Most of the EU and the US have never supported it. Well now it is firmly on the agenda, governments are having to come clean. Watch this space for information on who is jumping which way. Meanwhile a meeting with your Foreign Officers wouldn't be a bad idea. The Earth Negotiations Bulletin team reported from each of the events.
Summaries are below.
Policies and measures were discussed and AGMB adopted conclusions which requested the Secretariat to produce a 'framework compilation' of proposals for consideration. Though negotiations were often difficult, future co-operation with the IPCC was confirmed. AG13-3 gave consideration to a questionnaire relating to a multilateral consultative process. No conclusion was reached, but further consideration was agreed to at the next meeting. SBI-4 an agreement on the Annex to the Memorandum of Understanding between the Conference of the Parties and the Council of the Global Environmental Facility was reached.