The talks in Bonn also included discussions on new technologies and the role of the private sector, officials said, adding that the first round of the “Dialogue on long-term cooperative action” was open to all 189 parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), which is the Kyoto Protocol's parent treaty.
“Industrialized countries have emphasised the importance of these negotiations based on the latest scientific data and taking into account new technological solutions available today,” explained Feng Gao, the Convention's Deputy Executive Secretary for Implementation.
Mr. Gao said negotiations on the next phase of the Kyoto Protocol and the “Dialogue on the long-term cooperative action” are “mutually reinforcing” in shaping international action to fight climate change.
Noting that much progress has been made in the Convention's subsidiary bodies during the talks in Bonn, Halldor Thorgeirsson, Deputy Executive Secretary for scientific and technical advice, added: “Representatives have been excited by the prospects offered by the new technologies such as carbon capture and storage. Countries agreed to take forward the work on reducing emissions from deforestation in developing countries.”
The next round of negotiation on Kyoto Protocol and the Convention on Climate Change will at take place in Nairobi, Kenya, in November.
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