Delegates
to the resumed COP-6 met throughout the day to continue working on
texts for draft decisions and conclusions to be considered by the COP.
Participants convened in negotiating groups on finance, compliance,
mechanisms, and land use, land-use change and forestry (LULUCF), as
well as in several sub-groups and a number of informal consultations.
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NEGOTIATING
GROUPS:
MECHANISMS:
The
group met in the morning to consider the Co-Chairs' non-paper, which
is a consolidation of the political decision, The Hague text, the
Pronk text, and text agreed in the technical working groups. Co-Chair
Chow (right photo: left ) noted that two working groups were meeting on: mechanisms
eligibility and verification procedures of track two of the JI
projects, and the Article 6 project cycle; and the CDM. Right photo:
Chair Chow and Estrada
Estrada
(above right) noted that the decisions have been reformulated to reflect the earlier
political agreements. A grouping of Annex I Parties said a mistake had
been made in the decision on eligibility, which now included reference
to the "legal" agreement on compliance. A number of other Annex I
Parties urged consistency to reflect the political decision on
compliance.Left
photo: Delegates in discussion from the Mechanism group
FINANCE:The
negotiating group on finance issues met in several sessions throughout
Thursday to address outstanding text for draft decisions on UNFCCC
Article 4.8 and 4.9 and Protocol Article 3.14 (adverse), technology
transfer and funding.Above
photo: The dias during the Finance group with Leon Charles
Co-Chairing (center)
Adverse
Effects:In
the morning, Co-Chair Tsering (left photo: center) introduced the most recent version of
the informal paper on UNFCCC Article 4.8 and 4.9, which includes the
changes made by the small drafting group on Wednesday evening, 25
July. Parties discussed at length the phrasing of a chapeau on
financial support to activities addressing adverse effects, finally
agreeing to text providing that activities can be funded by the
special climate change fund "and/or" the adaptation fund, as well
as other bilateral and multilateral sources.
Funding: Parties
met in an informal group Thursday afternoon and evening to draft text
for draft decisions on funding under the Protocol and funding under
UNFCCC. The draft decisions were agreed in the evening, to be
forwarded to the COP.mentation projects, noted that some disagreement remains, in
particular on verification procedures.
Technology
Transfer:The
informal group concluded its work, clearing all remaining brackets in
the negotiating text. The agreed draft decision will be forwarded to
the COP Friday.
COMPLIANCE:During
a morning meeting, Co-Chair Slade (Left photo: second from right)
suggested that delegates proceed through the Co-Chairs' non-paper on
procedures and mechanisms on compliance under the Protocol. On the
draft COP decision, delegates discussed legal and political issues
related to the paragraph whereby the COP adopts the procedures and
mechanisms on compliance annexed thereto.
LULUCF:
The
negotiating group met in afternoon and evening sessions, with a
smaller drafting group convening throughout the day. In the afternoon
session, drafting group co-facilitators Thorgeirsson and Fischlin
reported on progress. They said only sections where the political
decision had been ambiguous required further consultation, and
identified as such the question of whether this decision refers to
eligibility of LULUCF activities under Protocol Article 12 (CDM) only
in the first commitment period, or whether it also applies to future
commitment periods. Other issues included the Russian Federation
proposal for an amendment to its cap on forest management credits
contained in Appendix Z, and additional concerns regarding Party caps.
Co-Chairs Dovland and Gwage noted that the issues
identified that could not be resolved by the negotiation group would
be presented to President Pronk for his guidance, and Appendix Z would
not be opened at this time. Six requests with regard to Appendix Z
would be referred to President Pronk, as well as the questions of the
cap on credits to offset Article 3.3 debits, and the applicability of
the decision on eligibility of LULUCF activities under Article 12
beyond the first commitment period.
INFORMAL
CONSULTATIONS:
COOPERATION
WITH INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS: Delegates
met in the afternoon in a contact group to discuss and approve draft
conclusions on cooperation with other international organizations,
focusing on text regarding cooperation with other conventions. The
group agreed to text on enhancing coordination and exchange of
relevant information between the UNFCCC, the Convention on Biological
Diversity, and the UN Convention to Combat Desertification. Delegates
also agreed to text requesting the Secretariat to invite other
relevant instruments, including the IPCC, to participate in meetings
of the liaison group.
CONSULTATIVE
GROUP OF EXPERTS:
Delegates convened in the afternoon for a Friends of the SBI Chair
meeting to consider a information contained in preliminary report of
the Consultative Group of Experts. Draft conclusions will be presented
to the Parties by the SBI Friday.
Around COP6bis
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Japanese environmental NGOs
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success from Japan
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