The goal of the 15th session of the Conference of the Parties (COP15) of the United Nations Framework Convention
on Climate Change (UNFCCC) in Copenhagen, Denmark in December 2009 is to finish negotiations and decide what
the world will do when the Kyoto Protocol (KP) expires in 2012. The Bali Action Plan (also known as the Bali
Roadmap adopted at the UNFCCC COP 13 in Bali, Indonesia 2007) agreed upon a comprehensive 2-year process in
order to reach an agreed outcome and adopt a decision at COP 15. The Plan is based upon “a shared vision for
long-term cooperative action (LCA), including a long-term global goal for emission reductions, to achieve the ultimate
objective of the Convention, in accordance with the provisions and principles of the Convention, in particular the
principle of common but differentiated responsibilities and respective capabilities, and taking into account social and
economic conditions and other relevant factors”. |
