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ECO is sure that negotiators noticed the ironywhen Australia noted that 104 developing countries have yet to submit NAMAs. If that was aplea for increasing ambition, then ECO couldntagree more. But, did it have to come from acountry that is committed to a patheticunconditional target that is nowhere near apathway consistent with 1.5/2C? ECO believesthere is hope. Australia has also suggested for thegap to be recognized and ambition to be increased.

It remains to be seen if Australia applies this toits own pledge when it comes to nding out whowill do what to close the 5-12 gigatonne gap. Whilethat discussion will come soon enough, there aremore areas where Australia and other developed

countries can focus on for now. In Saturdaysinformal group, the co-facilitator smartly suggestedthat discussions should focus on ideas for a work programme. Alas, the aim of such a work programme is quite easy to dene, as the gigatonnegap that results from the lack of ambition to atleast avoid the worst impacts of climate change isclearly visible. !

ECO had previously suggested that the rstlogical step would be to get clarity on developedcountries net domestic emissions in 2020 resulting from current pledges this would clarify what

Annex I commitments really mean. ECO hasnoted that, on a related matter, the United Statesdoes not want to even discuss common accounting

rules, and ECO speculates how that ties up with itscontinued attempts to dress-up its low pledge ascomparable to the EUs.

The next area to be covered in the work programme would be to once-and-for-all close off the loopholes, such as bogus LULUCF projections,or rules to keep hot air into the system. Thirdly,ECO would like to encourage (as often as needed)developed countries with conditional (upper end)pledges to clarify (i) what part of the conditions hasbeen met so far; and (ii) what is needed to fulll theremaining conditions. ECO believes everyonewould nd these talks much easier if suchclarication would be made in a way that allows anobjective assessment of these conditions, so that

countries can indeed move to the upper end of their pledges. Finally climate-friendly readers willagree that a work programme thats worth thework would result in (i) recognizing the size of thegap; and (ii) agreeing a process to close it.

CO is pleased that parties nally managed toee on agendas last week. (Imagine how muchcker it could have been if agenda discussionse held transparently in plenary, as opposed tonanigans occurring behind closed doors). Thisek Parties must make up for lost time andvince everyone that another intersessionaluld be productive. " After all, there is much work be done between now and December so thatban can successfully lay the basis for a fair,

bitious, and binding global climate changeme.ssential to Durbans success is securing aond commitment period of the Kyoto Protocol. "insically linked is the binding outcome underLCA, where Parties now need to discuss thestantive issues. Our ultimate objective must beegally binding architecture, which is fair andbitious.ast week, the list of issues under shared visionan to resemble a bag of assorted cookies. "O suggests focusing on the agreed global goalh peak year, and only including issues essential

these discussions such as effort sharing. "reement of a mid-term goal of -80% by 2050

a 2015 peak year for emissions must be the.n mitigation, some issues may look technicalare in reality political . This week ECO

gests focusing on the following three areas

uired to address the gigatonne gap: (i) clarifying umptions; (ii) closing loopholes; and (iii)paring to move beyond the high end of therent pledges by Durban. ECO assumes partiesain serious in their commitment to 1.5/2C are arent you? his week also offers opportunities for

LUCF. " The re-analysis of this issue as anicant loophole in the mitigation workshopsld allow " Annex I "land and forests to contributegenuine emissions reductions. " And technicalcussions on force majeureprovisions for forestsu l d g e n u i n e l y r e e c t e x t r a o r d i n a r yumstances. " Or, if Annex I parties are up tor usual tricks, could this be yet another way to

id accounting for emissions?arties should also take the opportunity to draftCDM appeals procedure to grant affectedmmunities and peoples access to justice. " And

week parties should move closer to a decision

to address climate forcing HFC in cooperationwith the Montreal Protocol and exclude all newHCHC-22 facilities from the CDM.

The two groups on REDD+ (in the LCA and inSBSTA) got off to a good start last week. In thissecond week, ECO anticipates signicant progresson both reference levels and information onsafeguards, hopefully followed by expert meetingsprior to Durban.

Adaptation negotiators should press ahead onsubstance to make the Cancn AdaptationFramework operational in Durban. " Parties shouldstrengthen the role of the Adaptation Committeeto promote coherence in adaptation, and to ensuremeaningful stakeholder participation in itsoperations. " Furthermore, this week must seeparties launch the activities of the work programme on loss and damage.

With the end of the fast start nance period onlyone year after Durban and no indication of howrapidly public nance will be scaled up from the$10 billion per year currently committed, partiesneed to start discussions here in Bonn on effortsharing, scaling up nance, and on new innovativepublic sources such as raising nance frominternational transport. " For this to happen, theUS and its Umbrella Group allies need to stopblocking the discussion of sources and scale of long-term nance.

ECO has two requests for technologynegotiators over the next week. First, ll up the

nominations of the Technology ExecutiveCommittee. Secondly, decide on the terms of reference and likely locations of the ClimateTechnology Centre and Networks to maintainbalance of adaptation and mitigation technology.

Among other issues that should be addressed,Parties need to deal with technical issues. ECO iswaiting eagerly for some technical workshops andexpert meetings. In the coming months, technicalexperts should make progress on technical issuessuch as biennial reports, reporting on support,IAR/ICA, REDD safeguards, etc. " Thesediscussions must feed into the negotiating process.

Given the uncertainty over whether anotherintersessional will take place, the next ve days will

determine whether Parties will be able to securean effective and balanced outcome of COP 17 inDurban. Parties should make the best use of thistime and ensure both political and technical issuesget addressed.

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