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Bonn Climate Change Conference - April 2013

29 April - 3 May 2013 | Bonn, Germany

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Introduction - 29 April - 30 April - 1 May - 2 May - 3 May

Highlights for Monday, 29 April 2013

The opening plenary of the second session of the Ad Hoc Working Group on the Durban Platform for Enhanced Action (ADP 2) took place on Monday morning at the World Conference Center Bonn. Co-Chair Jayant Moreshwar Mauskar (India) recalled agreement at COP 18 in Doha that the ADP move in 2013 to a more focused mode of work.

The ADP adopted the agenda (FCCC/ADP/2013/1) and agreed to the organization of work (ADP.2013.1.InformalNote). Parties also agreed to suspend ADP 2 on Friday and resume it in June. Co-Chair Mauskar informed delegates that the ADP would decide on Friday whether to establish a contact group co-chaired by the ADP Co-Chairs. Parties and observer organizations made opening statements.

The ADP also began its consideration of the agenda item on implementation of all the elements of decision 1/CP.17 (Durban Platform for Enhanced Action), which includes workstreams 1 (the 2015 agreement) and 2 (pre-2020 ambition).

On Monday afternoon and evening, a workshop took place in relation to workstream 1 on the scope, structure and design of the 2015 agreement. The first part of the workshop focused on design aspects for an ambitious, durable and effective 2015 agreement that mobilizes national action. The second part of the workshop focused on applying the Convention’s principles in the 2015 agreement.

A view of the plenary hall in the World Conference Center Bonn

Opening Plenary

SBSTA Chair Richard Muyungi, Tanzania, addresses the ADP

Christiana Figueres, UNFCCC Executive Secretary, during the opening plenary

A view of the dais during the opening plenary (l-r): UNFCCC Executive Secretary Christiana Figueres, Halldor Thorgeirsson, UNFCCC Secretariat, Andrew Higham, ADP Secretary, and ADP Co-Chairs Jayant Moreshwar Mauskar, India, and Harald Dovland, Norway

SBI Chair Tomasz Chruszczow, Poland, addresses the ADP

Fiji, speaking for the G-77/China, during the ADP opening plenary

David Walsh, the European Union

Justin Lee, Australia, speaking for the Umbrella Group

Delegates consulting during the ADP plenary

Nepal, speaking for the LDCs

Horacio Peluffo, UNFCCC Secretariat, and Artur Runge-Metzger, EU

Naderev Saño, the Philippines

Nick Campbell, International Chamber of Commerce, and Meena Raman, Third World Network

Workshop on Scope, Structure and Design of the 2015 Agreement

Oleg Shamanov, Russian Federation and ADP Rapporteur

Adam Matthews, Secretary General of the Global Legislators Organisation (GLOBE), discussed the landscape of national legislative arrangements on climate change

Delegates listen during the workshop presentations

Nicole Wilke, speaking for the EU, during the discussions

Tom Athanasiou, Climate Action Network

Trigg Talley, US (center), presents during the workshop

Delegates listen to the presentations

Anabella Rosemberg, International Trade Union Confederation

Tara Shine, Mary Robinson Foundation–Climate Justice, discussed perspectives on equity

Tara Shine's presentation on equity

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Introduction - 29 April - 30 April - 1 May - 2 May
3 May

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