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The Bali Meet convened in December 2007, bringing together representatives from 190 countries party to a UN treaty on climate change.
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Objectives
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- The primary goal of the treaty was to encourage global efforts in reducing greenhouse gases causing climate change.
- Discussions in Bali centered around the post-2012 period, addressing the actions countries should take after the initial phase of the Kyoto Protocol concluded.
- Developed nations advocated for both developed and developing countries, including India and China, to undertake emission cuts beyond 2012, necessitating a significant revision of the existing UN treaty.
- The Bali meeting aimed to establish new principles guiding a post-2012 agreement.
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Bali Roadmap
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The participating nations endorsed the Bali Road Map, a two-year process aimed at finalizing a binding agreement in Copenhagen in 2009.
Components of the Bali Road Map included:
- The Bali Action Plan (BAP)
- The Ad Hoc Working Group on Further Commitments for Annex I Parties under the Kyoto Protocol negotiations and their 2009 deadline
- Launch of the Adaptation Fund
- Decisions on technology transfer
- Measures to reduce emissions from deforestation
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Bali Action Plan
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The Conference of Parties initiated a comprehensive process to implement the Convention through long-term cooperative action beyond 2012, addressing key areas such as:
- A shared vision for long-term cooperative action, including a global goal for emission reductions.
- Enhanced national/international action on mitigation of climate change.
- Enhanced action on adaptation.
- Enhanced action on technology development and transfer supporting mitigation and adaptation.
- Enhanced action on the provision of financial resources and investment for mitigation, adaptation, and technology cooperation.
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