What should be the global climate change response?
Yvo de Boer
UNFCCC Executive Secretary
Recent scientific reports have added urgency to the need for a more comprehensive international climate agreement post-2012. According to the most stringent scenario outlined by the IPCC, the global average surface temperature can still be limited to an increase of 2 degrees C above the pre-industrial level. Staying within this limit means a reduction in global greenhouse gas emissions of at least 50% below the 1990 level by 2050.
We therefore need an appropriate political response in line with what science is telling us is necessary. This should respect the principle of common but differentiated responsibilities - the need for much deeper emission reductions by industrialized countries - which must continue to take the lead in this respect. The process should be conducted under the umbrella of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change.What is expected from the Bali Conference?An international agreement needs to be found to follow the end of the Kyoto Protocol’s first commitment period, which ends in 2012. In order to avoid a gap between then and the entry into force of a new framework, the aim is to conclude a new deal by 2009 to allow enough time for ratification. The “Bali roadmap” would establish the process to work on the key building blocks of a future climate change regime, including adaptation, mitigation, technology cooperation and financing the response to climate change. But it would also need to set out the methodology and detailed calendar of work for this process.Is there reason for optimism?
A major step forward was taken at the G8 summit in Heiligendamm in June, where the G8 leaders agreed to negotiate a post-2012 deal within the United Nations framework, with the goal to have an agreement in place by 2009. Significantly, this was supported by the Group of 5 countries with emerging economies: China, India, Brazil, Mexico and South Africa.
Climate change has been discussed at many other high-level meetings around the world this year, including the United Nations Security Council, the UN Economic and Social Council, the General Assembly Special Thematic Debate and the APEC Economic Leaders' Meeting.
In September, the United Nations Secretary-General hosted an unprecedented High-Level Event on Climate Change in New York, attended by over 80 heads of state or government. This was an expression of the political will of world leaders at the highest level to tackle climate change through concerted action, and they gave a clear call for a breakthrough at the conference in Bali.
It was followed by the Major Economies Meeting on Climate Change and Energy Security in Washington on 27 and 28 September, where the United States government clearly voiced its desire to contribute to the UNFCCC process.
From Heiligendamm to Washington DC, political leaders clearly called for negotiations under the auspices of the UNFCCC. The Bali conference is giving the world the opportunity to achieve the breakthrough that it has called for. (*)
We therefore need an appropriate political response in line with what science is telling us is necessary. This should respect the principle of common but differentiated responsibilities - the need for much deeper emission reductions by industrialized countries - which must continue to take the lead in this respect. The process should be conducted under the umbrella of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change.What is expected from the Bali Conference?An international agreement needs to be found to follow the end of the Kyoto Protocol’s first commitment period, which ends in 2012. In order to avoid a gap between then and the entry into force of a new framework, the aim is to conclude a new deal by 2009 to allow enough time for ratification. The “Bali roadmap” would establish the process to work on the key building blocks of a future climate change regime, including adaptation, mitigation, technology cooperation and financing the response to climate change. But it would also need to set out the methodology and detailed calendar of work for this process.Is there reason for optimism?
A major step forward was taken at the G8 summit in Heiligendamm in June, where the G8 leaders agreed to negotiate a post-2012 deal within the United Nations framework, with the goal to have an agreement in place by 2009. Significantly, this was supported by the Group of 5 countries with emerging economies: China, India, Brazil, Mexico and South Africa.
Climate change has been discussed at many other high-level meetings around the world this year, including the United Nations Security Council, the UN Economic and Social Council, the General Assembly Special Thematic Debate and the APEC Economic Leaders' Meeting.
In September, the United Nations Secretary-General hosted an unprecedented High-Level Event on Climate Change in New York, attended by over 80 heads of state or government. This was an expression of the political will of world leaders at the highest level to tackle climate change through concerted action, and they gave a clear call for a breakthrough at the conference in Bali.
It was followed by the Major Economies Meeting on Climate Change and Energy Security in Washington on 27 and 28 September, where the United States government clearly voiced its desire to contribute to the UNFCCC process.
From Heiligendamm to Washington DC, political leaders clearly called for negotiations under the auspices of the UNFCCC. The Bali conference is giving the world the opportunity to achieve the breakthrough that it has called for. (*)
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