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U.S. Department of State
Bureau of Oceans and
International Environmental and Scientific Affairs
Climate Change
The Fifth Session of the UNFCCC
Conference of the Parties (COP-5)
Bonn, Germany, October 25 - November 5, 1999The Conference of the Parties of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) held its fifth session in Bonn, Germany, October 25-November 5, 1999. The U.S. Embassy in Bonn, Germany, hosted the U.S. Government's official site for the conference:
The United States of America at COP-5
Highlight
"The Kyoto Protocol provided a blueprint for global efforts, and we leave Bonn with a mandate to negotiate a text that will refine these elements and weave them into an environmentally sound agreement. ... Between now and COP-6 we intend to intensify our own efforts at home to meet the challenge of global warming. We are going to continue to work with other countries to address the issues of cost-effectiveness and to achieve meaningful participation by key developing countries. These are not new ideas but I think they were given a boost at this Conference and we are going to continue to address them." --Nov. 4 Press Briefing
Remarks
- 11/04/99: Press Briefing by Under Secretary Loy, Mr. Sandalow, and Ambassador Hambley
- 11/04/99: Closing Statement by Under Secretary Loy
- 11/03/99: Press Briefing by Under Secretary Loy and Mr. Ballentine
- 11/03/99: Remarks by Under Secretary Loy
- 11/02/99: Press Briefing by Under Secretary Loy, Mr. Ballentine, Mr. Sandalow, and Ambassador Hambley
- 11/02/99: Opening Statement by Under Secretary Loy
- 10/29/99: Press Briefing by Ambassador Hambley
- 10/27/99: U.S. Statement on Bunker Fuels
- 10/27/99: Press Briefing by Ambassador Hambley, Mr. Seabright, and Mr. Hales
- 10/27/99: U.S. Statement on Proposal to Remove Turkey from Annexes I and II
- 10/27/99: U.S. Statement on the Amendment Proposed by Kazakhstan: To add its name to the list in Annex I
- 10/27/99: U.S. Statement on "Impact of Single Projects on Emissions in the Commitment Period"
- 10/27/99: U.S. Intervention on "Best Practice" in Policies and Measures
- 10/27/99: U.S. Statement on Arrangements for Intergovernmental Meetings: Timing of COP-6
- 10/26/99: Press Announcement by the U.S. Initiative on Joint Implementation
- 10/26/99: U.S. Statement on Mechanisms Pursuant to Articles 6, 12, and 17 of the Kyoto Protocol
- 10/26/99: U.S. Statement on Activities Implemented Jointly
- 10/26/99: U.S. Statement on Capacity Building
- 10/26/99: U.S. Statement on Articles 4.8 and 4.9
- 10/26/99: Press Statement on Climate Change Conference
- 10/26/99: Press Briefing by Ambassador Hambley and Mr. Seabright
- 10/25/99: U.S. Statement on the Guidelines for Inventory Review
- 10/25/99: U.S. Statement on Non-Annex I Communications
- 10/25/99: U.S. Statement on Articles 5, 7 and 8
- 10/25/99: Press Briefing by Ambassador Hambley and Mr. Seabright
Fact Sheets
- 11/99: The Bonn Climate Change Conference
- 10/99: President Clinton & Vice President Gore Speak Out On Climate Change
- 10/99: New Climate Science Findings
- 10/99: The U.S. View on the Kyoto Protocol
- 10/99: The U.S. View on Compliance and the Kyoto Protocol
- 10/99: The U.S. View on The Clean Development Mechanism
- 10/99: The U.S. View on Land Use Change Issues
- 10/99: The U.S. View on International Emissions Trading
- 10/99: The U.S. View on Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading: A Country's- and Company's-Eye View
- 10/99: U.S. Government Activities: Technology Cooperation & Climate Change
- 11/99: Biography of David B. Sandalow
- 10/99: Biography of Mark G. Hambley
- 10/99: Biography of Frank E. Loy
Related Sites
- United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change site for COP-5
- White House Initiative on Global Climate Change
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