China’s views on the consideration of commitments
for subsequent periods for Parties included in Annex I to the Convention
under Article 3, paragraph 9, of the Kyoto Protocol
March 13, 2006
China welcomes Decision 1/CMP1 on the consideration of commitments for subsequent periods for Parties included in Annex I to the Convention under Article 3, paragraph 9, of the Kyoto Protocol, and submits the following views in accordance with Paragraph 5 of that Decision.
The open-ended ad hoc working group of the Parties, established pursuant to the above-mentioned decision, shall initiate discussion of substance on commitments for subsequent periods for Parties included in Annex I to the Convention at SBI 24 and complete negotiation in 2008 to ensure that there will be no gap between the first and second commitment periods.
The process to consider commitments for subsequent periods for Parties included in Annex I to the Convention under Article 3, paragraph 9, of the Kyoto Protocol is independent of, and therefore, should not be linked to any other process or progress thereof.
The mechanisms under the Kyoto Protocol and the Marrakesh Accord, such as the Clean Development Mechanism, the Compliance Committee, the International Transaction Log, etc, should be maintained and improved as appropriate so as to ensure continuity.
The time span of the second commitment period needs to be longer than the first one. Emission reduction/limitation targets for Parties included in Annex I to the Convention should not be less than those of the first commitment period. A new paradigm is needed for Parties included in Annex I to the Convention to implement their commitments under the Convention and Kyoto Protocol related to financial resources and technology transfer.
No new commitment, other than those provided for in Article 4 of the Convention and Article 10 of the Kyoto Protocol, shall be introduced for Parties not included in Annex I to the Convention.
Source: Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People's Republic of China