Report on the high-level ministerial round table on increased ambition of Kyoto Protocol commitments. Note by the secretariat.
This document contains a summary of the high-level ministerial round table on increased ambition of Kyoto Protocol commitments, which took place on 5 June 2014 in Bonn, Germany, in conjunction with the sessions of the subsidiary bodies held in June 2014. The Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the Parties to the Kyoto Protocol, at its eighth session, decided to convene this high-level ministerial round table to consider information submitted by Parties included in Annex I taking on quantified emission limitation and reduction commitments in the second commitment period. The discussion focused on Parties’ intention to increase the ambition of their commitments, the potential for increasing ambition, progress made towards achieving their mitigation commitments, and the latest projections for greenhouse gas emissions until the end of the second commitment period. Parties also discussed the urgency of action and the need for higher ambition, lessons learned from the implementation of the Kyoto Protocol that can guide future international action on climate change, and national actions and efforts being undertaken to achieve the ultimate objective of the Convention.