Source: unfccc.int

Tags: COP-15 , Copenhagen , Denmark , opening ceremony , Statements

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Opening of Ms. Ritt Bjerregard	Opening statement of Ms. Ritt Bjerregard, Mayor of Copenhagen	103 Kb
Opening of Ms. Connie Hedegaard	Opening statement of Ms. Connie Hedegaard, Minister for the United Nations Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen 2009 and COP 15 and CMP 5 President	26 Kb
opening of Mr. Lars Lokke Rasmussen	Opening statement of Mr. Lars Lokke Rasmussen, Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Denmark	67 Kb
Opening of Mr. Maciej Nowicki	Opening statement of Mr. Maciej Nowicki, COP 14 and CMP 4 President	42 Kb
Opening of Mr. Rajendra Kumar Pachauri	Opening statement of Mr. Rajendra Kumar Pachauri, Chair of IPCC	38 Kb
Opening of Mr. Yvo de Boer	Opening statement of Mr. Yvo de Boer, Executive Secretary of the UNFCCC	150 Kb

Version 11/12/09

These draft text are intended to facilitate progress in the negotiations of the AWG-KP. They have been prepared under the sole responsibility of the Chair of the AWG-KP, and should not prejudge the form of the results of the work of the AWG-KP at this session.

The Chair would like to stress that nothing will be agreed until everithing else is agreed

Source: unfccc.int

Tags: AWG-KP , Draft Text , Kyoto Protocol

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AWG-KP draft texts	AWG-KP draft texts date 11 December 2009	235 Kb

Version 11/12/09

In this draft text, the outcome of the work of the Ad Hoc Working Group on Long Term Cooperative Action under the Convention is envisaged as a package consisting of a core decision and thematic decisions further elaborating enhanced action for the full, effective and sustained implementation of the Convention. 

This draft of a possible core decision is presented with the intent of facilitating progress in the Ad Hoc Working Group on Long Term Cooperative Action under the Convention negotiations toward a comprehensive and balanced outcome.  The draft is not intended to prejudge the results of these negotiations or the form and legal nature of the agreed outcome to be adopted by the Conference of the Parties in accordance with the Bali Action Plan. 

In its references to the Kyoto Protocol, this draft text assumes the adoption of a second commitment period under the Protocol. 

Titles are included solely to assist the reader.

Source: unfccc.int

Tags: Ad Hoc Working Group , AWG , Draft Text , Kyoto Protocol

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Draft Core Text	Chair’s Proposed Draft Text on the Outcome of the Work of the Ad Hoc Working Group on Long Term Cooperative Action under the Convention date 11 December 2009	44 Kb

This paper presents the results of a preliminary survey of emerging demonstration and readiness activities to reducing emissions from deforestation and forest degradation and carbon stock enhancement (REDD+) across Africa, Asia, and Latin America. The survey was conducted between November and December 2008, and the information collected was updated until May 2009. While the results of the survey offer a useful snapshot of the landscape of REDD+ activities, they do not capture all the dynamics associated with this rapidly evolving field. As the international debate on REDD+ continues, some projects surveyed may have changed their core objectives and activities, while others may never get off the ground. Another limitation of the survey is the ongoing lack of any clear definition of what constitutes a REDD+ demonstration activity. Despite these shortcomings, this survey offers insights on current trends to inform future REDD+ investments. In total the survey found over 100 REDD+ activities: 44 demonstration activities, 65 readiness activities (including those by the Forest Carbon Partnerhship Facility and the UN-REDD Programme) and 12 activities where carbon is not an explicit goal. Indonesia has by far the most demonstration activities in the pipeline, making Asia the region with the largest number of REDD+ activities. Many projects (68%) are still in the planning stage. A preliminary assessment of incipient REDD+ investments shows the following. First, REDD+ initiatives, especially demonstration activities, tend to target countries where deforestation or the risk of deforestation is significant, which suggests realised carbon effectiveness considerations. Second, poor governance contexts do not discourage REDD+ investments, although cost-efficiency considerations may suggest otherwise. Third, although there is scope for natural equity and co-benefits, there is also a risk of trade-offs between carbon effectiveness and cobenefits. Dry forests – where many rural poor live and where there are high levels of biodiversity – tend to be carbon poor and, thus, feature far less in REDD+ demonstration activities than humid forests. Balancing trade-offs between cost-effectiveness and co-benefit considerations will likely become a central challenge for REDD+ policies and activities. Spatially explicit, high-resolution, environmental and socioeconomic data can offer new scope for REDD+ investments to enhance carbon goals while securing REDD+ co-benefits. Policy makers, donors, and other investors in REDD+ and/or REDD+ co-benefits could assemble such data to enhance their investment choices, monitor their outcomes, and thus provide valuable lessons to inform the national and global REDD+ architecture. Although performance-based payments analogous to payments for environmental services (PES) are core features of the REDD+ idea, the survey further shows that REDD+ policies will require more than PES-type REDD+ schemes. Investments in improved governance and broader policy reforms are equally important to address the root causes of forest emissions. Finding the right policy mix in different country contexts is an important challenge ahead.

Source: CIFOR

Tags: carbon , environmental , UN-REDD

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REDD preliminary survey	Emerging REDD+: a preliminary survey of demonstration and readiness activities	978 Kb