Hello all
We hope you found this week in Bonn useful, inspiring and realistic. Opinions we gathered reflected a range of options for what post 2012 could look like, either under a second commitment period, or left to the tender mercy of domestic policies. There’s no denying the urgency people feel, but there was also a sense of resignation that it’s too late to fill the gap between agreements.
 As well as hoping for a substantial part of the text to be resolved this week, Yemen’s Abdullah Alsaidi, and Chair of the G77, expressed his wish for everyone to move on from “the incident”; this is echoed by ActionAid’s Harjeet Singh who reflects on the role of civil society in ensuring a fair deal.
Sergio Margulis from the World Bank reports back on their recent study on the economics of adaptation and Murray Ward of GtripleC summarises their recent report on risk and the need for a tranformation of investment.
Bill Hare reveals the dangers of a bottom-up, fragmented approach and the Pew Center’s Elliot Diringer says why a legally-binding deal is not the most urgent item on the agenda. Pat Finnegan of Ireland-based Grian explains why he advocates a shorter second commitment period.
The US position, gathered from speaking to David Turnbull, Climate Action Network International, and Clean Air Policy’s Ned Helme, is that we are dependent on existing authority, as the Senate has proved recalcitrant over the climate bill.
Artur Runge Metzger, of the EU delegation, reiterates that they are disappointed other countries have yet to agree to increase their targets and Finnish delegation head, Sirkka Haunia, is concerned over countries redefining their positions.
The Africa Group is hoping the two-track process continues; an interview with the Group Chair, the Democratic Republic of Congo’s Tosi Mpanu Mpanu, explores this in detail. Nigeria’s Muiz Banire, Ethiopia’s Dr Tewolde, and Tanzania’s Richard Muyungi, all share their views.
 The message from the small islands is that they are running out of time. Antigua and Barbuda’s Dessima Williams reminds us of the level of resource which goes into participating, and how her people expect results.
We also caught up with the indigenous people, represented by Victoria Tauli-Corpuz with her concerns over technology transfer, and Kenya’s Kimaren Riamit talking about how the Masai are adapting to climate change.
To see the full range of interviews, go to the Bonn interviews.
Best wishes
Francesca Broadbent
Editor
Climate-Change.tv
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