2012 Climate Talks and Calendar

Bonn, Germany Intercessional May 14-25, 2012

The 36th sessions of the Subsidiary Body for Implementation (SBI) and of the Subsidiary Body for Scientific and Technological Advice (SBSTA), the fifteenth session of the Ad Hoc Working Group on Long-term Cooperative Action under the Convention (AWG-LCA), the seventeenth session of the Ad Hoc Working Group on Further Commitments for Annex I Parties under the Kyoto Protocol (AWG-KP) and the first session of the Ad Hoc Working Group on the Durban Platform for Enhanced Action (ADP) will take place concurrently from 14 to 25 May. All sessions will be held at the Maritim Hotel in Bonn.

Click on the tabs (coming soon) to find US submissions, an list of related blogs, press statements and reactions relating to the most recent climate conference.

U.S. Submissions

Coming soon.

Blogs

• Kelly Rigg: From Binding to Fair, Looking Ahead at the Bonn Negotiations, Tcktcktck Video Blog, 5.14.1
• A Spring Mood on the Climate Talks, Adopt A Negotiator Blog, 5.13.12

Press Statements & Analysis

• Opening Press Statement of Climate Action Network - International, 5.14.12

• Governments Meeting in Bonn Embark on Next Steps Following Historic Durban Climate Change Conference, UNFCCC Press Release, 5.14.12

CAN-I ECO Newsletters

ECO Newsletter, Issue no. 2, May 2012

ECO Newsletter, Issue no. 1, May 2012

Recent Press

• UN Meets to Discuss Global Climate Treaty, USA Today, 5.13.12
• First UNFCCC Negotiating Session of 2012 Opens in Bonn,  International Institute for Sustainable Development, 5.14.12

Other Resources

• UNFCCC Meeting Homepage.

June 2012: G-20 Summit, Mexico

Mexico will host the seventh meeting of the G-20 heads of government in a series of on-going discussions about financial markets and the world economy. Mexico believes the forum can better represent developing countries in both vision and policy. Under the leadership of President Felipe Calderon, we can expect that Mexico will seek to expand the scope of the G-20’s development and climate focus.

• G-20 Summit Homepage.

June 20-22, 2012: Earth Summit (Rio +20), Rio De Janeiro, Brazil

Earth Summit 2012 will focus on the green economy and an institutional framework for sustainable development. This 20^th anniversary meeting will seek renewed political commitment to sustainable development, assess progress toward goals, and address new and emerging challenges.

• Earth Summit 2012 Homepage.

Concluded: Durban Climate Talks, December 2011

From November 28th through December 11th 2011, representatives from around the world met to negotiate a global agreement to limit greenhouse gases in Durban, South Africa at the U.N’s 17th Conference of the Parties. The talks renewed the Kyoto Protocol in principle and a new process called the Durban Platform for Enhanced Cooperation (DPEC) was forged. Read more »

Panama City, Panama Intercessional 2011

Work for the third part of AWG-KP 16 were the same as for the June session, with Parties continuing to engage in the policy discussion in the contact group and in the work on the more specific issues in the spin-off groups. The Chair of the AWG-KP will prepare a scenario note in a timely manner before the third part of the session. Work for the AWG-LCA 14 will be similar to that for the June session, with Parties continuing their work on all agenda items in informal groups under the contact group. As agreed at the June session, this work will also take into account recommendations made at the session for focused in-depth discussion that would facilitate progress, in particular on technical issues.

• UNFCCC Panama City Meeting Homepage.

Click on the tabs to find US submissions, an list of related blogs, press statements and reactions relating to the most recent climate conference.

Bonn, Germany Intercessional 2011

June 6-17 the second UNFCCC Intersessional Meeting in Bonn, Germany agenda included the 34th sessions of the UNFCCC Subsidiary Body for Implementation (SBI) and Subsidiary Body for Scientific and Technological Advice (SBSTA), as well as meetings of the Ad Hoc Working Groups.

Click on the tabs to find US submissions, an list of related blogs, press statements and reactions relating to the most recent climate conference.

Bangkok Intercessional 2011

The first UNFCCC meeting of 2011 took place in Bangkok Sunday, 3 April through Friday, 8 April 2011. The meeting featured workshops requested by the member countries in Cancun that spurred discussion of emission reduction plans of industrialized countries and the emission efforts of developing countries as well as exploring opportunities for greater cooperation to deploy clean technology solutions. Read more »