True seriousness began...?

After peaceful and joyful holiday, we restarted following negotiation at COP15. However, our enthusiasm was killed in the morning. The Bella Center station and outside of the venue were too crowed to enter the Bella Center easily(when I was waiting, I found Pachauri, the president of IPCC came and was embarrassed by throng in front of the station). Each member was forced to wait for about an hour. Recognizing the attention of COP15 around the world, we could not help intuiting the hardness og the second week in COP15.

Due to starting meeting by cabinet ministers from this Wednesday, AWGs are becoming busy. However, there are so many options and brackets in KP draft text and they are still increasing despite the end of COP15 is coming near. Japan still requires to keep constructing each AnnexⅠcountry's emission reduction goals. In other words, he seeks to put the Annex about the goals in bracket. Also, Grenada mentioned to add the wording so that developed countries take effort to reduce green house gas emissions in their countries without using emission reduction credits.

About LCA, the meeting is being closed from first day. Then, we can not get information how the negotiation are being carried and what's kind of options are declared from countries. Only we could realize that the negotiation of today in LCA hardly advenced according to comment from soem Japanese governmental agent. It is possible for the world to conclude LCA & KP draft text until tomorrow? We'd like to expect chairs and each government staffs for the future and the world.

Makoto.T