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PART TWO
OAPEC Activities in 2012
Convention (AWG-LCA 15), Ad Hoc Working Group on the Durban
Platform for Enhanced Action (ADP1), held in Doha, Qatar during the
period 26 November-8 December 2012.
Following is a brief of the outcome of these meetings:
A- Ad Hoc Working Group on Further Commitments for Annex I
Parties under the Kyoto Protocol (AWG-KP)
- Kyoto Protocol (KP).
Bonn Meeting 2012: Negotiations were more productive with regard
to the executive and legal matters relating to the establishment of the
second commitment period of Kyoto Protocol, which will commence in
2013. The Parties focused on major topics, representing the prolonged
commitment period. This phase will be implemented from the first to the
second commitment periods and continuity assurance, thus eliminating
legal gaps between the commitment periods. On one part, the developed
countries view 8 years, while the developing countries view 5 years, on
the other part. New Zealand and Australia stated that they would not
accede to the second commitment period unless undertakings are made
to mitigate emissions in the emerging economies.
Bangkok Meeting 2012: The Chair urged the participants to make
concrete progress in certain pending issues, such as the prolonged second
commitment period of Kyoto Protocol, and mitigation of emissions.
It was agreed to draft a text as proposed by the Chair of KP as per
the discussions made between the countries vis-à-vis those issues, to be
presented in Seoul, Korea in October 2012.
B-Ad HocWorking Group on Long-termCooperativeAction under
the Convention (AWG-LCA)
Common Vision: There are variant opinions about whether the
numbers for a global goal should be addressed and covered in the
discussions. Moreover, countries have not yet discussed the entity or
authority to address this problem after the end of work of LCA.
