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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
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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
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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
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LIST OF INVITEES
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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
Barbosa, Jorge [email protected] Dominica
Caballero, Vivienne [email protected] Belize
Davila, Liliana [email protected] Cuba
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
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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
Barbosa, Jorge [email protected] Dominica
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
Davila, Liliana [email protected] Cuba
Du, Jing [email protected] Qatar
Emmerman, David [email protected] Ecuador
Fonseca, Sarah [email protected] Laos
Garcia, Esperanza [email protected] Democratic Republic of Congo
Goldfarb, Benjamin [email protected] India
Graham, Laura [email protected] Nicaragua
Herron, Rick [email protected] Kenya
Hogue, Sarah [email protected] Uganda
Jagannathan, Anusha [email protected] Saudi Arabia
Johnson, Laura [email protected] China
Joiner, Andrew Scott [email protected] Qatar
Jones, Hunter [email protected] Angola
Knodel, Marissa [email protected] Bolivia
Lee, Dong Won [email protected] Nepal
Li, Fan [email protected] Tuvalu
Lika, Selim [email protected] Cambodia
Malik, Omar [email protected] Maldives
Miao, William [email protected] Solomon Islands
Mitchell-Larson, Eli [email protected] China
Navani, Aman [email protected] Bangladesh
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Nicholson, Lia lia.nicholson@yale Liberia
Peyraud, Charlotte [email protected] Yemen
Redmond, Mark [email protected] Egypt
Ryvola, Rebeka [email protected] Brazil
Santin, Kent [email protected] Madagascar
Schinn, Dustin [email protected] India
Shan, Lizzie [email protected] Nauru
Stabert, Nora [email protected] Venezuela
Uuganbayar, Bo [email protected] Antigua and Barbuda
Vernoit, Alexander [email protected] China
Wright, Kathryn [email protected] India
Zhang, Xiang [email protected] Somalia
LEAST DEVELOPED COUNTRIES (LDC)
Bayasgalan, Onon [email protected] The Gambia Chair
Barrer, Reginald Rex [email protected] Afghanistan
Fonseca, Sarah [email protected] Laos
Garcia, Esperanza [email protected] Democratic Republic of Congo
Hogue, Sarah [email protected] Uganda
Jones, Hunter [email protected] Angola
Lee, Dong Won [email protected] Nepal
Li, Fan [email protected] Tuvalu
Lika, Selim [email protected] Cambodia
Miao, William [email protected] Solomon Islands
Navani, Aman [email protected] Bangladesh
Nicholson, Lia lia.nicholson@yale Liberia
Peyraud, Charlotte [email protected] Yemen
Santin, Kent [email protected] Madagascar
Zhang, Xiang [email protected] Somalia
LIKE-MINDED DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
Johnson, Laura [email protected] China Chair
Emmerman, David [email protected] Ecuador
Franceschini, Laura [email protected] Phillippines
Goldfarb, Benjamin [email protected] India
Graham, Laura [email protected] Nicaragua
Jagannathan, Anusha [email protected] Saudi Arabia
Knodel, Marissa [email protected] Bolivia
Mitchell-Larson, Eli [email protected] China
Redmond, Mark [email protected] Egypt
Schinn, Dustin [email protected] India
Vernoit, Alexander [email protected] China
Wright, Kathryn [email protected] India
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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
Emmerman, David [email protected] Ecuador
Jagannathan, Anusha [email protected] Saudi Arabia
Jones, Hunter [email protected] Angola
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:
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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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