Road to Copenhagen
With the CPRS debate not back in parliament until Feb 2010 attention will now be drawn to the UN discussions in Copenhagen for COP 15 (Conference of the Parties). As you have read before Greensense will be going to Copenhagen so we thought we would blog on the history of the COP sessions that have lead to this point.
1992 — the international political response to climate change begins with the adoption of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), a framework for intergovernmental action on climate change.
1994 — the UNFCCC enter into force on March 21.
1997 — delegates of COP3 in Kyoto, Japan agree to UNFCCC protocol that commits Annex 1 parties (industrialised countries and countries in transition to a market economy) to reduce their overall emissions by an average of 5.2% below 1990 levels between 2008 and 2012. Several of the world’s largest emitters such as the United States and developing countries including Brazil, India and China do not commit to fixed targets.
2007 — at COP 13 in Bali, the Bali Action Plan establishes a mandate to concentrate on four key elements of long term co-operation: mitigation, adaptation, financing and technology. The Bali roadmap covers negotiation “tracks” under the Convention and the Protocol over two years.
2008 — at COP14 in Pozna, Poland, governments agreed to shift into full negotiating mode to shape an ambitious and effective international response to climate change.
2009 — with critical negotiations about to occur, how will the year end? Watch this space…
