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5.2 Dialogue processes for negotiators
Some of the most important discussion and dialogue processes on future
international action on climate change are the following:
5.2.1 Negotiations under the UNFCCC
The official negotiating process on the second commitment period of the
Kyoto Protocol has started in 2005 (Articles 3.9 and 9.2 of the Kyoto Protocol).
A seminar of governmental experts on past and future actions has been held
in Bonn, Germany, 16-17 May 2005. Although it was an informal "seminar" it
was the first time that countries officially exchanged information on next steps
after 2012 under the UNFCCC.
The international policy community began to consider policies beyond Kyoto
at the eleventh Conference of the Parties (COP 11) and the first Conference of
the Parties serving as the Meeting of the Parties to the Kyoto Protocol (CMP 1)
in Montreal, Canada (28 November to 9 December 2005). Two different
processes were set in motion:
The Parties to the Kyoto Protocol agreed to establish a new working
group to discuss future commitments for developed countries for the
period after 2012 in accordance with Article 3.9 of the Kyoto Protocol.
This process would not provide an opportunity to incorporate countries
currently without emission commitments – including the United States,
China and India.
The Parties to the Convention (almost all countries, including the US)
launched a dialogue on strategic “approaches for long-term global
cooperative action to address climate change” (Decision CP.11, 2005
Montreal COP to the UNFCCC). A series of four workshops were
planned until the end of 2007. This second process was designed to be
much more open-ended.
Escuela Técnica Superior de Ingeniería ICAI Carmen Bunzl Boulet Junio 2008