Users' Group
155. Natural Resources Defense Council
156. Nature Conservation Society of Japan*
157. Netherlands Economic Institute
158. New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization
159. Nippon International Cooperation for Community Development*
160. Nord-Sud-Forum e.V./Global Cooperation Council
161. Northwest Pacific Area Environmental Cooperation Center*
162. Nuclear Energy Institute
163. OISCA-International, Tokyo
164. Öko-Institut (Institute for Applied Ecology)
165. Overseas Evaluation Cooperation Centre**
166. Ozone Action
167. Peoples' Forum 2001, Japan
168. Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research
169. Railway Technical Reseach Institute*
170. RainForest ReGeneration Institute
171. Real Link Kyoto
172. Redefining Progress
173. Research Centre on Global Warming of the Japan Development
Bank*
174. Research Institute of Innovative Technology for the Earth*
175. Réseau Action Climat France
176. Resources for the Future
177. SAEI (SFC Alternative Energy Innovators)*
178. Saitama Forum for Environmental Education*
179. Save the Earth! Action 97*
180. Scientists for Global Responsibilty
181. Sierra Club of Canada
182. Society of Electric Vehicle*
183. Solar Electric Light Fund
184. Solar Net*
185. SOROPTIMIST International of the Americas Inc, of the Higashi
Region*
186. Southern Research Institute
187. Sovereignty International
188. Stockholm Environment Institute
189. Tata Energy Research Institute
190. Tellus Institute
191. Thailand Environment Institute
192. The Aozora Foundation*
193. The Business Council for Sustainable Energy
194. The Business Roundtable
195. The Climate Council
196. The David Suzuki Foundation
197. The Energy Conservation Center, Tokyo
198. The European Association for the Promotion of Cogeneration
199. The Federation of Electric Power Companies
200. The Forum of Local Government Representatives for
Contemplation on the Environment and Industry*
201. The Fridtjof Nansen Institute
202. The Global Environmental Forum*
203. The Institute for Global Environmental Strategies*
204. The Institute of Energy Economics*
205. The Japan Economic Research Institute*
206. The Japan Electrical Manufacturers' Association
207. The Japan Environmental Education Forum*
208. The Japan Gas Association*
209. The Japan Network for Earth Environment and Prevention
Pollution*
210. The Japan Scientist Association*
211. The Korea Chamber of Commerce and Industry
212. The Local Grassroots Network of Citizens*
213. The Nature Conservancy
214. The Netherlands Energy Research Foundation
215. The Pacific Rim Consortium for Energy Combustion and the
Environment
216. The Pollution Related Health Damage Compensation and
Prevention Association*
217. The Rockefeller Foundation
218. The Royal Institute of International Affairs
219. The Solar Century
220. The Swiss Federal Institute for Environmental Science and
Technology/Human Ecology Group
221. The Uranium Institute
222. The Woods Hole Research Center
223. Union of Concerned Scientists
224. Union of Industrial and Employers' Confederations of Europe
225. United Methodist Church/General Board of Church and Society
226. United Mine Workers of America
227. United Nations Environment Development - UK Committee
228. United Nations Student Association of Japan*
229. University of Kassel
230. University of Oslo
231. University of Utrecht - Faculty of Chemistry
232. US Climate Action Network
233. Verification Technology Information Centre
234. Wild Bird Society of Japan*
235. World Business Council for Sustainable Development
236. World Coal Institute
237. World Conference on Religion and Peace
238. World Council of Churches
239. World Energy Council
240. World Resources Institute
241. World Watch Institute
242. Wuppertal Institute for Climate, Environment and Energy
243. WWF-International
Annex III
List of documents before the Conference of the
Parties at its third session
FCCC/CP/1996/2 Adoption of the rules of procedure
FCCC/CP/1997/1 Provisional agenda and annotations, including
suggestions
and Add.1-2 for the organization of work
FCCC/CP/1997/2 Adoption of a protocol or another legal instrument:
and Add.1 Fulfilment of the Berlin Mandate. Revised text under
negotiation
FCCC/CP/1997/3 Financial mechanism: report of the Global
Environment Facility to the Conference of the Parties
at its third session
FCCC/CP/1997/4 Admission of observers: intergovernmental and
non-governmental organizations
FCCC/CP/1997/5 Adoption of the rules of procedure: note by
Mr. Chen Chimutengwende (Zimbabwe), President of the
Conference of the Parties at its second session, on his informal
consultations on the draft rules of procedure
FCCC/CP/1997/6 Credentials of the representatives of Parties to
the third session of the Conference of the Parties to the United
Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change: report of the
Bureau
FCCC/CP/1997/INF.1 Administrative and financial matters: Programme
budget of the Convention for the biennium 1998-1999. Detailed
subprogramme activities and resource requirements
FCCC/CP/1997/INF.2 Status of ratification of the United Nations
Framework Convention on Climate Change
FCCC/CP/1997/INF.3 Secretariat activities relating to technical
and financial support to Parties
FCCC/CP/1997/INF.4 Report on the status of contributions to the
core budget for the biennium 1996-1997.
FCCC/CP/1997/INF.5 List of participants
FCCC/CP/1997/MISC.2 Provisional list of participants
FCCC/CP/1997/MISC.3 Review of information and possible decisions
under Article 4.2 (f): submission by Turkey
FCCC/CP/1997/CRP.5 Report of the round table on transfer of
technology and know-how
FCCC/CP/1997/L.1 High-level segment attended by ministers and
other heads of delegation: draft list of items proposed by the Group
of 77 and China
FCCC/CP/1997/L.2 Date and venue of the fourth session of the
Conference of the Parties: draft decision submitted by the
President
FCCC/CP/1997/L.3 Review of information and possible decisions
under
and Add.1 Article 4.2(f): draft decision proposed by Mr. Luis
Herrera Marcano (Venezuela), Vice-President of the
Conference
FCCC/CP/1997/L.4 Draft report of the Conference of the Parties on
its third session
FCCC/CP/1997/L.5 Methodological issues related to a protocol or
another legal instrument: draft decision sumitted by the Commitee of
the Whole
FCCC/CP/1997/L.6 Expression of gratitude to the Government and the
people of Japan: draft resolution submitted by Bhutan
FCCC/CP/1997/L.7 Adoption of the Kyoto Protocol to the United
Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change: draft decision
submitted by the Committee of the Whole
FCCC/CP/1997/L.7/Add.1 Kyoto Protocol to the United Nations
Framework Convention on Climate Change
FCCC/CP/1997/L.8 Programme budget for the biennium 1998-1999:
draft decision submitted by the Chairman of the SBI
FCCC/CP/1997/L.9 Implementation of Article 4.8 of the Convention:
draft decision submitted by the Committee of the Whole
FCCC/SB/1997/1 Progress report on technology and technology
transfer
FCCC/SB/1997/3 Development and transfer of technologies: Progress
report
FCCC/SB/1997/4 Development and transfer of technologies: Update to
progress report
FCCC/SBSTA/1996/20 Report of the Subsidiary Body for Scientific
and Technological Advice on the work of its fourth session, Geneva,
16-18 December 1996
FCCC/SBSTA/1997/4 Report of the Subsidiary Body for Scientific and
Technological Advice on the work of its fifth session, Bonn,
25-28 February 1997
FCCC/SBSTA/1997/6 Report of the Subsidiary Body for Scientific and
Technological Advice on the work of its sixth session, Bonn,
28 July - 5 August 1 1997
FCCC/SBSTA/1997/10 Development and transfer of technologies:
Progress report
FCCC/SBSTA/1997/12 and Activities implemented jointly under the
pilot phase:
Corr.1-2, and Add.1 Synthesis report on activities implemented
jointly
FCCC/SBSTA/1997/14 Report of the Subsidiary Body for Scientific
and Technological Advice on the work of its seventh session, Bonn,
20-28 October 1997
FCCC/SBSTA/1997/INF.3 Activities implemented jointly under the
pilot phase: Contact and activity information
FCCC/SBI/1996/14 Report of the Subsidiary Body for Implementation
on the work of its fourth session, Geneva, 10-11 December
1996
FCCC/SBI/1997/6 Report of the Subsidiary Body for Implementation
on the work of its fifth session, Bonn, 25 February - 7 March
1997
FCCC/SBI/1997/10 Proposed programme budget of the Convention for
the biennium 1998-1999
FCCC/SBI/1997/12 Volume of documentation
FCCC/SBI/1997/15 Amendments to the Convention or its
Annexes
FCCC/SBI/1997/16 Report of the Subsidiary Body for Implementation
on the work of its sixth session, Bonn, 28 July - 5 August
1997
FCCC/SBI/1997/18 Financial performance of UNFCCC: Contributions
and expenditures in 1996-1997, and forecast for the biennium
1996-1997
FCCC/SBI/1997/21 Report of the Subsidiary Body for Implementation
on the work of its seventh session, Bonn, 20-29 October
1997
FCCC/AGBM/1996/8 Report of the Ad Hoc Group on the Berlin Mandate
on the work of its fourth session, Geneva, 11-16 July
1996
FCCC/AGBM/1996/11 Report of the Ad Hoc Group on the Berlin Mandate
on the work of its fifth session, Geneva, 9-12 December
1996
FCCC/AGBM/1997/3 Report of the Ad Hoc Group on the Berlin Mandate
on the
and Add.1 an Corr.1 work of its sixth session, Bonn, 3-7 March
1997
FCCC/AGBM/1997/5 Report of the Ad Hoc Group on the Berlin Mandate
on the work of its seventh session, Bonn, 31 July - 7 August 1997
FCCC/AGBM/1997/8 Report of the Ad Hoc Group on the Berlin Mandate
on the work of the first part of its eighth session, Bonn, 22-31
October 1997
FCCC/AGBM/1997/8/Add.1 Report of the Ad Hoc Group on the Berlin
Mandate on the work of the second part of its eighth session, Kyoto,
30 November 1997
FCCC/AG13/1996/4 Report of the Ad Hoc Group on Article 13 on the
work of its third session, Geneva, 16-18 December 1996
FCCC/AG13/1997/2 Report of the Ad Hoc Group on Article 13 on the
work of its fourth session, Bonn, 25-28 February 1997
FCCC/AG13/1997/4 Report of the Ad Hoc Group on Article 13 on the
work of its fifth session, Bonn, 28-30 July 1997
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1. Part Two of this report is contained in
document FCCC/CP/1997/7/Add.1.
2. Speaking also on behalf of the Caribbean
Community.
3. Speaking also on behalf of the Central
American countries of Belize, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala,
Nicaragua and Panama.
4. Speaking also on behalf of the European
Community and its member States.
5. Speaking also on behalf of the Alliance of
Small Island States.
6. Speaking also on behalf of the Group of 77
and China.
7. Speaking on behalf of "The Climate Train".
8. The non-governmental organizations listed
with an asterisk against their names were admitted only to the third
session of the Conference of the Parties. Should they wish to
continue to participate in the Convention process, they may reapply.