Doha News Updates and Climate Briefings (November/December 2012)

About the Book

This is a collection of 29 News Updates and a Briefing Paper prepared by the Third World Network for and during the recent United Nations Climate Change Talks – the 18th session of the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP18), and the 8th session of the Conference of the Parties serving as the Meeting of the Parties to the Kyoto Protocol (CMP 8) – in Doha, Qatar, from 26 November to 7 December 2012.


Contents

Updates

1     Climate Talks Resume, amid Weather Chaos       
2    Climate Legal Regime at the Crossroads       
3    Developing Countries Outline Key Deliverables for COP 18       
4    Doha Must Deliver Strong and Effective Second Commitment Period, Says G77/China    
5    AWG-LCA: Developed Countries Oppose Chair’s Overview Text    
6    Kyoto Protocol Second Commitment Period Still Mired in Differences    
7    Completion of Bali Roadmap Basis for Durban Platform Work, Say Developing Countries    
8    SBSTA: Differences over Agriculture, Aviation and Maritime Transport Emissions    
9    AWG-LCA: Heated Exchange at Informal Consultations    
10    AWG-LCA: Disagreement over Need for Expert Group on ‘Review’    
11    AWG-LCA: ‘Various Approaches’ for Mitigation Actions Further Explored    
12    Continuing Differences on REDD-plus and Way Forward    
13    Climate Finance – a Major Make-or-break Issue for Doha    
14    Deep Divide over Russia’s Proposal to Amend Convention    
15    Unhappy First Week at Doha; Uncertainty over the Final Outcome    
16    Disappointment Expressed at Informal Stocktake at Doha Climate Talks
17    AWG-LCA: Developing Countries Outraged over Lack of Text in Key Areas    
18    AWG-KP: No Shift in Low Ambition, Unresolved Issues to Go to Ministers    
19    AWG-KP: Outcome Document Forwarded with Brackets to CMP 8    
20    A ‘Low Ambition’ Outcome in Doha    
21    Durban Platform Work to be Guided by Principles of the Convention    
22    AWG-LCA Concludes Its Work in Doha      
23    Developing Countries Unhappy over Low Ambition in Doha Outcomes      
24    Doha Decisions on Finance      
25    Negotiators Buy More Time for Agriculture Discussions      
26    COP 18 Outcome on Loss and Damage Opens Door for New Mechanism      
27    Divergent Views over ‘Vision’ of Outcome under Durban Platform
28    Durban Platform: Way Forward on Pre-2020 Ambition
29    Response Measures: Avoidance of Negative Trade Impacts of Unilateral Measures Reaffirmed

Briefing                                       

1    Loss and Damage: Confronting and Addressing the New Burden for Developing