US Joins March 31 Talks For New Multilateral Climate Treaty

Originally published March 18, 2008

Keywords: Kyoto Protocol, Bali Action Plan, climate, United Nations, UN Conference Center, Ad Hoc Working Group of Protocol Parties,

For the first time since the Kyoto Protocol was negotiated and adopted in the 1990s, the United States will be an active participant with other industrialized nations, together with developing countries such as China, India and Brazil, in talks to implement the "Bali Action Plan" for a new climate accord. The negotiations, scheduled to start on March 31, 2008, should be of particular interest for US businesses, as a significant aim of this session, and the subsequent near-term sessions over the next 20 months, is to reach international agreement on a long-term goal of emissions reductions and mitigation actions meant to curb emissions (primarily carbon dioxide (CO2)) from industrial, transportation, commercial, utility, and other