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| ROUND TABLES OF THE HIGH-LEVEL SEGMENT: | ||
| CLIMATE CHANGE AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT | ||
COP-8 President Baalu opened the session and Co-Chair Valli Moosa (South Africa) said the Delhi Declaration should draw the link between COP-7 in Marrakesh, the WSSD, and COP-8. |
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  UGANDA
recalled the Millennium Development goals and said climate change
cripples developing country economies and hinders the realisation of
sustainable development. |
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SLOVAKIA stressed the need to move beyond politicised negotiation to real reduction action. |
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GERMANY
said the EU would build a coalition of like-minded countries willing to
commit themselves to timetables and targets for increasing renewable
energy.
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FRANCE
recognized the work of the IPCC Third Assessment Report (TAR) as pivotal
to the UNFCCC process. |
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NIGERIA emphasized social development and poverty alleviation as developing country priorities. |
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ISRAEL
said that it was developing greenhouse gas emission reductions policy. |
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INTERNATIONAL
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE cautioned that CDM modalities are becoming too
complex, and stressed the need for regulatory certainty in order for
businesses to make investments. |
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The US
said that its climate policy is grounded in sound economic policy and
noted its commitment to reduce the greenhouse gas intensity of its
economy by 18% over ten years. |
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ARGENTINA
said that Annex I countries have yet to take the lead on climate change.
Left photo L-R: Margaret Beckett (UK) and Raul Estrada (Argentina)
enjoying a chat after the Round Table session last Wednesday. |
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| ROUND TABLE: WRAP-UP | ||
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NORWAY
called for a broader climate change regime. |
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CANADA
said it should make reference to, inter alia: the Protocol's
ratification, the IPCC TAR, efforts to reduced greenhouse gas emission;
and move closer to the UNFCCC's ultimate objectives. |
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 SAUDI ARABIA said that the Declaration should be a consensus document prioritizing adaptation to climate impacts and the impacts of Annex I response measures. |
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 ICELAND addressed carbon intensities and the need to stimulate the development of technologies to avoid wasteful emissions. Highlighting the gap between Annex I and non-Annex I countries |
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PALAU
called for immediate action by all Parties to reduce greenhouse gas
emissions |
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| CONTACT GROUP: | ||
 NON-ANNEX I ISSUES: Chaired by José Romero (Switzerland) met throughout the day. In the morning, delegates discussed the structure of the guidelines. In the afternoon, SBI Chair Estrada convened a high-level contact group and introduced a new draft of the improved guidelines. |
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| SBI: | ||
 Left photo: Chair Estrada convened the SBI late in the evening. |
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| NON-ANNEX I NATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS: | ||
| Consideration
of the fourth compilation and synthesis of initial national
communications: Parties agreed the draft decision for consideration by
the COP (FCCC/SBI/2002/L.23). |
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Improvement
of the guidelines for the preparation of non-Annex I national
communications: Chair Estrada said the draft decision was not yet
available. Noting that delegations had a number of suggestions, additions
and proposals for the document, he said Parties had agreed to adopt the
guidelines "in a spirit of compromise." The EU requested to see the
decision. Chair Estrada suspended the meeting for 30 minutes. Upon
reconvening, the EU repeated her request to see the text. CANADA stressed
"normal" UN procedures by which documents are seen before they are
adopted. Chair Estrada adjourned the meeting, saying the text would be
ready for consideration Friday. |
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