The UN climate conference on Thursday agreed on the procedure for the further negotiations.
Marianne Bom
Marianne Bom
At Thursday noon, the delegates at the UN climate conference decided to continue the climate talks in two tracks, one on the Kyoto Protocol, another on the Climate Change Convention. The decision came after the Danish Presidency of the conference had consultations on procedure with the delegates, starting Wednesday afternoon. The developing countries, represented by Group of 77, have in particular expressed fears that the developed countries would “kill the Kyoto Protocol” in Copenhagen. The G-77 backed the new proposal on procedure. The conference also agreed to establish a contact group between the two negotiation tracks, headed by the Danish Minister Connie Hedegaard. Negotiations on the Kyoto Protocol began on Wednesday afternoon. The Danish Prime Minister and President of the conference, Lars Løkke Rasmussen, asked the groups to work on a short deadline.
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