Outcomes of COP 14 in Poznan

The report details the progress of the UNFCCC negotiations at COP 14 in Poznan, highlighting the operationalization of the Adaptation Fund and the agreement to enter 'full negotiating mode' for 2009. It examines the work of the AWG-LCA and AWG-KP, noting a lack of breakthroughs on global emission goals and a divide between developed and developing nations regarding mitigation commitments. The document concludes by outlining the critical issues and deadlines remaining for the COP 15 meeting in Copenhagen.

• The COP 14 conference in Poznan served as a midpoint for the Bali Action Plan (BAP), resulting in an agreement to shift into "full negotiating mode" for 2009, although most countries did not achieve significant breakthroughs on key issues as they waited for the position of the new U.S. Administration.
• The Adaptation Fund was successfully operationalized, granting the Adaptation Fund Board the authority to allocate money and identify projects. Developing countries can access these funds through accredited national entities, implementing agencies, or direct access, with the fund currently financed by a 2 per cent levy on CDM project emission credits.
• The Ad Hoc Working Group on Further Commitments for Annex I Parties under the Kyoto Protocol (AWG-KP) agreed that future commitments should primarily be "quantified emission limitation and reduction objectives (QELROs)" and referenced a target range of 25 to 40 per cent below 1990 levels by 2020.
• Negotiations regarding the second review of the Kyoto Protocol under Article 9 collapsed without a substantive outcome, primarily due to disagreements over extending the share of proceeds from the Clean Development Mechanism to Joint Implementation and emissions trading.
• The Ad Hoc Working Group on Long-term Cooperative Action (AWG-LCA) saw significant divergence between developed and developing nations over mitigation; developed countries proposed "graduation" for major developing emitters like China or South Korea to take on more stringent actions, a proposal rejected by most developing countries.
• The COP adopted the Poznan Strategic Programme on Technology Transfer, which endorses a Global Environment Facility (GEF) work program to increase investment in transferring environmentally sound technologies to developing countries.
• Regarding REDD, the SBSTA reached a consensus on a 2009 work program focusing on methodological issues, including the use of IPCC Guidelines and the development of national forest monitoring systems.

APA

Murphy, D. (2009). Outcomes of COP 14 in Poznan. International Institute for Sustainable Development. https://www.iisd.org/system/files/publications/status_unfccc_negotiations.pdf

Chicago

Murphy, Deborah. Outcomes of COP 14 in Poznan. International Institute for Sustainable Development, 2009. https://www.iisd.org/system/files/publications/status_unfccc_negotiations.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{murphy2009outcomes, author = {Murphy, Deborah}, title = {{Outcomes of COP 14 in Poznan}}, institution = {International Institute for Sustainable Development}, year = {2009}, month = mar, url = {https://www.iisd.org/system/files/publications/status_unfccc_negotiations.pdf}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }