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Eleventh session of the Conference of the Parties to the Climate Change
Convention and first meeting of the Parties to the Kyoto Protocol
Palais de Congrès, Montréal, Canada | 28 November-9 December 2005
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Massive March in Montréal
On Saturday, delegates convened in contact groups and informal
consultations on numerous issues, including Protocol Article 3.9 (future
commitments), the CDM Executive Board's report, joint implementation,
the financial mechanism, technology transfer, capacity building under
the Kyoto Protocol, research and systematic observation, non-Annex I
communications, the Kyoto Protocol's international transaction log,
compliance, the IPCC Special Report on carbon dioxide capture and storage,
and privileges and immunities for those serving on bodies established
under the Kyoto Protocol. Above: outside the conference center, thousands
of people marched through downtown Montreal, demanding action on climate
change.
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Saturday, 3 December
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Contact Groups
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The contact group on administrative, financial and institutional matters
addressed two matters: the institutional linkage of the secretariat to
the UN, and privileges and immunities for individuals serving on bodies
established under the Kyoto Protocol. Shown: Seth Ofaso, Secretariat,
Chair Masao Nakayama, Micronesia, CDM Executive Board Chair Sushma Gera,
Canada, and Vice-Chair Lu Xuedu, China.
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The contact group on future commitments, co-chaired by Alf Wills,
South Africa, and David Drake, Canada, considered a compilation of
Conference Room Paper (CRP) submissions by the G-77/China, EU and Japan.
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José Romero, Switzerland, highlighted the different logistical
requirements for Annex I and non-Annex I informal consultations.
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Some delegates sat up on the floor of the crowded room.
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Co-Chair Drake presented the compilation of submissions.
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An informal contact group was set up for further consultations on
future commitments, which continued meeting into Saturday evening.
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In the contact group on IPCC Carbon Capture and Storage, co-chaired by
William Agyemang-Bonsu, Ghana, and Thomas Verheye, European Commission,
delegates met informally in the morning to consider the draft text,
agreeing on the workshop objective of increasing understanding of carbon
dioxide capture and storage and covering the relevant provisions of the
forthcoming 2006 IPCC Guidelines for National Greenhouse Gas
Inventories. In the afternoon, contact group delegates agreed on the
draft text.
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March
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Saturday afternoon's marchers called for immediate action on climate change.
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The march included drummers...
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singing grannies...
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...and coordinated marching groups.
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Some marchers had messages for Stéphane Dion, Canada's Environment
Minister and President of COP11 and COP/MOP1...
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...while others preferred to address the situation in Washington.
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Jennifer Morgan, WWF, addresses the crowd of marchers while Steven Guilbeault,
Greenpeace Canada, looks on.
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The march ended with a large rally.
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