Subtleness and flexibility
Posted on 06. Oct, 2010 by Juliana Russar in Brazil
Para ler esse texto em português, clique aqui
The most expectant moment of the third day of the Tianjin Climate Talks was the stock-taking plenary session of the AWG-LCA (Ad Hoc Working Group on Long-Term Cooperative Action) on the preparation of the outcomes to be presented at CoP-16 in late November. The chair Margaret Mukahanana-Sangarwe presented one-page text containing the “possible elements of the Cancún outcome.” She stated that this document is not to be approved, but to show where the negotiations are.
The text is organized into four elements: shared vision; adaptation; mitigation; finance, technology and capacity-building.
This morning, delegates were invited to participate in a Tai Chi session so they could reach the right (package) balance
Thus, in a subtle manner and aiming the progress of the negotiations, the chair presented a document that is not subject to approval, but invited the parties to submit their views. Below, I highlight some interventions:
- Brazil said that the text submitted by the chair is a good basis for further work and called for a balanced set of decisions (look what I said in my previous post …) to Cancun. Balance to Brazil means that all elements of the Bali Action Plan are included and that the two negotiating tracks walk together. Cancun is not the end point, but we must move forward. “We can and will adopt in Cancun a set of decisions that we make progress in tackling climate change and restore confidence in the process,” concluded the Ambassador Figueiredo, head of the Brazilian delegation.
- The United States continues to bang the drum for the Copenhagen Accord.
- Grenada (AOSIS) cannot understand how is it taking so long to do the obvious and keeps defending a legally binding agreement, a position also advocated by Tuvalu.
- Saudi Arabia believes that this compilation does not reflect the pillars of the Bali Action Plan.
- Bolivia said that the countries are discussing decisions on process rather than content.
- Venezuela sees progress in the discussions of the LCA only if there is also progress in the discussions of the Kyoto Protocol.
- Australia defends a legally binding outcome for all countries under the LCA.
- Russia thinks it is impossible to explain the current moment of negotiations for the general public and decision makers.
The chair closed the session by saying that countries need to be more flexible and committed.
One Response to “Subtleness and flexibility”