UNFCCC Special Intersessional Meeting November 2-3

Negotiation Simulation For Academic Purposes Only, Fictional UNFCCC Document

NOTIFICATION

November 2012: United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change

Special Intersessional Meeting

New Haven, CT 2 and 3 November 2012

Dear Honorable Delegates,

On behalf of Secretary General Gordon Geballe you are cordially invited to the COP18/CMP8 sessions of the UNFCCC. The meeting will have parallel discussions (see below for details). We are thankful that Lauren Barredo, Environment Minister of Egypt , Kyle Poorman, Environment Minister of France, and Jeff Gustafson, Environment Minister of Belgium, have agreed to chair the AWG-KP, AWG-LCA and AWG-DP consultations, respectively. These consultations will hopefully move us to a more defined and agreed upon negotiating text. We also welcome Mr. Sai Navoti, Lead Negotiator of the Permanent Mission of the Republic of Nauru to the United Nations, as our keynote speaker and honored guest.

Please see attached agenda, list of attendees, negotiation block assignments, negotiation block chair assignments and note on principled negotiation texts.

As our Secretary-General, recently stated, “Leadership at the highest level is needed to protect the planet, save lives and build a more sustainable global economy for all. In Doha this December, the world must sign a deal.” It is the hopes of the secretariat that this session will move us closer to fulfilling this goal.

The Secretary General and the COP Presidents look forward to substantive discussions and a

constructive meeting. Additional instructions and materials are forthcoming.

Yours Sincerely,

Alark Saxena, Executive Secretary UNFCCC Jeffrey Chow Co-president UNFCCC COP 18/CMP8 Robert Fetter Co-president UNFCCC COP 18/CMP8 When: Friday, November 2, 2012 5:00-11:00PM Saturday, November 3, 2012 8:00 AM-5:00PM

Where: Kroon Hall, School of Forestry and Environmental Studies, Yale University Who: Please see attached invite list Attire: Friday: Business Casual, Saturday: Business

AGENDA

****The COP Presidents will be very strict on following the schedule down to the minute in

order to respect the delegates’ precious time. We thank you for your attendance****

Friday, November 2

4:45 pm Registration Kroon Hall 3rd Floor

5:30 pm

6:20 pm

Meet and greet -Delegates and observers

Opening remarks

Knobloch Center

Burke Auditorium

6:30 pm

7:30 pm

8:30 pm

Keynote Address: Sai Navoti, Lead Negotiator, Permanent

Mission of the Republic of Nauru to the United Nations

Buffet Dinner for delegates and guests

Negotiation begins (Block meetings).

Burke Auditorium

Knobloch Center

Kroon Hall

Saturday, November 3

8:00- 9:00 am Breakfast Kroon Hall 3rd Floor

9:00-9:30 am Welcome remarks by the Secretary General Burke Auditorium

9:30- 10:30 am Opening Plenary (remarks made by Blocks) Burke Auditorium

10:30-11:30 am Drafting sessions for respective thematic areas (three

simultaneous sessions)

KP- Kroon 319, LCA- Kroon 321, DP-Burke Auditorium

11:30 - 12:30 pm

Lunch (Delegation meetings)

Side Event: International Red Cross/Red Crescent

Adaptation Game

Knobloch Center

12:30 - 1:30 pm

1:30 - 2:30 pm

Country Block meetings - draft meeting preparation.

Plenary

Kroon Hall

Burke Auditorium

2:30-3:30 pm Drafting sessions for respective thematic areas (three

simultaneous sessions)

KP- Kroon 319, LCA Kroon 321, DP-Burke Auditorium

3:30 - 4:30 pm Closing Plenary Burke Auditorium

4:30 - 5:00 pm Closing remarks Burke Auditorium

5:00 - 5:30 pm

5:30 - 6:30 pm

Debriefing (Q and A -experience sharing)

Closing Reception

Burke Auditorium

Knobloch Center

LIST OF INVITEES

NEGOTIATING BLOCKS

AFRICAN UNION

Berkouwer, Susanna susanna.berkouwer@yale.edu South Africa Chair

Bayasgalan, Onon onon.bayasgalan@yale.edu The Gambia

Garcia, Esperanza egarcia.ecohope@gmail.com Democratic Republic of Congo

Herron, Rick richard.herron@yale.edu Kenya

Hogue, Sarah sjh2167@columbia.edu Uganda

Jones, Hunter hunter.jones@duke.edu Angola

Medinamora, Jose jose.medinamora@yale.edu Algeria

Nicholson, Lia lia.nicholson@yale Liberia

Redmond, Mark mark.redmond@yale.edu Egypt

Santin, Kent ks3023@columbia.edu Madagascar

Zhang, Xiang xiang.zhang.xz266@yale.edu Somalia

BOLIVARIAN ALLIANCE FOR THE AMERICAS (ALBA)

Stabert, Nora elinore.stabert@duke.edu Venezuela Chair

Barbosa, Jorge jorge.barbosa@yale.edu Dominica

Davila, Liliana liliana.davila@yale.edu Cuba

Emmerman, David david.emmerman@yale.edu Ecuador

Graham, Laura lauren.graham@yale.edu Nicaragua

Knodel, Marissa marissa.knodel@yale.edu Bolivia

ALLIANCE OF SMALL ISLAND STATES (AOSIS)

Shan, Lizzie shaxuan.shan@yale.edu Nauru Chair

Ashebir, Adedana adedana.ashebir@yale.edu Papua New Guinea

Caballero, Vivienne vivienne.caballero@gmail.com Belize

Li, Fan f.li@yale.edu Tuvalu

Malik, Omar omar.malik@yale.edu Maldives

Miao, William niancen.miao@yale.edu Solomon Islands

Uuganbayar, Bo Bo.uuganbayar@yale.edu Antigua and Barbuda

Wright, Kathryn kathryn.wright@yale.edu India Chair

Berkouwer, Susanna susanna.berkouwer@yale.edu South Africa

Goldfarb, Benjamin benjamin.goldfarb@yale.edu India

Johnson, Laura laura.a.johnson@yale.edu China

Mitchell-Larson, Eli eli.mitchell-larson@yale.edu China

Ryvola, Rebeka rebeka.ryvola@yale.edu Brazil

Schinn, Dustin dustin.schinn@yale.edu India

Vernoit, Alexander alexander.vernoit@yale.edu China

ENVIRONMENTAL INTEGRITY GROUP (EIG)

Auel, Erin ema39@georgetown.edu Mexico Chair

Harris, Emily eah85@georgetown.edu Republic of Korea

West, Laura lcw26@georgetown.edu Switzerland

EUROPEAN UNION (EU)

Callagy, Alana alana.callagy@yale.edu Cyprus Chair

Babalola, Elizabeth elizabeth.babalola@yale.edu France

Dagan, Mathew doug.dagan@yale.edu Germany

Holmatov, Bunyod bunyod.holmatov@yale.edu Spain

Mani, Aparna aparna.mani@yale.edu Greece

Semenov, Andrey andrey.semenov@yale.edu Italy

Tyree, Lucas lucas.tyree@yale.edu United Kingdom

G77+CHINA

Ashebir, Adedana adedana.ashebir@yale.edu Algeria Chair

Medinamora, Jose jose.medinamora@yale.edu Papua New Guinea

Bayasgalan, Onon onon.bayasgalan@yale.edu The Gambia

Berkouwer, Susanna susanna.berkouwer@yale.edu South Africa

Caballero, Vivienne vivienne.caballero@gmail.com Belize

Comte, Adrien adrien.comte@duke.edu Iran

Cornelius, Adam adam.cornelius@duke.edu Qatar

Du, Jing jing.du@duke.edu Qatar

Fonseca, Sarah sarahfons@gmail.com Laos

Herron, Rick richard.herron@yale.edu Kenya

Jagannathan, Anusha anusha.jagannathan@duke.edu Saudi Arabia

Johnson, Laura laura.a.johnson@yale.edu China

Joiner, Andrew Scott jsa18@duke.edu Qatar

Lee, Dong Won dl2783@columbia.edu Nepal

Lika, Selim selimlika@gmail.com Cambodia

Malik, Omar omar.malik@yale.edu Maldives

Navani, Aman amn2165@columbia.edu Bangladesh

Peyraud, Charlotte Cfp2114@columbia.edu Yemen

Ryvola, Rebeka rebeka.ryvola@yale.edu Brazil

Shan, Lizzie shaxuan.shan@yale.edu Nauru

Stabert, Nora elinore.stabert@duke.edu Venezuela

Uuganbayar, Bo Bo.uuganbayar@yale.edu Antigua and Barbuda

Wright, Kathryn kathryn.wright@yale.edu India

LEAST DEVELOPED COUNTRIES (LDC)

Bayasgalan, Onon onon.bayasgalan@yale.edu The Gambia Chair

Barrer, Reginald Rex reginaldrex.barrer@yale.edu Afghanistan

Fonseca, Sarah sarahfons@gmail.com Laos

Lee, Dong Won dl2783@columbia.edu Nepal

Lika, Selim selimlika@gmail.com Cambodia

Navani, Aman amn2165@columbia.edu Bangladesh

Peyraud, Charlotte Cfp2114@columbia.edu Yemen

LIKE-MINDED DEVELOPING COUNTRIES

Johnson, Laura laura.a.johnson@yale.edu China Chair

Franceschini, Laura laura.franceschini@yale.edu Phillippines

Wright, Kathryn kathryn.wright@yale.edu India

ORGANIZATION OF THE PETROLEUM EXPORTING COUNTRIES (OPEC)

Joiner, Andrew Scott jsa18@duke.edu Qatar Chair

Comte, Adrien adrien.comte@duke.edu Iran

Cornelius, Adam adam.cornelius@duke.edu Qatar

Du, Jing jing.du@duke.edu Qatar

Shi, Wenjing wenjing.shi@duke.edu United Arab Emirates

Stabert, Nora elinore.stabert@duke.edu Venezuela

Thompson, Dacie dacia.thompson@gmail.com United Arab Emirates

UMBRELLA GROUP

Cho, Haein haein.cho@duke.edu United States Chair

Anjum, Rubaina rubaina.anjum@duke.edu Australia

Jiang, Lin lin.jiang@duke.edu United States

Livengood, Avery avery.livengood@duke.edu United States

Lloyd, Matt matthew.lloyd@duke.edu Canada

Son, Myeongyeon ms458@duke.edu Norway

Song, Jiayin js487@duke.edu Japan

Willensky, Regina regina.willensky@duke.edu Ukraine

Zhou, Changchang zcc.900129@gmail.com Russian Federation

GROUND RULES

The first reading of the text provides the opportunity for delegates to express their acceptance

or disapproval of the text to be negotiated. This is the time when the secretariat takes those

comments and translates them on the screen with the edited text in brackets with country

name supporting that motion. At the end of the first day this “new” text with country positions

will be emailed around to the delegates to help inform your week of informal discussions.

For example, this is what the paragraphs will basically look like after the first reading:

“PP 8 Alt 5 Deeply concerned that the adverse impacts of climate change[, including sea level rise

(Russia – add phrase)] [could constitute give rise to (CARICOM)] security [risks to implications for

(CARICOM, supported by United States)] affected countries (New Zealand – proposed pp 8 alt 5)

(Switzerland – would not want ‘could’, view supported by EU)”

Role of Science:

The IPCC Secretariat can only provide advice during the meeting when asked for by a country

delegate or the Chairman. Please take advantage of this. In addition, all science used for

negotiating points are only acceptable if in the Fourth Assessment Report unless new research

post-AR4 can be adequately justified by the country delegate. The Scoping document for the

Fifth Assessment Report could be used to promote priorities by different delegates.

ALL DECISIONS WILL BE MADE BY CONSENSUS, AND CONSENSUS ONLY!!

Consensus Decision Making Under the UNFCCC and Kyoto Protocol Decisions under the UNFCCC and the Kyoto Protocol are made by consensus, not majority vote. The provision in the UNFCCC Rules of Procedure relating to voting was never adopted because countries objected to being bound by majority vote. Consensus decision-making requires that all major countries consent to the arrangements you negotiate. If a country does not agree to the arrangements and the group adopts a decision without them, that country is unlikely to sign or ratify the new arrangement, which undermines the goal of an international climate regime designed to prevent dangerous climate change. Below are the ground rules previously agreed to by stakeholders. These rules require that members:

Avoid making personal attacks on other group members;

Share relevant information with other group members;

Explain the reasons behind one's statements, questions, and actions;

Keep to the agenda;

Make decisions by consensus, rather than majority rule;

No private discussions; all discussions take place as a group; and

Cell phones turned off at all times.

Only one person per group will serve as spokesman. During the First Reading for each motion the delegate is only allowed 2 minutes to state and defend their suggested addition or deletion;

The participants will achieve the best results if they present themselves as the persons described in their particular role throughout the week.

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