Status of the UNFCCC negotiations : État des négociations de la CCNUCC : résultats des pourparlers de Bonn sur les changements climatiques, mars 2009

The 2009 negotiations are focused on reaching an outcome on an agreement on the commitments and structure of a climate regime for after 2012, when the when the first commitment period of the Kyoto Protocol ends. [...] The Conference of the Parties serving as the Meeting of the Parties (COP/MOP) brings together those countries that have ratified or accepted the Kyoto Protocol. [...] By the end of the evening, the rhetoric had become so vitriolic that there were concerns about its ―spillover effect‖ on other aspects of the negotiations, particularly the AWG-LCA that will be considering actions/commitments on the part of all Parties. [...] The AWG-KP conclusions (UNFCCC, 2009d) stated that the working group would ―maintain a coherent approach between the Convention and the Kyoto Protocol in relation to the commitments of Annex I Parties.‖ 7 Status of the UNFCCC Negotiations 4.0 Adaptation Adaptation was discussed under the AWG-LCA and concentrated on underlying principles of adaptation, possible elements for an adaptation framework, [...] They want the governance of the financing structure to be under the authority of the COP.