On Friday, the first round of climate change negotiations after the Copenhagen Climate Change Conference opened at the Hotel Maritim in Bonn, Germany.

In the morning, the Ad Hoc Working Group on Long-term Cooperative Action under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (AWG-LCA) opened its ninth session, adopting the agenda and organization of work (FCCC/AWGLCA/2010/1 and 2). The AWG-LCA then began negotiations on the organization and methods of work in 2010.

In the afternoon, the eleventh session of the Ad Hoc Working Group on Further Commitments by Annex I Parties under the Kyoto Protocol (AWG-KP 11) held its opening plenary, adopting the agenda and organization of work (FCCC/AWGLCA/2010/1 and 2). In their opening statements, many developing countries stressed the importance of the AWG-KP negotiating track and called for agreement on ambitious emission reductions for Annex I countries under the Kyoto Protocol for the post-2012 period. Many developed countries highlighted the need for coordination with the work of the AWG-LCA, with some calling for a focus on the AWG-LCA. Parties agreed to hold consultations at AWG-KP 11 on the election of officers, on ways to advance work on Annex I countries' further commitments and on additional meeting time in 2010.