Pre-sessional workshops - United Nations Climate Change Talks, Bangkok, 3 to 8 April 2011
Pre-sessional workshops open to all Parties and accredited observer organizations took place from 3 to 5 April 2011 at the United Nations Conference Centre (UNCC) of the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UNESCAP), Rajdamnern Nok Avenue, Bangkok 10200, Thailand. 

A “second round” of the workshops on mitigation targets by developed country Parties and on nationally appropriate mitigation actions by developing country Parties will take place from 9 to 10 June 2011 at the Maritim Hotel, Bonn, Germany. More information on these workshops is available here.
 
Workshop on assumptions and conditions related to the attainment of quantified economy-wide emission reduction targets by developed country Parties, as requested by decision 1/CP.16, paragraph 38,  
3 April 2011
 

Information note
Compilation of economy-wide emission reduction targets to be implemented by Parties included in Annex I to the Convention
FCCC/SB/2011/INF.1
Agenda
Report by the Co-Chairs of the workshop.
FCCC/AWGLCA/2011/7

 Presentations
 Party  Speaker Title
 European Union Mr. Artur RUNGE-METZGER Workshop on developed country targets-EU contribution
 G77 and China Mr. André ODENBREIT CARVALHO Mitigation Annex 1 Conditions
 Norway Mr. Audun Rosland

Presentation of Norway’s targets for emission reductions by 2020

Notes to the presentation
 United States of America Mr. Jonathan PERSHING U.S. Mitigation Presentation
 France M. Paul WATKINSON Presentation by France
 Switzerland M. José ROMERO Swiss contribution
 Alliance of Small Island States Ms. Mary Jane MACE AOSIS Presentation - Workshop to clarify the assumptions and conditions related to attainment of Annex I Party targets
 New Zealand Ms. Jo Tyndall Developed Country Mitigation Workshop: New Zealand’s 2020 Emissions Reduction Target
 Germany Ms. Nicole Wilke Germany’s Climate Policies Towards a Low Carbon Society
 Russian Federation Mr. Pluzhnikov Assumptions and conditions for Russian GHG emissions projections
 India Dr. T. Jayaraman Presentation by India
 Sweden H.E. Mr. Staffan TILLANDER Presentation by Sweden
 Poland Mr. Tomasz CHRUSZCZOW GHG Emission mitigation in Poland
 Australia H.E. Ms. Louise HAND Developed country mitigation:improving understanding and Australia’s contribution
 Bolivia S.E. Sr. Pablo SOLÓN ROMERO OROZA Current Pledges, Offsets and their consistency with 2ºC
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Ms. Amanda ALSOP Presentation by United Kingdom
 Iceland Mr. Stefán EINARSSON Presentation by Iceland
 Climate Action Network Ms. Tove Maria RYDING Observations on current developed country mitigation pledges

 

Workshop on nationally appropriate mitigation actions submitted by developing country Parties, underlying assumptions, and any support needed for implementation of these actions, as requested by decision 1/CP.16, paragraph 51, 4 April 2011.
 

Information note
Compilation of information on nationally appropriate mitigation actions to be implemented by Parties not included in Annex I to the Convention
FCCC/AWGLCA/2011/INF.1
Agenda
Report by the co-chairs of the workshop.
FCCC/AWGLCA/2011/8
 

Presentations
Party Observer organizations Speaker Title
Mexico Mr. Juan Mata Presentation
China Mr. Fei Teng Presentation
Ghana Mr. Kyekyeku Yaw Oppong-Boadi Presentation
India Mr. Girish Sant Presentation 
Republic of Korea Mr. Lila C. Youn Presentation
Peru Mr. Eduardo Durand Presentation
Alliance of Small Island States Ms. MJ Mace Presentation
Singapore Mr. Chan Khar Liang Presentation
South Africa Mr. Harald Winkler Presentation
Australia Ambassador Louise Hand PSM Presentation
Marshall Islands H.E. Mr. Phillip Muller Presentation
Bangladesh Dr. Qazi Kholiquzzaman Ahmad Presentation
Brazil Mr. Andre Aranha Correa do Lago Presentation
Global Environment Facility Mr. Ian Munro Gray Presentation
Climate Action Network Ms. Tasneem Essop Presentation
 
Expert workshop on the Technology Mechanism, as requested by decision 1/CP.16, paragraph 129, 4 to 5 April 2011.
 

Information note
Agenda

Oral Report by the Facilitator to the AWG-LCA Plenary

New! Report by the Chair of the workshop.
FCCC/AWGLCA/2011/INF.2

Presentations
Party Observer organizations  Speaker  Title
  Mr. Bruce Wilson, Chair of EGTT for 2010 Lessons learned from the preliminary work of the EGTT on the technology mechanism
United States of America Mr. Jonathan Pershing Considerations on the CTCN
India Mr. Ajay Mathur Designing the CTCN - Maximizing Effectiveness and Sustainability
European Union Mr. Tomasz Chruszczow CTCN - Governance structure and terms of reference
Bolivia Ambassador Pablo Solon Climate Technology Centre - Governance structure and terms of reference
Australia H.E. Ms. Louise Hand CTCN - Governance structure and terms of reference
Alliance of Small Island States Dr. Al Binger Technology Mechanism
Bangladesh Dr. Ainun Nishat  Governance Structure and Terms of Reference for CTCN
 Japan Mr. Jun Arima  CTCN - Governance Structure and Elements of TOR
 CGIAR Mr. Emile Frison  Transformation of the CGIAR
 UNEP Mr. Mark Radka  Some perspectives about the CTC - CTN
 European Union Mr. Tomasz Chruszczow  CTCN - Selection process and criteria for evaluation
 European Union Mr. Tomasz Chruszczow  Linkages within the Technology Mechanism and with other institutional arrangements
 China Mr. Can Wang Governance and financing of the Technology Mechanism
 Ecuador Dr. Carola Borja Additional Functions for the Technology Executive Committee
 South Africa Mr. Azwimpheleli Mac Makwarela  Linkages within the Technology Mechanism and with other
institutional arrangements-South Africa