CLIMATE NEGOTIATIONS BONN MAY 2012 NGO NEWSLETTER

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ECO has been published by Non­Governmental Environmental Groups at major international conferences since the Stockholm EnvironmentConference in 1972. ECO is produced co­operatively by the Climate Action Network at the UNFCCC meetings in Bonn, May 2012.

ECO email: administration@climatenetwork.org ­ ECO website: http://climatenetwork.org/eco­newsletters ­ Editorial/Production: Kyle Gracey

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The Review is sometimes thought of asa minor agenda item. ECO does notagree. It reincorporates scientific findingsin the political UNFCCC negotiations inorder to raise ambition and close thegigatonne gap. So, negotiators, if youhappened to forget its significance, thisis a reminder to pay sufficient attentionto the discussion on the first periodicReview (2013­15).At COP18, we need several decisionson the Review – most of all a decisionon its scope, but also on the modalities.Modalities would include the body toconduct the Review and a finalizedworkplan for a timely start, effective workand strong recommendations in 2015.The workplan must not be forgotten overcontradicting views on the scope(reviewing 2°C or reviewing the long­term global goal and the process towardsachieving it (as phrased in Cancun) orto the means of implementation). Mexicoyesterday suggested bridging the differingviews on the scope by starting with theCancun language and possibly laterfurther defining the scope. Gracias,Mexico!In case Parties, at a later point in time,seek to consider reviewing the meansof implementation, ECO suggestsinserting a chapeau in the coming draftdecision on the scope, referring to the

different reviews in the Cancun andDurban decisions on finance, technology,capacity building and biennial reporting.These various decisions to review themeans of implementation have alreadybeen taken, so that there is no need toduplicate this undertaking in the firstperiodic review (2013­2015). A betterapproach would be to strengthen allreviews by linking the first periodicalReview to the other review processes.This would make them more powerfulat all ends.In summary, ECO is confident that it ispossible to find a way out of the presentstalemate concerning the review 2013­2015, so that the review can begin in2013.ECO appreciated the chair's facilitationof yesterday's spin­off group, movingthe discussion to the modalities, suchas the potential expert group that wouldconduct the Review and first steps inorganising the work starting next year.Of course, ECO already has its ownperceptions and milestones in mind forthe 2013­2015 Review roadmap:1) Beginning in 2013 with a workshopon the Special Reports of IPCC (SRRENand SREX) at SB38

2) A subsequent workshop back­to­backto the adoption of AR5/WG I of IPCC atthe COP in 2013, where conclusions onWG I­related issues for the Review willbe drawn.3) In May 2014 there should be a secondworkshop back­to­back to the adoptionof AR5/WG III (including WG II relatedissues), so that...4)...SB40 in June 2014 could drawconclusions on it5) After adoption of the Synthesis Reportof AR5, a workshop could be planned6) The COP in 2014 should take noteof this analytical phase of the reviewand take a decision on the envisagedsteps on the Review for 2015 that leadto action7) In 2014/15 the political analysis shouldtake place8) To ensure action in 2015, SB 42should write a draft decision on theaction the COP should take on the basisof the reviewAll these activities should inform theother, above­mentioned review processesto create small but powerful tools foravoiding dangerous climate change.

Beautiful but totally isolated country in central Europe desperately seeks a friend with a common interest in coal. Ourpresent so­called friends do not appreciate our tradition of carrying forward iconic things even if they are worthless. They donot understand that possessing the biggest European lignite deposit obliges us to make use of it. They even criticise our vetoof EU climate ambition, which we must admit may sometimes seem like an addiction. Seeking new friends with commoninterests across the Atlantic or in OPEC, but preferably from the EU, so that they join us in our next veto of ambition at theJune Energy Council. Mailbox: P00O

ECO was recently combing through itsarchives, looking for a lost hotel bar tabfrom the Bonn COP it was hoping it couldstill be reimbursed for. No such luck, butit did find this gem of an article fromMarrakesh in October 2001.Like an old secondary school yearbook,while the haircuts may have changed,the personalities are much the same.ECO expects that, when Parties lookback at themselves today in anotherdecade, they and we will instead bepleased at how much they have matured.Until then, ECO has some great NGOParty adverts it will happily run again.

ICAO stuck in bunkerSUBSTA missed yet another opportunityyesterday to take action on bunker fuels(i.e. fuels used for international

transport). At 3.5 per centper year, emissions fromaviation constitute the fastestgrowing greenhouse gasemission sector worldwide.Yet they are not included inClimate Convention (CC) orKyoto commitments, Partiesdo not have to report onthem and they are tax­free.This clearly is an outrage.

After years of dithering, and a damningIPCC report on the harmful effects of airtransport, the body nominally responsiblefor the regulation of internationalaviation, the International Civil AviationOrganistation (ICAO), announcedyesterday it would be a good idea tohave a cap and trade scheme foraviation emissions – provided it is “anopen one across economic centres”.What ICAO has overlooked is thatadvanced plans for such a schemealready exist. It is known as the KyotoProtocol emissions trading scheme. Italready has agreed on caps (obviatingthe need to negotiate new ones) and itenables participants to trade across alleconomic sectors except, at present,international aviation and marinetransport.A golden opportunity was thus missed.All that was needed yesterday was for

SUBSTA to have a short debate on theallocation of emissions from internationaltransport to individual countries. (Thedebate could have been very shortbecause there is only one practicaloption: allocation of emissions to thepoint of sale of the fuel.) ICAO could thenhave agreed to include aviation­relatedemissions under the Kyoto cap.Seriously, ICAO just had its assemblyand only meets every three years.Unless Parties to the CC decide theallocation and cap issues in the nextSUBSTA, we could wait long and hard fora solution to be found in ICAO. Eventhen, discussion in ICAO is likely to getbogged down in disputes amongstvested interests – those are much moreentrenched than in SUBSTA.

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CLIMATE NEGOTIATIONS BONN MAY 2012 NGO NEWSLETTER

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National term of endearment/greeting:Annual alcohol consumption:

Annual cheese consumption:Best things about New Zealand:

Worst things about New Zealand:

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Existing unconditional pledge on the table:

Existing conditional pledge (upper end):Next step to increase ambition by COP18:

New Zealand New Zealand New Zealand New Zealand New ZealandBro/Mate9.6 litres per person per year5.7 kilograms per person per yearBeautiful environment ­ some of it still unspoiled. Maori Culture. WineWanting to be Australia. Addiction to cars. Pathological need to spoil theunspoiled bitsNew Zealand isn't all clean and green. New Zealand is the first country in theworld to catalogue its entire known living and fossil history from 530 millionyears ago to todayIt's all conditional, which means the unconditional pledge is to donothing.10­20% reduction in net emissions below 1990 gross emissions levels by 2020This year: Submit a meaningful QELRO that would require a 40%reduction by 2020; produce a low carbon development plan; tell us whengross emissions will peak; listen to the voices of progressive businessleaders and agricultural scientists who can help us get there, rather thanthe usual head­in­the­sand lobby groups; and get a new attitude.

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YOUNGOmembers urgedParties to"cheer up" theLCA and KPtracks by givingthem theirattention...andambition. Manypassingdelegatesobliged.

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