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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 PRICE POSTAGE Malaysia RM14.00 RM2.00 Third World countries US$8.00 US$2.00 (air); US$1.00 (sea) Other foreign countries US$12.00 US$2.00 (air); US$1.00 (sea) (For orders of more than 3 copies, please write in for reduced postal rate) How to Order the Book Visit our TWN Online Bookshop or contact Third World Network at 131 Jalan Macalister, 10400 Penang, Malaysia. Tel: 604-2266159 Fax: 604-2264505 Email for further information. |
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