Thursday, 8 December
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High-Level Segment
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Lena Sommestad, Sweden, highlighted the catalytic role of flexible
mechanisms and the EU emissions trading scheme.
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Ratemo Michieka, Kenya, stressed concrete action under the programme of
work on adaptation.
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Aleksandr Apatsky, Belarus, emphasized that it hopes to be included in
Annex B of the Protocol and undertake quantitative commitments.
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Ali bin Ibrahim Al Naimi, Saudi Arabia, called on Annex I Parties to
honor commitments to developing countries, particularly those that
are highly dependent on oil exports.
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Iyorchia Ayu, Nigeria, urged greater support for the SCCF, and said
Annex I Parties should "do more than pay lip service" to funding and
capacity building.
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Yuriko Koike, Japan, reported on its domestic efforts to reduce emissions,
including awareness raising activities.
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Carlos Manuel Rodriguez, Costa Rica, welcomed a process that would
provide incentives to avoid deforestation.
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Cristina Narbona Ruiz, Spain, stressed the role of renewable energies,
and said that climate change is an ethical challenge.
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Jordan Dardov, Bulgaria, highlighted the Green Investment Scheme as
an opportunity for economies in transition to trade Assigned Amount
Units while ensuring the Protocol's environmental integrity.
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Dienebou Kaba Camara, Côte d'Ivoire, highlighted the importance
of technology transfer to address climate change.
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Wari Iamo, Papua New Guinea, proposed to start, on a voluntary basis,
reductions of emissions through avoided deforestation.
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Louise Nzanga Ramazani, Democratic Republic of Congo, emphasized the
need to consider avoided deforestation under the Protocol.
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Consultations
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Informal consultations on how to move forward post-2012 took place
throughout Thursday in numerous meetings focused both on the UNFCCC
(above) and Kyoto Protocol (below).
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Press Conferences
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Brazil hosted a press conference.
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France hosted a press conference.
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Around COP11 and COP/MOP 1
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Youth delegates huddled around their digital camera.
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Ministers from Mexico and Germany celebrated the signing of a CDM
agreement between their countries.
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Dean Peart, Jamaica, was briefed by his delegation at the end of
the Article 3.9 informals.
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Minister Sigmar Gabriel, Germany, wrote a message on a tile to be
added to the Friends of the Earth's climate mosaic.
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Louise Ramazani, DRC, and Marguerite Kabore, Burkina Faso, posed for a
photo.
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On the 25th anniversary of John Lennon's death, youth delegates staged a
mock "bed-in" and sang classic Beatles songs with new lyrics about
climate change.
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Participants conferred in the corridors.
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In French, the names of some Parties are...
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...English words with different meanings.
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