by Jbs020310 c3 — February 5, 2010—Following the conclusion of the climate change talks in Copenhagen, the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) has received submissions of national pledges to cut and limit greenhouse gases by 2020 from 55 countries. These countries together account for 78 percent of global emissions from energy use, notes UNFCCC.
Industrialized countries listed their mid-term targets to cut emissions, and developing countries communicated information on their nationally appropriate mitigation actions. Both documents are available on the UNFCCC Web site, and will be updated as more information is received.
The next round of formal negotiations is scheduled to be in Bonn, Germany, at the end of May 2010. Several countries have indicated their wish to see a quick return to the negotiations with more meetings than the scheduled sessions, notes UNFCCC.
