{"id":109517,"date":"2009-12-14T13:37:53","date_gmt":"2009-12-14T18:37:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.climatechangeinsights.com\/2009\/12\/articles\/cop15-copenhagen\/cop15-day-8-chaos-in-copenhagen\/"},"modified":"2009-12-14T13:37:53","modified_gmt":"2009-12-14T18:37:53","slug":"cop-15-day-8-chaos-in-copenhagen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/109517","title":{"rendered":"COP-15 Day 8: Chaos in Copenhagen"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Bella Center is hot, crowded and beyond its capacity.  Lines are hours long to even enter the building.  Security is tightening up.  Around the city, Copenhagen is ground zero for climate change this week as there are countless business events, protests, and conferences all day and night. <\/span><\/p>\n

Negotiations were suspended as G77 nations, led by African delegates in this instance, walked out.  Their desire is a continuation of the Kyoto Protocol and pushing developed countries for bigger carbon cuts and international climate finance.  Speculation is that this action is about negotiation theatrics to raise the stakes in Week 2 and they will come back to the table soon.  Informal negotiations took place over the weekend in an upscale warehouse district of Copenhagen that were reported to be positive, so the latest G77 action caught some delegates by surprise.<\/span><\/p>\n

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The Chair’s text<\/a> was released to set the stage for the final week of negotiations.<\/span>  This proposed text is supposed to be the basis for negotiations this week. <\/span><\/p>\n

The negotiations appear to be heading towards the following elements:<\/span><\/p>\n

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  1. Political agreement, not a legal agreement.  From a US perspective, this allows President Obama to continue to work for political support domestically, and not get too far out ahead of the Senate. <\/span>
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  2. The new agreement would bring all countries into the fold (unlike Kyoto where several large emitters were left out).  Developed countries will need to set mid-term targets for 2020.  Larger developing countries will need to agree on deviations from business as usual in their own emissions. <\/span>
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  3. A fast action fund for 2010 to 2012 in the 10 billion to 12 billion range for mitigation (technology and REDD) and adaptation.  There is some discussion of a fund out to 2030 being agreed upon here but it remains to be seen where the US, EU and other key players are on that issue.  The fund to 2020 or 2030 for $30-$40 billion is being advanced by Mexico and Norway. <\/span>
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  4. A sticking point will be agreement upon a framework ensuring that commitments made by all sides are easily monitored, verified and reported.  Again, in a US context, it will be difficult for the Administration to sell a deal to the Senate if it lacks mechanisms to force transparency on Chinese actions to reduce carbon.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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