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FROM BALI TO MARRAKECH: A DECADE OF INTERNATIONAL CLIMATE NEGOTIATIONS As told by the Earth Negotiations Bulletin Edited by Jennifer Allan, Rishikesh Ram Bhandary, Alice Bisiaux, Pamela Chasek, Natalie Jones, Mari Luomi, Anna Schulz, Cleo Verkuijl and Bryndis Woods FROM BALI TO MARRAKECH: A DECADE OF INTERNATIONAL CLIMATE NEGOTIATIONS As told by the Earth Negotiations Bulletin Edited by Jennifer Allan Rishikesh Ram Bhandary Alice Bisiaux Pamela Chasek Natalie Jones Mari Luomi Anna Schulz Cleo Verkuijl Bryndis Woods INTRODUCTION © 2017 The International Institute for Sustainable Development Published by the International Institute for Sustainable Development. ISBN# 978-1-894784-78-8 INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT The International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) is one of Head Office the world’s leading centres of research and innovation. 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Cover photo: IISD/Kiara Worth FROM BALI TO MARRAKECH: A DECADE OF INTERNATIONAL CLIMATE NEGOTIATIONS As told by the Earth Negotiations Bulletin Edited by Jennifer Allan, Rishikesh Ram Bhandary, Alice Bisiaux, Pamela Chasek, Natalie Jones, Mari Luomi, Anna Schulz, Cleo Verkuijl and Bryndis Woods October 2017 iv enb.iisd.org FROM BALI TO MARRAKECH: A DECADE OF INTERNATIONAL CLIMATE NEGOTIATIONS TABLE OF CONTENTS MESSAGE FROM THE EXECUTIVE SECRETARY........................................................................................................................ vii FOREWORD ......................................................................................................................................................................................................ix ACRONYMS .......................................................................................................................................................................................................x INTRODUCTION .............................................................................................................................................................................................1 CHAPTER 1 - THE ROAD TO BALI, THE ISLAND OF BREAKTHROUGHS ........................................................................5 The First 15 Years ..............................................................................................................................................................................................................6 A Brief Analysis of COP 13 and CMP 3 – Bali, Indonesia: 3–15 December 2007 .........................................................8 CHAPTER 2 - POZNAN AND THE LONG ROAD TO COPENHAGEN ............................................................................... 15 Intersessional Highlights 2008 ............................................................................................................................................................................16 A Brief Analysis of COP 14 and CMP 4 – Poznan, Poland: 1–12 December 2008.....................................................17 CHAPTER 3 - NEXT STOP: “HOPENHAGEN” ................................................................................................................................ 23 Intersessional Highlights 2009 ............................................................................................................................................................................24 A Brief Analysis of COP 15 and CMP 5 – Copenhagen, Denmark: 7–19 December 2009 ................................26 CHAPTER 4 - CANCUN: THE DIFFERENCE A YEAR CAN MAKE ..................................................................................... 33 Intersessional Highlights 2010 ............................................................................................................................................................................34 A Brief Analysis of COP 16 and CMP 6 – Cancun, Mexico: 29 November to 11 December 2010 ................36 CHAPTER 5 - UBUNTU IN DURBAN: A NEW ERA IN CLIMATE NEGOTIATIONS .....................................................41 Intersessional Highlights 2011..............................................................................................................................................................................42 A Brief Analysis of COP 17 and CMP 7 – Durban, South Africa: 28 November to 11 December 2011 .... 44 CHAPTER 6 - DOHA: GATEWAY TO A NEW CLIMATE REGIME ...................................................................................... 51 Intersessional Highlights 2012 .............................................................................................................................................................................52 A Brief Analysis of COP 18 and CMP 8 – Doha, Qatar: 26 November to 8 December 2012............................53 CHAPTER 7 - WARSAW: BIRTH OF THE INDC ...........................................................................................................................61 Intersessional Highlights 2013 .............................................................................................................................................................................62 A Brief Analysis of COP 19 and CMP 9 – Warsaw, Poland: 11–23 November 2013 ................................................63 CHAPTER 8 - LIMA: BUILDING AN AGREEMENT BRICK BY BRICK ................................................................................71 Intersessional Highlights 2014 ............................................................................................................................................................................. 72 A Brief Analysis of COP 20 and CMP 10 – Lima, Peru: 1–14 December 2014 ............................................................74 CHAPTER 9 - PARIS: A BEAUTIFUL REVOLUTION ..................................................................................................................81 Intersessional Highlights 2015 .............................................................................................................................................................................82 A Brief Analysis of COP 21 and CMP 11 – Paris, France: 29 November to 13 December 2015 ..................... 84 CHAPTER 10 - MARRAKECH: MOVING FURTHER, FASTER, TOGETHER ...................................................................91 Intersessional Highlights 2016 .............................................................................................................................................................................92 A Brief Analysis of COP 22 and CMP 12 – Marrakech, Morocco: 7–18 November 2016 .....................................93 EPILOGUE ........................................................................................................................................................................................................99 ABOUT THE CONTRIBUTORS .......................................................................................................................................................... 100 enb.iisd.org v INTRODUCTION vi enb.iisd.org FROM BALI TO MARRAKECH: A DECADE OF INTERNATIONAL CLIMATE NEGOTIATIONS MESSAGE FROM THE EXECUTIVE SECRETARY Since its entry into force in 1994, the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change has been at the centre of international efforts to address global warming and the rising risks it represents to people and economies across the globe. The adoption and early entry into force of the Paris Agreement was a monumental achievement that has put every nation on Earth on a clear pathway and with a clear destination for delivering a safer and more