be How are the emissions from international aviation and shipping in the Kyoto Protocol covers? So far, not because they no country can be identified. The so-called "bunker fuels" are not subject to emission limitations. This is a post-2012 agreement is no solution, especially as the emissions from bunker fuels are growing rapidly. Next year at the World Climate Conference in Copenhagen have come decisions.
The Climate Action Network (CAN) collected and observed a bunker-working group, as the negotiations proceed, talks to delegates and trying to get to the CAN network to date. Aviation and climate change may have been discussed intensively in the media, in the climate negotiations, it is more of an issue for exotics. Bits and pieces are present in all bodies, there is no concrete negotiations. The agenda topics for bunker sound fuels rather dry, not to say daunting, such as "Consideration of information on potential environmental, economic and social consequences, including spillover effects, of tools, policies, measures and methodoligies available to Annex 1 Parties". In other words, this is about externalities and other consequences of climate change policies. This also applies to international tourism. If the tourist areas suffer losses if the bunker fuels are included in emissions trading?
Under the agenda item entitled "Emissions from fuel used for international aviation and maritime transport" in two minutes were allowed to ICAO (International Civil Aviation Organisation) and IMO (International Meteorological Organization) report what they do and intend. The shortness of the time, however, excused only in part that the reports were rather thin content. The ICAO language developed by a computer issue, emission models with different time horizons and by a conference the use of biofuel for aviation. The IMO shone with the announcement to bring a package of measures on the road.
from a plethora of expectations to include bunker fuels is nothing to remember. Delegate count more so that the bunkers should be included if at all, rather last minute in a post-2012 agreement. Or maybe not. For a successful new climate deal in Copenhagen, they are considered as secondary. The conference in Poznan is more like an awareness-raising event. The proponents for inclusion in a post-2012 agreement by looking for allies, the issue of trying to find other topics to suggest. Until then, it is still a and more difficult path. Also in the CAN network is not the subject of the top runners. With only 5 people in this working party is rather limited, in addition to large plcs as adaptation and technology transfer. New Items in the group are to lovingly recorded as "bunker-babies" of the "dinosaurs".
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