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SB-18
Highlights,
Wednesday, June 4th
The
Eighteenth Sessions of the UNFCCC Subsidiary Bodies opened on
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The Subsidiary Body for Scientific and Technological Advice
(SBSTA) convened twice, and the Subsidiary Body for Implementation
(SBI) met once during the day. The SBSTA addressed: organizational
matters; a range of methodological issues, including review
of methodological work under the UNFCCC and Protocol, issues
relating to Protocol Articles 5 (methodological issues), 7
(communication of information), and 8 (review of information),
issues relating to reporting and review of Annex I greenhouse
gas inventories, LULUCF, and emissions resulting from fuel
used in international aviation and maritime transportation;
the IPCC Third Assessment Report (TAR); and "good practices"
in policies and measures (P&Ms). The SBI took up organizational
matters, implementation of UNFCCC Article 4.8 and 4.9 (adverse
effects), and administrative and financial matters.
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Joke
Waller-Hunter, Executive Secretary of the UNFCCC
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Panel
of the Subsidiary Body for Scientific and Technological Advice
(SBSTA)
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SBSTA
Chair Halldór Thorgeirsson from Iceland(center) accompanied
by members of the secretariat
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SBSTA
Review
of methodological work under the UNFCCC and Protocol:
GREECE
on behalf of the EU said that work on methodologies should
ensure the integrity of inventories. MOROCCO, for the G-77/CHINA,
appealed for a focus on adaptation, emphasized the need to
operationalize funds created under the Protocol and UNFCCC,
demanded a reversal in the decline in funding for the participation
of developing country delegations, and called for the Protocol's
entry into force.
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Greece on behalf of
the EU |
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Murray Ward,
New Zealand
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 Listen
to:
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Taka
Hiraishi, IPCC
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Taka
Hirashi, IPCC, reported on the work to revise the 1996 inventory
guidelines requested by SBSTA-17 On
Article 7.4 (registries), Murray Ward (New Zealand) summarized
pre-sessional consultations on registries and the transaction
log. He said focus of the consultations had been to present
progress on work on elaborating the data exchange standards
and share experiences in developing national registries. Ward
also noted the importance of sufficient funding for the Secretariat
to continue their work on this issue.
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TUVALU, on
Behalf
of AOSISAOSI
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TUVALU,
for AOSIS, said that the TAR should inform discussions on
the climate regime's development. Switzerland announced that
it ratified the Kyoto Protocol on 2 June 2003.
Audun Rosland (Norway) reported on the workshop held on Article
5.2 (adjustments). He summarized outcomes from discussions
on refining the draft technical guidance on adjustments, and
highlighted tables on conservativeness factors for adjustments
to be considered by SBSTA.
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Delegates from the US |
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Audun
Rosland from Norway
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Beat
Nobs, Switzerland |
SBI
Chair Daniela Stoycheva, Bulgaria, opened the first meeting
of the SBI, and introduced the agenda for adoption (FCCC/SBI/2003/1).
SWITZERLAND, supported by the G-77/CHINA, proposed the inclusion
of non-Annex I national communications. A discussion on the
proposal followed
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SBI Panel members
with Chair Daniela Stoycheva,
Bulgaria (far right)
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Delegate
from Venezuela
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Morocco
speaking for the G-77/China
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Listen
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Mohammed
Al-Sabban, Saudi Arabia
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Delegates from Switzerland |
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Co-Chair
Helen Plume, NZ
Karsten
Sach, Germany, CdM
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CONTACT
GROUPS
Protocol
Articles 5, 7 AND 8:
Contact group Co-Chair Helen Plume, New Zealand, noted
the group's tasks to address criteria for selection
of lead reviewers, training of expert review teams (ERTs),
treatment of confidential information, means to improve
the performance and professionalism of ERTs, and to
complete technical guidance on adjustments and discussions
on Article 8. On adjustments, Audun Rosland presented
an explanation of a working paper including the table
of conservativeness factors, and a background paper.
He explained the "band" approach for calculating
conservativeness factors in order to control uncertainty
within the uncertainty levels. Parties discussed placement
of the information; the issue of placing limits of the
discretion of the ERTs; the issue of application of
a single conservativeness factor for the general estimate
category "other" for each source sector; and
questioned how to address recalculations with respect
to adjustments.
Sinks
from the CDM: This
contact group met briefly in the evening to hear a presentation
on the relevant documents, including on baselines, additionality,
and leakage.
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