1. The UNFCCC’s Bali Roadmap: building long-term cooperative action to address climate change
Claudio Forner
UNFCCC secretariat
8 consultants

2. Introduction: The UNFCCC The Bali roadmap The Bali Action Plan
Outline
Introduction: The UNFCCC
The Bali roadmap
The Bali Action Plan
What is needed?

3. The UNFCCC
Objective: stabilization of greenhouse gas concentrations in the atmosphere at a level that would prevent dangerous anthropogenic interference with the climate system. Such a level should be achieved within a time frame sufficient to allow ecosystems to adapt naturally to climate change, to ensure that food production is not threatened and to enable economic development to proceed in a sustainable manner.

4. 2012: Kyoto first commitment period expires
The UNFCCC: timeline
2009: Agreement on long-term cooperative action
1992: Convention enters into force
1979: First climate change conference
Long term
Cooperative
Action to
Address
Climate
Change
2005: Kyoto Protocol enters into force
2007: IPCC FAR; Bali Roadmap
2008: Kyoto first commitment period starts
2012: Kyoto first commitment period expires
1997: Kyoto Protocol Adopted
2001: Marrakesh Accords

5. The road to Bali: gaining political momentum
A two year dialogue under the UNFCCC
Kyoto Protocol short life expires after 2012
IPCC Fourth Assessment Report:
Climate change is unequivocal
Global emissions continue to raise
Delay in reducing emissions constrains development
Humanity has the capacity to address climate change
Raising the political status of climate change:
UN secretary General high level event G8
APEC

6. The Bali Roadmap
A two year negotiating process for a broad and robust response to climate change. Components:
A new negotiation process (LCA)
Deforestation
Technology transfer
Kyoto track: time table for the AWG, adaptation fund and the review of the Protocol

7. New negotiations: Bali Action Plan
Enhance the implementation of the Convention
An Ad Hoc Working Group on Long-Term Cooperative Action under the Convention to address:
Nationally appropriate commitments or actions by developed countries and mitigation actions for developing countries;
Essential actions to adapt to climate change and promote climate-resilient development;
Mobilise finance and technology cooperation to support action.

8. Action by developed countries On mitigation On adaptation
Action by developing countries
Shared vision
Emission reductions
Resilience/reduced vulnerability 
Elements of support
Enabling elements
Input to support
Output to support
Catalytic role of the UNFCCC

9. Action by
developed countries
Measurable, reportable, verifiable mitigation action/commitments
Implementation of action on adaptation
Action to support action by developing countries
Action by
developing countries
Nationally appropriate mitigation actions supported and enabled by technology, financing and capacity building
Reducing emissions from deforestation
Implementation of action on adaptation
National/international action
Cooperative sectoral approaches and sector-specific actions on mitigation

10. Elements of support
Access to financial resources and support (FMR, TT)
Positive incentives for mitigation and adaptation action
Access to technology for developing countries (FMR, TT)
Financing for adaptation (AF, GEF)
Enabling elements
Accelerating deployment, diffusion and transfer of technology (TT)
Technology R&D; technology cooperation in specific sectors (TT)
Mobilization of public- and private-sector funding and investment
Means of adaptation (1/CP.13, NWP, possibly 1/CP.10)

11. Key aspects of the Bali Action Plan
Economic growth and poverty eradication are global priorities
Deep cuts in global emissions are urgently required
Provision of incentives to engage all Parties
Going beyond assistance: the role of business and the private sector through right investment decisions
A long term vision

12. What is needed?
A comprehensive financial architecture:
Mechanisms established within the UNFCCC;
Mechanisms enabled through the rules under the Convention, but working outside; and
Financial tools created independently of the Convention, but linked to it.

13. What is your role/ what can you do?
What is needed?
Climate change as a crosscutting challenge
The UNFCCC as a catalyst for action
Full mobilization of the international community
Different actors = different roles
What is your role/ what can you do?

14. Thank you