UNFCCC Special Intersessional Meeting November 2-3

Negotiation Simulation For Academic Purposes Only, Fictional UNFCCC Document

NOTIFICATION

November 2012: United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change

Special Intersessional Meeting

New Haven, CT 2 and 3 November 2012

Dear Honorable Delegates,

On behalf of Secretary General Gordon Geballe you are cordially invited to the COP18/CMP8 sessions of the UNFCCC. The meeting will have parallel discussions (see below for details). We are thankful that Lauren Barredo, Environment Minister of Egypt , Kyle Poorman, Environment Minister of France, and Jeff Gustafson, Environment Minister of Belgium, have agreed to chair the AWG-KP, AWG-LCA and AWG-DP consultations, respectively. These consultations will hopefully move us to a more defined and agreed upon negotiating text. We also welcome Mr. Sai Navoti, Lead Negotiator of the Permanent Mission of the Republic of Nauru to the United Nations, as our keynote speaker and honored guest.

Please see attached agenda, list of attendees, negotiation block assignments, negotiation block chair assignments and note on principled negotiation texts.

As our Secretary-General, recently stated, “Leadership at the highest level is needed to protect the planet, save lives and build a more sustainable global economy for all. In Doha this December, the world must sign a deal.” It is the hopes of the secretariat that this session will move us closer to fulfilling this goal.

The Secretary General and the COP Presidents look forward to substantive discussions and a

constructive meeting. Additional instructions and materials are forthcoming.

Yours Sincerely,

Alark Saxena, Executive Secretary UNFCCC Jeffrey Chow Co-president UNFCCC COP 18/CMP8 Robert Fetter Co-president UNFCCC COP 18/CMP8 When: Friday, November 2, 2012 5:00-11:00PM Saturday, November 3, 2012 8:00 AM-5:00PM


Where: Kroon Hall, School of Forestry and Environmental Studies, Yale University Who: Please see attached invite list Attire: Friday: Business Casual, Saturday: Business

AGENDA

****The COP Presidents will be very strict on following the schedule down to the minute in

order to respect the delegates’ precious time. We thank you for your attendance****

Friday, November 2

4:45 pm Registration Kroon Hall 3rd Floor

5:30 pm

6:20 pm

Meet and greet -Delegates and observers

Opening remarks

Knobloch Center

Burke Auditorium

6:30 pm

7:30 pm

8:30 pm

Keynote Address: Sai Navoti, Lead Negotiator, Permanent

Mission of the Republic of Nauru to the United Nations

Buffet Dinner for delegates and guests

Negotiation begins (Block meetings).

Burke Auditorium

Knobloch Center

Kroon Hall

Saturday, November 3

8:00- 9:00 am Breakfast Kroon Hall 3rd Floor

9:00-9:30 am Welcome remarks by the Secretary General Burke Auditorium

9:30- 10:30 am Opening Plenary (remarks made by Blocks) Burke Auditorium

10:30-11:30 am Drafting sessions for respective thematic areas (three

simultaneous sessions)

KP- Kroon 319, LCA- Kroon 321, DP-Burke Auditorium

11:30 - 12:30 pm

11:30 - 12:30 pm

Lunch (Delegation meetings)

Side Event: International Red Cross/Red Crescent

Adaptation Game

Knobloch Center

Knobloch Center

12:30 - 1:30 pm

1:30 - 2:30 pm

Country Block meetings - draft meeting preparation.

Plenary

Kroon Hall

Burke Auditorium

2:30-3:30 pm Drafting sessions for respective thematic areas (three

simultaneous sessions)

KP- Kroon 319, LCA Kroon 321, DP-Burke Auditorium


3:30 - 4:30 pm Closing Plenary Burke Auditorium

4:30 - 5:00 pm Closing remarks Burke Auditorium

5:00 - 5:30 pm

5:30 - 6:30 pm

Debriefing (Q and A -experience sharing)

Closing Reception

Burke Auditorium

Knobloch Center


LIST OF INVITEES



NEGOTIATING BLOCKS

AFRICAN UNION

Berkouwer, Susanna [email protected] South Africa Chair

Bayasgalan, Onon [email protected] The Gambia

Garcia, Esperanza [email protected] Democratic Republic of Congo

Herron, Rick [email protected] Kenya

Hogue, Sarah [email protected] Uganda

Jones, Hunter [email protected] Angola

Medinamora, Jose [email protected] Algeria

Nicholson, Lia lia.nicholson@yale Liberia

Redmond, Mark [email protected] Egypt

Santin, Kent [email protected] Madagascar

Zhang, Xiang [email protected] Somalia

BOLIVARIAN ALLIANCE FOR THE AMERICAS (ALBA)

Stabert, Nora [email protected] Venezuela Chair

Barbosa, Jorge [email protected] Dominica

Davila, Liliana [email protected] Cuba

Emmerman, David [email protected] Ecuador

Graham, Laura [email protected] Nicaragua

Knodel, Marissa [email protected] Bolivia

ALLIANCE OF SMALL ISLAND STATES (AOSIS)

Shan, Lizzie [email protected] Nauru Chair

Ashebir, Adedana [email protected] Papua New Guinea


Caballero, Vivienne [email protected] Belize


Li, Fan [email protected] Tuvalu

Malik, Omar [email protected] Maldives

Miao, William [email protected] Solomon Islands

Uuganbayar, Bo [email protected] Antigua and Barbuda

BASIC

Wright, Kathryn [email protected] India Chair

Berkouwer, Susanna [email protected] South Africa

Goldfarb, Benjamin [email protected] India

Johnson, Laura [email protected] China

Mitchell-Larson, Eli [email protected] China

Ryvola, Rebeka [email protected] Brazil

Schinn, Dustin [email protected] India

Vernoit, Alexander [email protected] China


ENVIRONMENTAL INTEGRITY GROUP (EIG)

Auel, Erin [email protected] Mexico Chair

Harris, Emily [email protected] Republic of Korea

West, Laura [email protected] Switzerland

EUROPEAN UNION (EU)

Callagy, Alana [email protected] Cyprus Chair

Babalola, Elizabeth [email protected] France

Dagan, Mathew [email protected] Germany

Holmatov, Bunyod [email protected] Spain

Mani, Aparna [email protected] Greece

Semenov, Andrey [email protected] Italy

Tyree, Lucas [email protected] United Kingdom

G77+CHINA

Ashebir, Adedana [email protected] Algeria Chair

Medinamora, Jose [email protected] Papua New Guinea


Bayasgalan, Onon [email protected] The Gambia

Berkouwer, Susanna [email protected] South Africa

Caballero, Vivienne [email protected] Belize

Comte, Adrien [email protected] Iran

Cornelius, Adam [email protected] Qatar


Du, Jing [email protected] Qatar


Fonseca, Sarah [email protected] Laos




Herron, Rick [email protected] Kenya


Jagannathan, Anusha [email protected] Saudi Arabia

Johnson, Laura [email protected] China

Joiner, Andrew Scott [email protected] Qatar



Lee, Dong Won [email protected] Nepal


Lika, Selim [email protected] Cambodia

Malik, Omar [email protected] Maldives



Navani, Aman [email protected] Bangladesh



Peyraud, Charlotte [email protected] Yemen


Ryvola, Rebeka [email protected] Brazil



Shan, Lizzie [email protected] Nauru

Stabert, Nora [email protected] Venezuela

Uuganbayar, Bo [email protected] Antigua and Barbuda


Wright, Kathryn [email protected] India


LEAST DEVELOPED COUNTRIES (LDC)

Bayasgalan, Onon [email protected] The Gambia Chair

Barrer, Reginald Rex [email protected] Afghanistan

Fonseca, Sarah [email protected] Laos




Lee, Dong Won [email protected] Nepal


Lika, Selim [email protected] Cambodia


Navani, Aman [email protected] Bangladesh


Peyraud, Charlotte [email protected] Yemen



LIKE-MINDED DEVELOPING COUNTRIES

Johnson, Laura [email protected] China Chair


Franceschini, Laura [email protected] Phillippines









Wright, Kathryn [email protected] India


ORGANIZATION OF THE PETROLEUM EXPORTING COUNTRIES (OPEC)

Joiner, Andrew Scott [email protected] Qatar Chair

Comte, Adrien [email protected] Iran

Cornelius, Adam [email protected] Qatar

Du, Jing [email protected] Qatar




Shi, Wenjing [email protected] United Arab Emirates

Stabert, Nora [email protected] Venezuela

Thompson, Dacie [email protected] United Arab Emirates

UMBRELLA GROUP

Cho, Haein [email protected] United States Chair

Anjum, Rubaina [email protected] Australia

Jiang, Lin [email protected] United States

Livengood, Avery [email protected] United States

Lloyd, Matt [email protected] Canada

Son, Myeongyeon [email protected] Norway

Song, Jiayin [email protected] Japan

Willensky, Regina [email protected] Ukraine

Zhou, Changchang [email protected] Russian Federation

GROUND RULES

The first reading of the text provides the opportunity for delegates to express their acceptance

or disapproval of the text to be negotiated. This is the time when the secretariat takes those

comments and translates them on the screen with the edited text in brackets with country

name supporting that motion. At the end of the first day this “new” text with country positions

will be emailed around to the delegates to help inform your week of informal discussions.

For example, this is what the paragraphs will basically look like after the first reading:

“PP 8 Alt 5 Deeply concerned that the adverse impacts of climate change[, including sea level rise

(Russia – add phrase)] [could constitute give rise to (CARICOM)] security [risks to implications for

(CARICOM, supported by United States)] affected countries (New Zealand – proposed pp 8 alt 5)

(Switzerland – would not want ‘could’, view supported by EU)”

Role of Science:


The IPCC Secretariat can only provide advice during the meeting when asked for by a country

delegate or the Chairman. Please take advantage of this. In addition, all science used for

negotiating points are only acceptable if in the Fourth Assessment Report unless new research

post-AR4 can be adequately justified by the country delegate. The Scoping document for the

Fifth Assessment Report could be used to promote priorities by different delegates.

ALL DECISIONS WILL BE MADE BY CONSENSUS, AND CONSENSUS ONLY!!

Consensus Decision Making Under the UNFCCC and Kyoto Protocol Decisions under the UNFCCC and the Kyoto Protocol are made by consensus, not majority vote. The provision in the UNFCCC Rules of Procedure relating to voting was never adopted because countries objected to being bound by majority vote. Consensus decision-making requires that all major countries consent to the arrangements you negotiate. If a country does not agree to the arrangements and the group adopts a decision without them, that country is unlikely to sign or ratify the new arrangement, which undermines the goal of an international climate regime designed to prevent dangerous climate change. Below are the ground rules previously agreed to by stakeholders. These rules require that members:

Avoid making personal attacks on other group members;

Share relevant information with other group members;

Explain the reasons behind one's statements, questions, and actions;

Keep to the agenda;

Make decisions by consensus, rather than majority rule;

No private discussions; all discussions take place as a group; and

Cell phones turned off at all times.

Only one person per group will serve as spokesman. During the First Reading for each motion the delegate is only allowed 2 minutes to state and defend their suggested addition or deletion;

The participants will achieve the best results if they present themselves as the persons described in their particular role throughout the week.



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