Here you can find detailed reports, briefings, documents and press releases related to the United Nations Climate Change Conference - Bali, 3 - 14 December 2007.
Forests are vital to life on earth. They are the richest of all ecosystems - covering only eight per cent of the planet (1)
and are home to two thirds of all known species of terrestrial plants and animals(2). Millions of people rely directly on forests for food, water, medicines and other basic materials.
For these forest peoples the forest defines their culture and way of life. Within developing countries, one billion of the world's poorest people depend upon forests for part of their livelihoods, and as many as 350 million people living in and around forests are heavily dependent on forests for their livelihoods and security (3).
The destruction of the world’s forests is one of the main causes of climate change, second only to the energy sector. Tropical forests contain up to 40 percent of the world's terrestrial carbon and play a powerful role in mitigating the growing instability of the climate. The destruction of forests accounts for approximately one-fifth of total greenhouse gas emissions.
A guide to major political meetings of 2007 affecting governments' response to climate change. Covers: The Kyoto process and UNFCCC; Bali meeting; APEC; UN High Level meeting; and Bush's Big Emitters meeting.
Lo Sze Ping speech to UN Thematic Plenary III – Technology "Innovating a climate-friendly world – the role of technology and its dissemination"
New York, 24 September 2007
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The Major Economies Meeting in Washington this week is an attempt by the US to deflect international criticism on climate change. It runs a great risk of undermining the international negotiations taking place at the United Nations by substituting binding international commitments with voluntary pledges.
