Kyoto, Copenhagen, Bali … what’s up?
Filed Under: environment, event, vancouver on October 22, 2009
Over the past decade or so, as discussion on the issues of Global Climate change and various international government efforts to address it, citizens of this planet have been hearing references from the media on places such as Kyoto, one of Japan’s historic capitals.
It is a reference to the Kyoto protocol. So what is the Kyoto protocol?
Now we hear and read about another world city, Copenhagen. So what’s that?
Here’s a primer:
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from UNFFCCC (United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change) website :
The Convention and the Protocol
Over a decade ago, most countries joined an international treaty — the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) — to begin to consider what can be done to reduce global warming and to cope with whatever temperature increases are inevitable. More recently, a number of nations approved an addition to the treaty: the Kyoto Protocol, which has more powerful (and legally binding) measures. The UNFCCC secretariat supports all institutions involved in the climate change process.
This section contains numerous resources — for beginners or experts — such as introductory and in-depth publications, the official UNFCCC and Kyoto Protocol texts and a search engine to the UNFCCC library.
The Kyoto Protocol, an international and legally binding agreement to reduce greenhouse gas emissions worldwide, entered into force on 16 February 2005.
- Learn about Kyoto
- Text of the Kyoto Protocol
- Status of ratification
- Kyoto mechanisms
- Registered Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) projects
- Issues arising from Kyoto’s entry into force
Copenhagen 2009
World leaders have called for a comprehensive, ambitious and fair international climate change deal to be clinched at the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP 15) in Copenhagen, 7-18 December 2009.
The process leading to Copenhagen was launched in Bali, December 2007, when all Parties agreed on the Bali Action Plan - a two-year process leading to an agreed outcome on climate change action in Copenhagen.
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October 24
Citizens around the world, with 164 countries participating in over 3,800 events … marking Saturday, October 24th as Global Climate Change Day of Action – the largest day of coordinated international climate action in world history.
Vancouver will hold Western Canada’s largest event, Bridge to a Cool Planet. Starting at 11:00 am the Cambie Bridge northbound will be closed to traffic and thousands are expected to gather.
For more info, visit: http://www.bridgecoolplanet.ca
