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NGO’s Climate Treaty and the Real Deal

Posted on 08 June 2009 | en es Bookmark and Share

Update November 2009

Some voices now say that we have run out of time for a comprehensive climate change deal in Copenhagen; that we should only focus on some of the early action and implementation issues and tackle the politically difficult issues later; that a scientifically-based, comprehensive and ratifiable outcome is not feasible at this point in time; or not necessary.

Our response is: we do not need more time, it is not impossible, what we need is the political will to take the hard, ambitious decisions to reach agreement on a comprehensive and legally binding deal in Copenhagen, in December 2009.

The Real Deal for Copenhagen: a proposal for treaty language for an amended Kyoto Protocol and a new Copenhagen Protocol based on the official UN negotiation texts.

A climate deal at Copenhagen is not impossible: we do not need more time, what we need is the political will to take the hard, ambitious decisions to reach agreement on a comprehensive and legally binding deal in Copenhagen, in December 2009.

This document demonstrates that all the core elements are on the table: it is a compilation of text put forth by Parties themselves, taken from the most recent non-papers. Text has been adjusted and edited where it is not ambitious enough, or where linkages are missing, and sorted into a coherent legal framework. In a few cases, it has been supplemented by paragraphs to address gaps in the current non-papers.

The briefing papers listed below support the NGO treaty document.

Biodiversity Briefing
In version 1.0 of the Copenhagen Climate Treaty consideration of biodiversity and ecosystems is implicit in the carbon budget and the related targets. More explicitly, biodiversity and ecosystems are referred to in the shared vision, adaptation and reducing emissions from deforestation and degradation sections.

Shipping and Aviation Briefing
This paper describes a change in the approach to international bunker emissions from that taken in Treaty Version 1.0.

ZCAPs Briefing
Version 1.0 of the Treaty proposed that all developed countries, including newly industrialized countries (NICs), submit a Zero Carbon Action Plan (ZCAP) for their country to the proposed Copenhagen Climate Facility.

Full NGO Treaty released in June 2009

In June this year climate change experts from leading non-governmental organisations produced a blueprint for a legally binding Copenhagen agreement.

The 160-page Copenhagen Climate Treaty, which was distributed to negotiators from 192 states, took some of the world's most experienced climate NGO's almost a year to write and contains a full legal text covering all the main elements needed to provide the world with a fair and ambitious agreement that keeps climate change impacts below the unacceptable risk levels identified by most scientists.



This is the first time in history that a coalition of civil society groups has taken such a step. Together we have produced the most coherent legal document to date showing balanced and credible climate solutions based on equity and science said Kim Carstensen of WWF International.

The document describes the path the world must be on to avoid catastrophic climate change, recognising that global temperature increase must be kept well below 2 degrees Celsius. It sets a global cap on emissions a carbon budget and explains in detail how both industrialised and developing countries can contribute to the safety of the planet and its people, according to their means and responsibilities and shows how the poorest and most vulnerable on the planet can be protected and compensated.

The Copenhagen Climate Treaty, was drafted by Greenpeace, WWF, IndyACT the League of Independent Activists, Germanwatch, David Suzuki Foundation, National Ecological Centre of Ukraine and expert individuals from around the world.

Expert for interviews:

Kim Carstensen
Leader, WWF Global Climate Initiative
E: k.carstensen@wwf.dk
M: +45-40-343635
Kathrin Gutmann
Head of Policy, WWF Global Climate Initiative
E: kathrin.gutmann @wwf.de
M: +49-162-2914428
 
Wael Hmaidan
IndyACT the League of Independent Activists
E:whmaidan@indyact.org
Tel/Fax: +961-1-447192
 
Christopher Bals
Executive Director Policy, Germanwatch
E: bals@germanwatch.org
T: +49 174 3275669
 
Martin Kaiser
Climate Political Coordinator, Greenpeace International      
E: martin.kaier@greenpeace.org
T: +49 171 8780817
David Marshall
David Suzuki Foundation
E: dmarshall@davidsuzuki.org

Irina Stavchuk

National Ecological Centre of Ukraine
E: irina.stavchuk@necu.org.ua
T: +38(044)238-62-60
 

For more information or interview arrangements contact:

Ashwini Prabha
E: aprabha@wwfint.org                                    
M: +41-79-8741682
Stephanie Tunmore
E: Stephanie.Tunmore@uk.greenpeace.org
M: +44 7796947451

Comments

Hey GB Radio

December 21, 2009 - 10:28

Man-made global warming caused by CO2 is the largest scam the world has ever known. There are a few people, at least, who need to go to jail after the veil of deception is lifted. The Copenhagen Climate Change Conference had little outcome due to the fact that it was never meant to be a climate change conference to begin with. Read the COP15 website and the leader from Tuvalu who commented that the largest 5 countries adopted a loose treaty behind the scenes and late at night. This was the international bankers and investor's reps who are pushing the carbon tax... It is about money... It is always all about money. This is the latest farce and deception devised for the world and the people in the U.S. since the Federal Reserve was created in 1913. There is no evidence that supports CO2 causes any kind of warming whatsoever. Through climate history, temperature changes have always lead and CO2 fluctuations follow temperature change. People like Al Gore are saying the exact opposite in order to scare the everliving hell out of people and to put the carbon tax out there...his own company...which is a large investment firm...is in it for the profit...in Al Gore's New York Times interview he bluntly states that he is going after this with a business mindset! I mean it's the most obvious thing in the world yet no one wants to WAKE UP to it because they are bombarded by the liberal media CONSTANTLY about dying Polar Bears and ENDANGERED coral reefs and put into the propaganda matrix of the mainstream media through commercials and talkshows. There is rhetoric everywhere...even in the movies. It is all lies...evil..deceptive lies and these alarmists and deceivers need to be brought to justice. The veil of lies will be lifted soon...and then the whole world will see the truth. Genesis 8; 20-22 ... God says that never again will he destroy the earth and every living thing upon it. If you believe in earth-ending global warming...then you are calling God a liar. Wake up. Wake up now before you are further deceived.

Christopher Lewinski

December 4, 2009 - 18:49

Start reading everything, get all the knowledge - the liberal press, the conservative watchdogs and truth seekers. Then go back to what you feel and what you know, who's lying, who's telling the truth? The answer is clear, it is my belief that this Anthropogenic Gobal Warming is a massive, massive, massive fraud of the largest proportion. All created and misrepresented to get the countries of the World to fearfully unite into a Worldwide treaty that supercedes all respective governments and our beloved US Consitiution. This Copenhagen treaty puts our country in grave jeopardy, not just to bleeding heart give more $ and innovative ideas to the rest of the world, but to suceed our governing power to the UN and a Worldwide Government. All based on fraudulent, unscientific, unfactual climate change. It's a joke, remove it by calling, writing and protesting our reskless and deceptive "political and business leaders" from Obama on down. Do it this now, Obama goes to Copenhagen on Dec. 9 to talk to if not sign a form of the treaty.

T. Mebeli

December 3, 2009 - 00:40

Bravo for the wonderful and useful to society initiatives

Scott

November 9, 2009 - 21:58

I have read it...yikes, a brutal read, but essentially it is a transfer of wealth to a central depositary, where under developed nations can access resources, human, fiscal, and technological to developed sustainable economic industries, with targets in place to reduce greenhouse gases. I for one like the ideal, of putting in place a world wide watch dog on the multinational corporations, and keeping nations accountable to each other. Debating whether or not this will reconstitute the old Modernization theory or will move beyond that where we are truly committed to responsible development of all people and nations.

Ray Walsh

November 7, 2009 - 19:31

Why don't they just call it the "World Poverty Tax"? It would probably sell better than this BS about Global Warming. That way, there would be no science at all involved. Or how about "Redistribution of Wealth Tax"? The same guy crying global warming in the 70's warned about global cooling. Which is it? The Global Cooling Theory was suppose to of caused ice to break off and create sunami that would devastate continental costal areas if nothing was done by the year 2000. Did we miss something? Yeah I bet NGO's would love to have a "One World Order". POWER!!!!!!!!!! That's what this is all about.

Susan Warren

October 30, 2009 - 21:29

don't sign this treaty. I do not want a one world order. America when are you going to wake up. I love my freedom and I want freedom for my children and grandchildren.

Donna M Scala

October 27, 2009 - 22:46

Why is the rest world looking to the USA for monetary payment of " Climate Debt"? America is NOT wealthy. We have monetized our debt. We owe China trillions of dollars that we will not be able to pay back. We need them to keep buying our debt. Cap and trade wil not work to curb carbon emissions in the U.S., just as it didn't in Europe. The U.S. Government is being deceptive to it's own people. Why does the rest of the world think our Govt. won't be deceptive to them. This is about power pure and simple. Our president does not have the support of the American people on almost all issues. The climate treaty will destroy the independence of our country and lead to one world Government which is what the Obama Administration is striving for. We are in debt to China so turn to China to foot the bill. Global wrming is about making people like Al Gore and Jeffrey Immelt weaalthy individuals. Let them pay the climate debt.

heidi

October 26, 2009 - 23:49

i read about 1/3 of the treaty.....it took me a while to just read that much. my conclusion is we have to take a long hard look at the people writing it because with out that context or point of origin we do not understand the common knowledge (or definitions) of the language that "they" are using. such phrases as " sustainable development" can mean different things to different people. So we MUST first understand the context of the "authors" in order to understand the context of the treaty.

Mike Richards

October 26, 2009 - 19:59

Scientific 'consensus' once upon a time resolutely held that the sun revolved around the Earth. Scientists are entitled to their opinions, not to their facts (to quote). Anthropogenic Climate Change is a theory replete with guesswork, flimsy models and outright falsehoods, and when this is realised, the Gores and Browns of the world should be sued for this vast fraud, in The Hague.
DO NOT dilute national sovereignty.

Barry

October 26, 2009 - 17:41

Does anyone know where there is a simple summary of this treaty for the uninitiated to read it?

 

 

 

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