Nusa Dua, 3 December 2007.
Optimistic feeling is shared during the opening of the thirteenth Conference on Climate Change in Bali International Convention Center, Westin Hotel, Nusa Dua, Bali, according to Emil Salim, Head of Delegation of the Republic of Indonesia. Several positive points includes: Australia’s commitment to sign the Kyoto Protocol, concrete talks regarding adaptation funds mechanism, and EU’s commitment to reduce their carbon emission below the 1990 level at the year 2020.
The positive signs made Emil Salim very optimistic that there will be a new framework being produced in Bali for the post-2012 agreement.
Optimistic feeling is shared during the opening of the thirteenth Conference on Climate Change in Bali International Convention Center, Westin Hotel, Nusa Dua, Bali, according to Emil Salim, Head of Delegation of the Republic of Indonesia. Several positive points includes: Australia’s commitment to sign the Kyoto Protocol, concrete talks regarding adaptation funds mechanism, and EU’s commitment to reduce their carbon emission below the 1990 level at the year 2020.
The positive signs made Emil Salim very optimistic that there will be a new framework being produced in Bali for the post-2012 agreement.
Secretary of UNFCCC Yvo de Boer opens the United Nations Climate Change Conference on December 3, 2007, in Bali Indonesia.
The next two-week meetings will produce report regarding dialogues on Long-term Action Plans for Climate Change through the Convention Implementation.
The opening, held on Plenary Hall, had gathered 1172 representatives from 180 countries. The Indonesian Minister of Environment, Rachmat Witoelar was elected as the President of COP-13, succeeding the previous COP President, David Mwiraria from Kenya.
The United Nations Climate Change Conference opened on December 3, 2007, in Bali Indonesia . Rachmat Witular, Minister of Environment as the President of COP 13 shook hand with the President of COP12 David Mwiraria
According to Emil Salim, this Bali meeting will lay foundations on talks and negotiations to formulate post Kyoto Protocol framework, which will be continued in Poland at 2008 and end in Denmark at 2009.
Oxfam's Polar Bears protested in support of humans who are also losing their habitat and natural resources due to Climate Change at the UN Climate Change Conference on Thursday 6 December, 2007. Photo: Ng Swan Ti
The most dramatic moment from the first meeting session is Australia Delegation’s statement to ratify Kyoto Protocol as soon as possible, which will legitimize their position as member of the Parties and can officially negotiate for the next sessions. Two years after Prime Minister John Howard refuse to sign the Kyoto Protocol in 2005, Australia’s change of position will make United States of America as the only major carbon-emitting industrialized country who refuse to be a part of the Protocol Kyoto.
In this conference, all parties will discuss the next steps on handling climate change through action mechanism for post-2012. Since years of lobbies and negotiations were more focusing on mitigation effort, the Bali conference will hopefully give adaptation mechanism higher priority on the agenda.
Emil Salim wished this Bali meeting can reach agreement on several practical steps in assisting developing countries to develop their own adaptation strategies. Such example includes Indonesia’s effort to reduce emission from deforestation (which contributes 20% of the total greenhouse gas emission in the world), and attention to adaptation capacity building for small-island States. Hopefully, Bali can facilitate all concrete agreement on capacity building in developing countries
Source : United Nations Framework of Climate Change Convention - UNCCC Bali 2007- Press Release 03/12/2007 http://www.menlh.go.id/
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