A Reporting Service for Environment and Development Negotiations (Liana BRATASIDA)
Earth Negotiations Bulletin • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • A Reporting Service for Environment and Development Negotiations ( Liana.BRATASIDA ) Volume 12 Number 450 - Wednesday, 9 December 2009 COPENHAGEN HIGHLIGHTS Tuesday, 8 December 2009 On Tuesday, opening plenaries of the SBI and SBSTA took place. Contact groups and informal consultations also convened to consider various issues, including long-term cooperative action, a shared vision, finance, mitigation and technology under the AWG-LCA, Annex I emission reductions, other issues and potential consequences under the AWG-KP and REDD under the SBSTA. SBI Liana B ORGANIZATIONAL MATTERS: SBI Chair LIANA BRATASIDA (Indonesia) opened SBI 31 and suggested leaving the sub-item on information contained in non-Annex I national communications in abeyance. Parties agreed and adopted the agenda and organization of work (FCCC/SBI/2009/9). OPENING STATEMENTS: Australia, for the UMB...