Climate Change talks kick off today in Bonn Germany, where for the next two weeks leaders will attempt to create a framework for a post-2012 agreement on climate change.
This marks the second round of four negotiations leading up to the climate conference in Copenhagen on December 7-18 2009 where a follow up to the Kyoto Protocol is set to be agreed upon . (The first took place in Bonn as from March 29, April 8, 2009.)
“The Kyoto Protocol was seen as an important first step towards a truly global emission reduction regime meant to stabilize GHG emissions, and providing the essential architecture for any future international agreement on climate change”.
The goal of the talks is to negotiate an international framework that can deliver the stringent emission reductions the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has clearly indicated are needed to avoid the worst effects of climate change.
Scientific experts believe that a temperature rise above 2-2.5 degree Celsius (450-550ppm C02 equivalent risks serious impacts. With rising temperatures the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) predicts the frequency of heat waves, droughts, and heavy rainfall events will likely increase.
Avoiding such a future would require greenhouse gas emissions to peak within the next 10-15 years, followed by a substantial reduction of at least 60% by 2050 compared to 1990, a formidable task that requires international cooperation.
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