COP 13 President Witoelar takes a bike ride around Nusa Dua.
Buzz in the corridors on Saturday evening was mostly about the non-paper developed by the Co-Facilitators of the group discussing long-term action under the Convention. “I can see the post-2012 talks and the Bali roadmap finally taking shape,” said one delegate.
A few were pointing out that the text referred to “quantified national emission objectives,” which might be viewed as a “step back” from Kyoto’s language on “quantified emission limitation or reduction commitments.” Some observed that the language in the text was likely to be acceptable to a wider range of parties, thus making agreement more likely. “Besides, this is just a draft – anything could happen to it in the coming days,” added one observer.
News that the Bali roadmap is to take the form of a “President’s Declaration” triggered speculation about the timing of the COP President’s announcement. Some felt that the timing would provide an early opportunity for parties to respond to the proposal to use the President’s statement as a device to wrap up elements of decisions of both the COP and COP/MOP. Others noted the likely role of the roadmap in striking a balance between the implementation of current commitments and the future of the climate regime.
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