Bangkok News Updates and Climate Briefings (August/September 2012)

About the Book

This is a collection of 25 News Updates and three Briefing Papers prepared by the Third World Network for and during the recent United Nations Climate Change Talks – the informal additional sessions of the Ad Hoc Working Group on Long-term Cooperative Action under the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (AWG-LCA), the Ad Hoc Working Group on Further Commitments for Annex I Parties under the Kyoto Protocol (AWG-KP), and the Ad Hoc Working Group on the Durban Platform for Enhanced Action (ADP) – in Bangkok, Thailand from 30 August to 5 September 2012.


Contents

Updates

1    Durban Platform: Bangkok Climate Session Likely to be Contentious
2    Durban Platform Outcome Must Not Rewrite UNFCCC, Say Developing Countries
3    Technology Contact Group Debates Intellectual Property Rights
4    Forest Finance Should be Public, Include "Non-carbon" Benefits, Says South
5    Durban Platform: Developed Countries Outline "Vision" for New Agreement
6    Developing Countries Table Proposal for Enhanced Adaptation Action    
7    No to Termination of AWG-LCA until Work under Bali Action Plan Completed    
8    No Signs of a "Shared Vision" as Divisions Remain
9    Divergence over Scope of Review of Long-term Emissions Reduction Goal
10    Mitigation by Developed Countries: Common Accounting Rules and "Comparability of Efforts" Debated
11    Developed Countries Have Not Moved on Kyoto Protocol Commitments
12    Developed Countries Reject Further Adaptation Work under the AWG-LCA
13    Divergence over Further Work on Economic and Social Consequences of Response Measures
14    Kyoto Protocol "System" Key for Mitigation Ambition, Say Developing Countries
15    Parties Consider Framework for Various Approaches and New Market-based Mechanism for Mitigation
16    Discussion Continues on Sectoral Approaches, Links with UN Aviation and Maritime Bodies
17    Financing Gap the Subject of Debate, Developing Countries Call for Clear Political Signal in Doha
18    Don't Block Progress for Success of Talks, Says South
19    Durban Platform: Developing Countries Express "Vision" for Post-2020 Agreement
20    Heated Debate on Unilateral Measures
21    Durban Platform: Parties Divided over Way Forward
22    Developing Countries Call for Resolution of Outstanding Issues under Bali Action Plan
23    Kyoto Protocol Second Commitment Period Remains Elusive
24    Need for Higher Mitigation Ambition and Comparability of Effort among Developed Countries
25    Respect Diversity and Nationally-driven Approach to Developing Country Mitigation - Workshop Told

Briefings

Introduction    

1    Loss and Damage: Some Key Issues and Considerations
2    Loss and Damage: Key Issues and Considerations for the Bangkok Regional Expert Meeting
3    Loss and Damage: Defining Slow-onset Events