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Brief Summary
On the one hand, the UN Climate Conference in Bali (December 2007) has initiated negiotiations that should result in an international UN climate treaty by 2009. Negotiations are structured in four major building blocks: 1. Mitigation of greenhouse gas emissions, 2. Adaptation to climate change, 3. Technology transfer, 4. Financing climate and forest protection and adaptation. On the other hand, the conference has demonstrated that there are still major obstacles to overcome on the way to an agreement that will actually induce a turnaround in global climate policy within the next decade. Much more political will be needed to seriously address critical issues - from traffic to coal. It is unlikely that this can be achieved without the valuable contributions of an active civil society.
Please note: for an updated and extended version see publication 08-2-05e
