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Written by Katie Sullivan
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Wednesday, December 05, 2012 05:06 PM |
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This week in Doha saw the high-level segment get underway with a flurry of closed door, “informal consultations” where draft text is emerging across the three negotiating tracks (KP, LCA, and ADP)
Behind closed doors and away from prying eyes of the media (and, in many cases, observers), informal consultations ramped into high-gear, with time quickly running out. With so many different streams of negotiations now occurring in parallel and under various formats – through informal consultations and “informal informals” – confusion and communication challenges at Doha’s convention centre also ramped into high gear.
A clear picture of LCA’s fate, and its relationship with other negotiating streams, has proven particularly challenging to follow and speculate how negotiations might play out. By mid-week, European Commissioner Hedegaard claimed the LCA text had too many options for ministers to consider by week’s end, and that talks under the ADP negotiating stream had come to a grinding halt until LCA issues had been resolved. The coming hours and days will see whether the COP Presidency can help broker a resolution on these matters and help move talks forward.
The following provides high-level updates under each of the three negotiating streams, as well as a brief report on IETA’s COP18 side-events.
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Written by Anthony Mansell
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Saturday, December 01, 2012 08:48 AM |
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With the half time whistle about to sound here in Doha, there is an opportunity to reflect on the action we have seen so far, and assess what the final result will be. In keeping with the sport theme, Poland announced its candidacy to host COP 19/CMP 9 on Wednesday, which will be situated in Warsaw inside the national football stadium and the Cultural Institute.
The AWG-KP spent Friday discussing a draft text that emerged from the CMP relating to amendments to the Kyoto Protocol, including further guidance on the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM, available here). Within SBI contact groups divisions have emerged in areas such as the appeals process for declined LOAs, where some parties would prefer to see both positive and negative appeals allowed and others would instead only prefer this to be used for negative appeals. In addition, the length of the crediting period for CDM projects continues to be discussed, along with the procedures approved by the CDM EB regarding voluntary cancellation of CERs in the registry. However, a large amount of ground needs to be covered in a limited number of meeting slots next week, not just within the agenda points relating to the CDM but also the broader debate over securing a second commitment period.
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Written by Jeff Swartz
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Wednesday, November 28, 2012 10:48 AM |
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Negotiations began here at COP 18 in Doha on Monday with a closing speech by the outgoing South African Presidency- Maite Nkoana - Mashabane, who referred to Durban as a ‘shining example,’ and called on Parties to ‘stay true to the legacies of Durban.’ Christiana Figueres, Executive Secretary of the UNFCCC, opened COP 18 by highlighting the following:
- This conference is an Asian COP, and unique in the way it will usher in efforts from previous Asian COP’s - notably Kyoto and Bali.
- COP 18 will move the Bali Action Plan from plan to action
- It will make history as it will finish on a Friday-the 1st time for a COP
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Look here for regular updates from the IETA Team |
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Written by Ben McCarthy
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Tuesday, November 13, 2012 09:23 PM |
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Once COP18 is underway, the IETA Team on the ground will post updates here to keep you informed of the latest developments.
The IETA Secretariat in Doha will consist of:
Dirk Forrister, President and CEO
Sophy Greenhalgh, ICROA Programme Manager
Anthony Mansell, Policy Advisor
Ben McCarthy, Program Manager
Katie Sullivan, Director of North American Policy & International Climate Finance
Jeff Swartz, International Policy Director
In the meantime, find more information about IETA's planned activities in Doha at www.ieta.org/cop18.
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