29 October 2010: The UNFCCC Secretariat has published the Report (FCCC/KP/AWG/2010/14) of the 14th session of the Ad Hoc Working Group on Further Commitments for Annex I Parties under the Kyoto Protocol (AWG-KP 14), which convened in Tianjin, China, from 4-9 October 2010.

During the session, the AWG-KP considered the Chair’s draft proposal, presented to parties at AWG-KP 13 in August (FCCC/KP/AWG/2010/CRP.2). The document contains draft decision text on, inter alia, Protocol amendments under Article 3.9 (Annex I parties’ further commitments), the flexibility mechanisms and land use, land-use change and forestry (LULUCF). Parties focused on narrowing down the options contained in the document and attempting to make progress on substantial issues. A revised Chair’s proposal (FCCC/KP/AWG/2010/CRP.3) was produced and will be considered further at the 16th session of the Conference of the Parties to the UNFCCC (COP 16) to be held in Cancun, Mexico, from 29 November-10 December 2010.[The Report] [IISD RS Coverage]