Outcomes from the Bonn Meeting (June 2010) UN Framework Convention on Climate Change

Context

The annual mid-year meeting of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) was attended by 2,900 participants in Bonn, Germany between 31 May and 11 June 2010.

The meeting's intent was to progress the work of the Ad Hoc Working Group on Long-term Cooperative Action (AWG-LCA), the Ad Hoc Working Group on Kyoto Protocol (AWG-KP) and the Subsidiary Bodies of UNFCCC, part of the UNFCCC negotiation processes in preparation for Conference of Parties 16 (COP 16) scheduled for Mexico in December 2010.

Background

The AWG-LCA, established to implement the Bali Action Plan, focuses on implementing long-term cooperation between countries to effectively implement the UNFCCC through agreement to actions relevant to mitigation, adaptation, finance, technology transfer and capacity building. The AWG-LCA is the group working toward a new global deal for climate change.