Date: June 17, 2008 Creator: Fletcher, Susan R. Description: In
December 2007, the parties to the United Nations Framework
Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) held their 13th annual
meeting in Bali, Indonesia, and began the process of working
toward an agreement/treaty that would succeed the Kyoto Protocol
to the UNFCCC when it expires in 2012. The Protocol includes a
mandate for a reduction of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 30
developed/industrialized nations to an average of some 5% below
their 1990 levels over the commitment period 2008-2012. The
broad array of these issues, briefly discussed in this report,
has been described by some as comprising perhaps the most
complex negotiations ever undertaken internationally.
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