Tag: ADP

Day 9 Policy Updates: let’s talk about text, baby

Lara Shirley November 19, 2013 0 Comments
by Lara Shirley We are entering the point in the COP where negotiation spaces are mostly closed to us, and draft decision text is being generated from the various areas of work. To see the documents published so far, go here. Things to look out for: there are some areas that haven't been concluded yet and are still undergoing negotiations. These are - ADP, finance, loss and damage, REDD+...

Day 8 Policy Updates: Coal-land

aodell November 18, 2013 0 Comments
By Anna Odell and Bohdan Zymka SBSTA closed early Sunday morning (late Saturday night) and SBI closed this morning before the stock-taking plenary. Overall, the G77 remains unified in the face of growing political pressure, particularly on the issues of loss and damage and finance. The G77 has stated that they won’t discuss post 2020 finance until pre 2020 finance has been addressed, and LDCs...

Weekend Policy Updates: All Night Parties

Nathan Thanki November 17, 2013 0 Comments
by Nathan Thanki Saturday saw thousands march through the streets of Warsaw towards to Stadium where the negotiations are being held. 600 people arrived on a train from Brussels. The march ended in a rally which included speakers from the Philippines Movement for Climate Justice. Negotiations, meanwhile, continued as contact groups and informals before convening as plenaries late into the night...

Day 5 Policy Updates: Taking Stock, Talking Lots

Nathan Thanki November 15, 2013 0 Comments
by Nathan Thanki The informals continue. Today saw the ADP convene meetings on adaptation and technology which got fairly heated. The big sticking points are the issue of intellectual property rights (IPRs), which has been reintroduced by the G77 but is causing the developed countries much anguish. Yesterday developed countries began referring to IPRs as "the thing which must not be named" in...

Day 4 Policy Updates: Loss and Damage text

Nathan Thanki November 14, 2013 1 Comment
by Nathan Thanki In general negotiations continue in "contact groups" and informals which are by and large closed to observers (though try your luck!) and in informal-informals and bilaterals in the corridors. In the contact group on loss and damage, chaired by ministers (rather than negotiators) from Sweden and St. Kitts, the G77 proposed a draft text yesterday (Tuesday) which was supported...