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26th Sessions of the UNFCCC Subsidiary Bodies
Bonn, Germany | 7-18 May 2007
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AWG 3 Opens with Mitigation Focus
On Monday, the third session of the Ad Hoc Working Group on Further Commitments for Annex I Parties under the Kyoto Protocol (AWG) began. The AWG spent most of the day in a round-table discussion on the mitigation potentials of policies, measures and technologies. In addition, contact groups and informal consultations under the SBSTA and SBI continued on a variety of issues, including: the Adaptation Fund; deforestation; Decision 1/CP.10 (Buenos Aires programme of work on adaptation and response measures); IPCC guidelines for national greenhouses gas inventories; research and systematic observation; small-scale afforestation and reforestation CDM project activities; and technology transfer.
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Monday, 14 May
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AWG Meeting
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AWG Chair Leon Charles, Grenada, identified the need to bridge traditional divides and work in an atmosphere of trust and confidence.
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Switzerland, for the Environmental Integrity Group, called for mitigation efforts that take into account national circumstances.
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Alf Wills, South Africa for the G-77/China, called for "deep and ambitious" commitments from Annex I parties.
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AWG round-table discussion on mitigation potentials, measures and technologies.
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The round-table discussion on mitigation potentials of policies, measures and technologies was held during the morning and afternoon sessions. |
AWG Vice-Chair Outi Berghäll, Finland.
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Artur Runge-Metzger, European Commission, noted the EU's commitment to reduce emissions by 20% by 2020.
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Arne Mogren, Vattenfall AB, underscored clear carbon price and policies that promote trust among market players.
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Fareed Al-Asaly, Saudi Arabia, highlighted the economic consequences of energy policy choices by Annex I parties on fuel exporting nations.
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Markus Amann, International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis, outlined synergies between greenhouse gas and air pollution control in Europe.
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Hugi Ólafsson, Iceland, outlined his country's successful energy shift from coal to renewables.
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Louis Verchot, World Agroforestry Center, identified several mitigation opportunities, such as reducing deforestation and the use of fertilizers.
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Nicole Wilke, Germany for the EU, gave an overview of the EU Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS) which she said is a major player in the global carbon market.
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Harry Clark, New Zealand, outlined opportunities for and barriers to mitigating emissions from grazing animals in the short, medium and long term.
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Contact Groups
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Jukka Uosukainen, Finland, and Ositadinma Anaedu, Nigeria, co-chaired the contact group on the Adaptation Fund.
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Thelma Krug, Brazil, and Satoshi Akahori, Japan, co-chaired the contact group on implications of possible changes to the limit for small-scale afforestation and reforestation CDM activities.
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Around the Subsidiary Bodies
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UNFCCC Executive Secretary Yvo de Boer chatted with participants over coffee.
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GEF representatives in the contact group on the Adaptation Fund.
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Delegates from Canada and the EU consulted during the Adaptation Fund contact group.
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Delegates huddled during the contact group on research and systematic observation.
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Harald Winkler, South Africa, chatted with Ambassador Mutsuyoshi Nishimura, Japan.
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SBI Chair Bagher Asadi, Iran, chatted with Jamil Ahmad, Pakistan.
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Delegates chatted after informals on deforestation.
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Related Links
UN Framework Convention on Climate Change
SB26 Information and Documents
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SB26 Side Events Overview
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Kyoto Protocol information
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
UNEP Ozone Secretariat
Related IISDRS Coverage
Linkages Climate and Atmosphere page
IPCC Working Group 3 and IPCC-26, 30 April-4 May 2007, Bangkok, Thailand.
UNFCCC Asian Regional Workshop on Adaptation, 11-13 April 2007, Beijing, China.
IPCC Working Group 2, 2-5 April 2007, Brussels, Belgium.
CTI Joint Seminar on Technology Transfer in Asia, New Delhi, 7-8 March 2007, New Delhi, India.
Community Based Adaptation to Climate Change, 24-28 February 2007, Dhaka, Bangladesh.
IPCC Working Group 1, 29 January-1 February 2007, Paris, France.
UNFCC COP-12, 6-17 November 2006, Nairobi, Kenya.
Montréal Protocol MOP-18, October 2006, New Delhi, India.
UNFCCC African Regional Workshop on Adaptation, 21-23 September 2006, Accra, Ghana.
First International Conference on the CDM, 19-21 September 2006, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
26th Montréal Protocol Open-Ended Working Group, 3-6 July 2006, Montréal, Canada.
UNFCCC SB-24, 15-26 May 2006, Bonn, Germany.
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